Poster Session
101
Antibiotic Discovery by Means of Computers
Cesar de la Fuente; University of Pennsylvania
103
Quantifying the Vasculogenic Potential of iPSC-EPs in Angiogenic Hydrogels
Cody Crosby, Alex Hillsley, Sachin Kumar, Sapun Parekh, Adrianne Rosales, Janet Zoldan; University of Texas at Austin
104
High resolution wide field computational polarization microscopy
Xiang Dai, Pavan Chanda Konda, Shiqi Xu, Roarke W. Horstmeyer; Duke University
105
Therapeutic Ultrasound Triggered Silk Fibroin Scaffold Degradation
Megan K. DeBari, Xiaodan Niu, Jacqueline V. Scott, Mallory D. Griffin, Sean R. Pereira, Keith E. Cook, Bin He, Rosalyn D. Abbott ; CMU
106
Lamina cribrosa capillaries straighten as intraocular pressure increases
Bryn L. Brazile, Bin Yang, Susannah Waxman, Po Lam, Andrew P. Voorhees, Ralitsa T. Loewen, Nils A. Loewen, Joseph F. Rizzo III, Tatjana Jakobs, Ian A. Sigal; University of Pittsburgh, University of Würzburg (Würzburg, Germany), Harvard Medical School
107
Bacterial motility in disordered media
Tapomoy Bhattacharjee, Daniel Amchin, Jenna Ott, Felix Kratz, and Sujit S. Datta; Princeton University
108
Estimating Cell-Type Specific Gene Expression in Spinal Cord Injury through Deconvolution of Bulk RNA-seq Data
Dylan Forenzo, Li Cai; Rutgers University
109
Imaging Ictal and Inter-ictal Networks from Scalp EEG Recordings
Abbas Sohrabpour, Zhengxiang Cai, Shuai Ye, Gregory Worrell, Bin He; CMU, Mayo Clinic
110
EEG signals index a global signature of arousal embedded in neuronal population recordings
Richard Johnston, Adam C. Snyder, Rachel S. Schibler, Matthew A. Smith; CMU, University of Rochester, Harvey Mudd College
111
Deep Learning of Material Transport in Complex Neurite Networks
Angran Li, Amir Barati Farimani, Yongjie Jessica Zhang; CMU
112
Chelation crosslinking of biodegradable elastomers
Ying Chen, Paula G. Miller, Xiaochu Ding, Chelsea E.T. Stowell, Katie M. Kelly, Yadong Wang; Cornell University
113
Modeling Human Cardio-Pulmonary Co-development Via Simultaneous Multilineage Induction from hPSCs
Wai Hoe Ng, Elizabeth Johnston, Jun Jie Tan, Xi Ren; CMU, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Penang, Malaysia)
114
Classification of Lung Disease using CT Image Encodings Computed using Neural Networks
Palash Shah, Prahlad G Menon; University of Virginia, University of Pittsburgh
115
Frontoparietal alpha-gamma modulation in selective auditory attention
Alexander Pei, Winko W. An, Barbara G. Shinn-Cunningham; CMU
116
Microfluidic Tumor-Mesothelial Model to Study Ovarian Cancer Invasion Dynamics
Dorota Jazwinska, Nicholas Genco, Ioannis Zervantonakis; University of Pittsburgh
117
Conferring Receptors Cancer Cells with Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Therapy
Fei Xue, Zachary Quinn, Yundi Chen, Rhea John, Yuan Wan; Binghamton University
118
Single-Cell Derived Exosome Heterogeneity Promotes Invasive Fibroblast Phenotype in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Amy H. Lee, Deepraj Ghosh, Nhat Quach, Michelle R. Dawson; Brown University
119
Deep Learning Improves Classification of Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interface Control
James R. Stieger, Stephen A. Engel, Daniel Suma, Bin He; CMU, University of Minnesota
120
Effects of Long-Term Meditation Practices on Sensorimotor Rhythm Based BCI Learning
Xiyuan Jiang, Emily Lopez, James Stieger, Carol Greco, Bin He; CMU, University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh
121
Modeling Neuron Growth Using Phase Field Method
Aishwarya Pawar, Ashlee Liao, Victoria Webster-Wood, Adam W. Feinberg and Yongjie Jessica Zhang; CMU
