labs and research topics posters - Biomedical Engineering

Murray Lab
Jimmy Buffi- Evaluating the Accuracy of a
Cyberglove Motion Capture Protocol Using Computed
Tomography Data
Jennifer Nichols- Analyzing Wrist Biomechanics
Following Surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis: A
Cadaveric Study
Sarah Wohlman- A biomechanical model of the
thumb that effectively replicates endpoint forces
produced by human subjects and measured in
anatomical specimens
Mussa-Ivaldi Lab
Ismael (Mayo) Seáñez- A body-machine interface
based on the Kalman filter
Parrish Lab
Brett Harton- Functional Connectivity Changes
following Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Two
Vegetative Patients
Yu Zhang- High angular resolution diffusion
imaging and Q-ball vector analysis
Perreault Lab
Rosalind Heckman- The intensity-dependent release
of triggered reactions modulates the long-latency stretch
reflex
Xiao Hu- Using Feedback Control to Reduce Limb
Impedance during Forceful Contractions
Elise Walker- Tendon Models Influence Stiffness
Estimation
Richter Lab
Allison Bradley - Source Localization of Cortical
Auditory Evoked Potentials: Evaluation of Methods
Rymer Lab
Matthieu Chardon- Mechanics of indentation vs
joint rotation of biceps brachii
Sensinger Lab
Reva Johnson (Van Aartsen) - Effect of Signal-
Dependent Noise on Optimal Control Order for
Noisy Prosthesis Control Systems
Shea Lab
Brian Aguado- Designing the 'pre-metastatic niche':
using biomaterial scaffolds for the homing and
colonization of metastatic cancer cells
Szleifer Lab
German Picasso- Molecular movement as a tool to
study biological processes
Kevin "Gali" Baler- Electrostatically triggered selfassembly
of protein hydrogels
Tresch Lab
Laura Miller- Quantification of the flexion and
extension synergies at the hand in chronic hemiparetic
stroke
Benjamin Rellinger- Development of a Preparation
to allow for Chronic Access to Hindlimb Muscle
Activity in Rat During Naturalistic Behaviors
Troy Lab
Christopher Schroeder- Sensing with whiskers: A
preliminary analysis of mechanical variables encoded by
trigeminal ganglion neurons
Zhang Lab
Song Joo Lee- Improvement of offaxis
neuromuscular control: implication for prevention and
rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries
Northwestern University’s
Biomedical Engineering
BME Research Day
McCormick Prototyping Lab
B300, Ford Building
2133 Sheridan Road

BME Research Day
Schedule
1:00 (Ford Machine Shop) Research Day
Poster Session Activities
3:15 Research Day Oral Presentations
Nikhil Mutyal- Risk stratification of colon
carcinogenesis with Low-Coherence
Enhanced Back scattering Spectroscopy
(LEBS)
Elaine Corbett- Fusion of Gaze and EMG
for a Reaching Neuroprosthesis
Daria Zelasko-Leon- Polydopamine- and
Albumin-Modified Gold Nanorods for
Enhanced Stability and Cancer Theragnosis
Eric Berns- A bioactive Scaffold of Aligned
Nanofibers for Neuroregeneration
Parmede Vakil- Magnetization Spoiling in
2D Radial FLASH MR Digital
Subtraction Angiography
4:25 BMEGS Announcement
4:30 Award Ceremony
5:00 Welcome Barbecue (barbecue, drinks &
games) John Evans Alumni Center, 1800
Sheridan
LABS AND RESEARCH TOPICS
POSTERS
Ameer Lab
Robert van Lith- Novel injectable thermo-responsive
complexes for prolonged nitric oxide delivery (subject to
change)
Backman Lab
Andrew Radosevich- Depth-resolved measurement
of blood supply using low-coherence enhanced
backscattering
Sarah Ruderman- Structural and Spatial Image
Analysis of Tumor Vascularity in Models of
Experimental Colon Cancer
Octavia Biris- TBD
Carroll Lab
Parmede Vakil- Magnetization Spoiling in 2D
Radial FLASH MR Digital Subtraction
Angiography
Dewald Lab
Christa Nelson- Development and validation of a
protocol for electrical stimulation of muscle to
investigate elbow muscle torque-angle relationships after
stroke
Glucksberg Lab
Ke Ma - In Vivo, Transcutaneous Glucose Sensing
Using Surface-Enhanced Spatially Offset Raman
Spectroscopy: Improved Hypoglycemic Accuracy, Low
Incident Power, and Extended Lifetime
Micah Rogel- Vimentin is required for bleomycininduced
lung injury and fibrosis
Johnson Lab
Rocio Vargas-Pinto - Modulus of Elasticity of
Healthy and Glaucomatous Schlemm’s Canal Cells
Kuiken lab
Camila Shirota- Trip recovery strategies in a unilateral
transfemoral amputee
Aaron Young- A New Hierarchical Approach for
Simultaneous Control of Multi-Joint Powered Prostheses
MacIver Lab
Izaak Neveln- How Knifefish Swim: Spanning the Gap
Between Eel-like and Trout-like Swimming
Messersmith Lab
Kelan Hlavaty- Enhancing Human Islet
Transplantation using Protein Functionalized PLG
scaffolds
Tadas Sileika- Antibacterial Performance of
Polydopamine-Modified Polymer Surfaces Containing
Passive and Active Components
Daria Zelasko-Leon- Mussel-inspired surface
functionalization of gold nanorods with polydopamine,
albumin, and anti-mucin 1 for the targeted photothermal
therapy of oral and breast cancers
Mirkin Lab
Alex Scott- Preclinical Validation of Spherical
Nucleic Acids (SNAs) for the Treatment of
Malignant Glioma
James Kornacki- Identifying Cross-Talk in the
Regulation of Histone Proteins