122
Piperazine Derivatives Enhance Epithelial Cell Monolayer Permeability by Increased Cell Force Generation and Loss of Cadherin Structures
Shiyuan Zheng, Kirill Lavrenyuk, Katherine C. Fein, Nicholas G. Lamson, Kathryn A. Whitehead, Kris Noel Dahl; University of Pittsburgh, CMU
123
Investigating Oxygen-Dependent Cell-Cell Communication in Human Cardiac Fibroblasts with a Microfluidic Device
N. N. Khalil, M. L. Rexius-Hall, M. L. McCain; University of Southern California
124
Soft silicone electrode net for modulating bladder function
Ritesh Kumar, Chaitanya H. Gopinath, Tyler Simpson, David Weir, Maria K Jantz, Alexander Thiessen, Danny McDonnall, Robert A Gaunt; University of Pittsburgh, Ripple LLC
125
Exploring the passive mechanics of early neurulation through computational modeling
Sommer Anjum, Lance Davidson; University of Pittsburgh
126
Tensional homeostasis across length scales
Michael L. Smith, Dimitrije Stamenović; Boston University
127
Inflammation in the Tumor Microenvironment: Experimental Models of Metastatic Melanoma Therapy
Andrew M. Bradshaw, Erica Kuo, Jelena Grahovac, Kyle Sylakowski, Cindy Sander, Howard Edington, John M Kirkwood, Alan Wells; University of Pittsburgh, National Cancer Research Center (Belgrade, Serbia), Allegheny Health Network, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh VA Health System
128
Performance of portable and laboratory-based near-infrared spectroscopy sensors for assessing muscle blood flow during exercise
Julie Rekant, April Chambers; University of Pittsburgh
129
Engineering Nanoparticles for Improved Lymphatic Targeting
Jacob McCright, Colin Skeen, Jenny Yarmovsky, Katharina Maisel; University of Maryland
130
Formulation of a topical cysteamine microsphere/thermoresponsive gel eyedrop for corneal cystine crystals in Cystinosis
Jorge Jimenez, Michael A. Washington, Ken K. Nischal, Morgan V. Fedorchak; University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
131
Sensory feedback impacts volitional control of single neurons even after prolonged training
Carmen F. Fisac, Steven M. Chase; CMU
132
Monkeys exhibit a paradoxical decrement in performance in high-stakes scenarios
Nick P. Pavlovsky, Adam L. Smoulder, Patrick J. Marino, Alan D. Degenhart, Nicole T. McClain, Aaron P. Batista, Steven M. Chase; University of Pittsburgh, CMU
133
Tensor Feature Selection for EEG based Brain-Computer Interfacing
Daniel Suma, Abbas Sohrabpour, Bin He; CMU
134
Fully Biological Channels for a Biomimetic Gas Exchange Device
Erica M. Comber, Kalliope G. Roberts, Rachelle N. Palchesko, Daniel J. Shiwarski, Xi Ren, Adam W. Feinberg, Keith E. Cook; CMU
135
3D Analysis of the Impact of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair Surgery on Vaginal Anatomy
Arijit Dutta, Shaniel Bowen, Krystyna Rytel, Pamela Moalli, Steven Abramowitch; University of Pittsburgh
136
Restoration of Normal Vaginal Anatomy after Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair: The Role of Vaginal Angulation in Anatomic Failure
Shaniel T. Bowen, Pamela A. Moalli, Steven D. Abramowitch; University of Pittsburgh, Magee Women’s Research Institute
137
Rehabilitation of Lower Limbs with a Brain-Computer Interface System after Stroke
M. Sebastian-Romagosa, W. Cho, R. Ortner, F. Cao, K. Mayr, C. Guger; g.tec medical engineering Spain S.L. (Barcelona, Spain), g.tec medical engineering GmbH (Schiedlberg, Austria), g.tec neurotechnology (Albany, USA)
138
FingerSight: Computer Vision Based Wearable Device for Guiding the Visually Impaired
Yuxuan Hu, Janet Canady, Roberta Klatzky, George Stetten; University of Pittsburgh
139
Mechanical Parameterization of GBM Patient Cell Migration
Jay C. Hou, Mariah M. McMahon, Jann N. Sarkaria, Clark C. Chen, David J. Odde; University of Minnesota
140
A Shape-Complementing, Porosity-matching Perfusion Bioreactor System for Tissue Engineering Geometrically Complex Bone Grafts
Barbie Varghese, Ananya Kar, Julia Napolitano, Yunhui Xing, Xi Ren; CMU
141
The biphasic and age-dependent impact of Klotho on hallmarks of aging and skeletal muscle function
Abish Pius, Zachary Clemens, Sruthi Sivakumar, Amrita Sahu, Sunita Shinde, Hikaru Mamiya, Nathaniel Luketich, Jian Cui, Joerg D. Hoeck, Sebastian Kreuz, Michael Franti, Aaron Barchowsky, Fabrisia Ambrosio; University of Pittsburgh, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
142
A closed-loop ultrasound imaging estimator for assessing muscle contractility during neuromuscular electrical stimulation
Zhiyu Sheng, Nitin Sharma, Kang Kim; University of Pittsburgh
143
Assessing regenerative properties of electrically stimulated ASC secretome
Emily Pallack, Nora Hlavac, Raffae Ahmad, Deanna Bousalis, Erin Patrick, Christine Schmidt; University of Florida
144
Rapid tau monomer uptake is proportional to heparan sulfate proteoglycan content, but not dependent solely on their presence
Liqing Song, Evan A. Wells, Anne S. Robinson; CMU
146
Tunable Multifunctional Bioinks for 3D Printing Applications in Bone Regeneration
Songyang Li, Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni, Adam W. Feinberg, Phil G. Campbell; CMU
147
Effects of Subjected Patient Population on Cardiovascular Diagnostic Testing
Rylee Wayand, Mark Doyle; CMU, Allegheny Health Network
148
Using Systems Modeling to Localize the Seizure Onset Zone in Epilepsy Patients from Single Pulse Electrical Stimulation Recordings
Golnoosh Kamali, Rachel June Smith, Mark Hays, Christopher Coogan, Nathan E. Crone, Joon Y. Kang, Sridevi V. Sarma; Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital
149
Optical Methods for Non-Invasive Assessment of Arteriole Flow Impedance
Jason Yang, Jana M. Kainerstorfer; CMU
150
Spinal Cord Neuromodulation: Is it a thing?
Josep-Maria Balaguer, Marco Capogrosso; University of Pittsburgh
151
Real-time imaging of the stretch-induced changes in the optic nerve head collagen architecture
Po-Yi Lee, Bin Yang, Yi Hua, Susannah Waxman, Ziyi Zhu, Fengting Jil, Ian A Sigal; University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University
152
β-lactamase responsive hydrogels for bacteria-triggered antibacterial drug delivery
Cassi LaRose, Dahlia Alkekhia, Anita Shukla; Brown University
153
High-speed Structured Polarized Light Imaging of Tissue Dynamics
Grace Ingram, Po-Yi Lee, Benjamin Bernarding, Ian A Sigal, Bin Yang; Duquesne University, University of Pittsburgh
155
Evaluating Discrete Period Quadrature for Time-Frequency Analysis using Various Features of the Magnitude and Phase Spectra
Julia Foust, George Stetten; University of Pittsburgh
156
Electron paramagnetic imaging of oxygen in photopolymerizeable gelatin methacrylate
Ryan O'Connell, Andrey Bobko, Oxana Tseytlin, Mark Tseytlin; West Virginia University
158
An Instrumented Glove to Condition Greater Agency and Accelerate Grasp Rehabilitation
Mingxiao Liu, Samuel Wilder, Sean Sanford, Raviraj Nataraj; Stevens Institute of Technology
159
Effects of Sub10-nm Particles on Macrophage Activation
Wonhee Han, Dasia Aldorando, Elizabeth Wayne, Coty Jen; CMU
162
Remote Non-Genetic Optical Modulation of Cellular Activity using Fuzzy Graphene
Raghav Garg, Kyoungin Kang, Sahil K. Rastogi, Matteo Giuseppe Scopelliti, Bernardo I. Pinto, Jane E. Hartung, Seokhyoung Kim, Corban G.E. Murphey, Nicholas Johnson, Daniel San Roman, Francisco Bezanilla, James F. Cahoon, Michael Gold, Maysam Chamanzar, Tzahi Cohen-Karni; CMU, University of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh, University of North Carolina
163
Building a DNA origami network to modulate cell membrane remodeling
Weitao Wang, Piyumi Wijesekara, Xi (Charlie) Ren, Rebecca E. Taylor; CMU
164
Predicting Short-term and Long-term Effects of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Kyle See, Rachel Judy, Stephen Coombes, Ruogu Fang; University of Pittsburgh, University of Florida
166
Effect of macro-calcification on the failure mechanics of intracranial aneurysmal wall tissue
R. N. Fortunato, A. M. Robertson, C. Sang, X. Duan, S. Maiti; University of Pittsburgh, PNC Bank
167
Neural silences can be localized rapidly using noninvasive scalp EEG
Alireza Chamanzar, Marlene Behrmann, Pulkit Grover; CMU
168
Viral Control Over Host Nuclear Architecture
Daniel B. Whitefield, Sarah Boothman, Jonathan S. Minden, Fred L. Homa, Kris Noel Dahl; CMU, University of Pittsburgh
169
Classifying Craving State in Recovering Opioid Users with Wearable Sensor Data
Saitheeraj Thatigotla, Sage Betko, Wren Gray, Rishabh Shetty, Ellie Gordon, Prahlad G Menon; Behaivior LLC
170
Role of celebrovascular autoregulation in neurovascular coupling
D. Acharya, A. Ruesch, S. Schmitt, J. Yang, M.A. Smith, J.M. Kainerstorfer; CMU
171
Increasing the Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Neural Recordings Using an Adaptive Frequency-Domain Filtering Technique
Esther Bedoyan, Jay W. Reddy, Anna Kalmykov, Tzahi Cohen-Karni, Maysamreza Chamanzar; CMU
172
A Midrange Frequency Boost Circuit for Intraoperative Microelectrode Recordings in Functional Neurosurgery
E. L. Ashbolt, G. C. McConnell; Branfman Family Foundation
173
Electron Density Map Super-resolution using Deep Learning
Yuyang Wang, Prakarsh Yadav, Baishali Mullick, Amir Barati Farimani; CMU
174
Characterizing Engineered Muscle Tissues on Micromolded Gelatin Hydrogels with Tunable Rigidity
Divya Gupta, Jeffrey W. Santoso, Megan L. McCain; University of Southern California
175
Long-term scaffold-free psoriatic skin model
Rahul Rimal, Yvonne Marquardt, Akihiro Nishiguchi, Sebastian Huth, Mitsuru Akashi, Martin Moeller, Jens M. Baron, Smriti Singh; Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials (Aachen, Germany), Russian Academy of Science (Moscow, Russia), Aachen University (Aachen, Germany), National Institute for Materials Science (Tsukuba, Japan); Osaka University (Osaka, Japan)
176
Modelling Recruitment of Afferents in Dorsal Root Ganglion for Somatosensory Neuroprostheses
Juhi Farooqui, Ameya Nanivadekar, Lee Fisher; CMU, University of Pittsburgh
177
In situ Ultrasonically Tunable Virtual Axicon for Non-invasive Optical Imaging
Yasin Karimi Chalmiani, Maysam Chamanzar; CMU
178
Blood pressure prediction from electrocardiogram & photoplethysmogram using deep learning
Prakarsh Yadav, Amir Barati Farimani; CMU
179
Fabrication of a 3D model of a lymphatic vessel using microfluidic devices
Ann Ramirez, Priscilla Lee, Mayowa Amosu, Katharina Maisel; University of Maryland
180
A CRISPR-based transcriptional repressor for Synthetic immunomodulation in vivo
Farzaneh Moghadam, Ryan LeGraw, Jeremy J Velazquez, Nan Cher Yeo, Chenxi Xu, Jin Park, Alejandro Chavez, Mo R Ebrahimkhani, Samira Kiani; University of Pittsburgh, Arizona State University, University of Alabama, Columbia University
181
Utilizing Nanomechanical Biosensors to Measure Strain on Tissues During Compaction
Sanjana Shah, Daniel Shiwarski, Adam W. Feinberg; CMU
182
Application of a Two-Layer Model to Correct for Skin Pigmentation in Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging of the Healthy Breast
Constance M. Robbins, Jason Yang, James F. Antaki, Jana M. Kainerstorfer; CMU, Cornell University
183
Anchor-Dependent DNA Origami Nano Tile Accessibility to Cell Surface as a Functional Measure of Glycocalyx Integrity in Vascular Diseases and Regeneration
Piyumi Wijesekara, Ying Liu, Rebecca Taylor, Xi (Charlie) Ren; CMU
184
Ambulatory ECMO Utilizing An Extracorporeal VAD As Destination Therapy
K.G.Roberts, N.Umei, S.Shin, K.Wu, A.Lai, E.M.Comber, D.J.Skoog, S.Ichiba, S.Jiang, M.D.Bacchetta, K.E. Cook; CMU, Nippon Medical School Hospital (Tokyo, Japan), University of Washington, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
185
DNA-inspired JBNT Nanopiece for efficient and high biocompatible siRNA carrier
Jinhyung Lee, Ian Sands, Wuxia Zhang, Yupeng Chen; University of Connecticut
186
Scaffold-Free Nerve Conduit Engineered using Dental Pulp Stem Cells
Michelle D. Drewry, Matthew T. Dailey, Kristi Rothermund, Fatima N. Syed-Picard; University of Pittsburgh
187
Scaffold-Free Tissue Engineering for Full Tooth Root Regeneration
Tia Calabrese, Kristi Rothermund, Fatima N. Syed-Picard; University of Pittsburgh
188
Enhanced spatio-temporal resolution of neuronal activities using joint electroencephalography and diffuse optical tomography
Jiaming Cao, Theodore J. Huppert, Pulkit Grover, Jana M. Kainerstorfer; CMU
189
Novel Spiral EEG Electrodes for All Hair Types
Amber K. Afelin, Arnelle Etienne, Tarana Laroia, Harper Weigle, Ashwati Krishnan, Pulkit Grover; CMU
190
Hypoxia drives partial epithelial/mesenchymal transition and collective migration 3D breast microtumor model
Vaishali Aggarwal, Catalina Ardila Diana, Shilpa Sant; University of Pittsburgh
191
Three-Dimensional Graphene Microelectrode Arrays for Detection of Wound Healing Biomarkers
Daniel San Roman, Raghav Garg, Yingqiao Wang, Bryan Brown, Stephen Badylak, and Tzahi Cohen-Karni; CMU, University of Pittsburgh
192
Optimizing Intrinsic Optical Signal (IOS) Detection for Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Applications
Bradley Scammon, Jiaming Cao, Vishal Jain, Jana Kainerstorfer; CMU
193
Developing Islet-on-Chip Model for modeling Type-2 Diabetes
Connor Wiegand, Ravikumar K, Xiang Li, Lans Taylor, Ipsita Banerjee; University of Pittsburgh
194
Alterations in Cerebral Metabolic Rate of Oxygen with Cerebrovascular Dysregulation
Ankita Mukherjea, Deepshikha Acharya, Alexander Ruesch, Jana M. Kainerstorfer; CMU
195
Developing a Vascularized Islet Organoid Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells and Microvascular Fragments
IConnor Wiegand, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Kevin Pietz, Joseph Candiello, Prashant N. Kumta, Jay Hoying, Ipsita Banerjee; University of Pittsburgh, Advanced Solutions Life Sciences
196
Implantable Multimodal Neural Probes for Large Animals Using Advanced Polymer/Stainless Steel Nanofabrication
TJay W. Reddy, Zabir Ahmed, Ibrahim Kimukin, Hassan Malekoshoaraie, Tobias Teichert, Maysamreza Chamanzar; CMU, University of Pittsburgh
197
Assessment of a Peripheral Nerve Extracellular Matrix Derived Hydrogel for Improving Functional Recovery Following Nerve Reconstruction
Tyler Meder, Travis Prest, Lucile Marchal, Valeria Yupanqui, Clint Skillen, Bryan Brown; University of Pittsburgh, University Nice Sophia Antipolis
198
A novel role for the antioxidative enzyme heme oxygenase-1 in cell migration
William Leineweber, Stephanie I. Fraley; UC San Diego