Podium Presentations

PresenterAffililiationTitle
Abraham, ChristineSFGH Biomechanical Testing Facility, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryAn Evaluation of the Accuracy of Computer Assisted Surgery in Preoperatively Planned Periacetabular Osteotomies
Adams, MarkVeritractTechnology Development Case Study: University of Utah Spins Out State of The Art Catheter Technology
Bliss, CodyW.L. Gore and Associates, Engineering‘Fitness For Use', the center of ePTFE implantable medical product design at Gore
Brooks, AmandaUniversity of Utah, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical CHemistryA Novel Polymer Coated Antimicrobial Releasing Bone Graft to Combat Device-Centered Infections
Fairbanks, BenjaminUniversity of Colorado, Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringPEG co-peptide hydrogels via thiol-norbornene photopolymerization for the study of cancer cell migration
Job, KathleenUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringBiomechanical Characterization of the Glycocalyx of Lung Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Kellis, SpencerUniversity of Utah, Electrical EngineeringHuman Neocortical Electrical Activity Recorded on Nonpenetrating Microwire Arrays: Applicability for Neuroprostheses
Kennedy, JamesUniversity of Utah, bioengineeringFabrication of 3D laminated scaffolds with perfusion channels for use in a custom built bioreactor
Khanwilkar, PratapWorldHeart Inc., Rotary Systems & Business DevelopmentDevelopments in Magnetically Levitated Rotary Blood Pumps
McNary, ThomasUniversity of Utah, Biomedical EngineeringExperimental and Modeling Studies on Strain-Modulated Membrane Capacitance and Conductance in Cardiac Tissue
Radu-Wu, LarisaUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringSelf-Assembled Hydrogels from Poly(HPMA) Grafted with Pendant β-Sheet Peptide Domains
Triolo, PhilPhil Triolo and Associates LCTop 10 mistakes that result in delayed introductions of medical products to the marketplace
Vyas, UrviUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringThe effect of electronically steering a phased array transducer on prefocal heating with respect to treatment time

Poster Presentations

PresenterAffililiationTitle
Alexander, AltonUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringEstimation of Regional Biomechanical Properties within a Population Using a Representative Surface Average
Anderson, CollinUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringDevelopment of a Basal Ganglia Model to Predict Better Methods of Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Baker, JustinUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringMulti-scale Recordings for Neuroprosthetic Control of Finger Movements
Baschuk, ChristopherUniversity of Utah, OrthopaedicsVariance of Femoral Bow in the Sagittal Plane Based on Age, Gender and Ethnicity for Percutaneous, Osseointegrated Implants
Bishop, CoreyUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringValve Rupture Pressure Findings of a Novel Ocular Capsule Drug Ring for the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Borden, BradUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringMesenchymal Stem Cell Delivery in a Thermo-reversible Hydrogel
Breneman, KathrynUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringEstimations of Flexoelectric Generated Inner Ear Hair Bundle Displacement
Christensen, BenUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringThe foreign body response to nerve cuff implantation is associated with persistent inflammation and changes in fiber composition of the encapsulated nerve.
Condie, RussellUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringImproved Perfluorocarbon Oxygen Carriers for Tissue Engineering
Corum, LindseyUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringUsing Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy to Study the Effect of Surface Plasma Protein Composition on Platelet-Surface Interactions
DeForest, ColeUniversity of Colorado, Chemical and Biological EngineeringClick-based Hydrogels for Spatially Directed Cell Function
Dharia, SameeraUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringSingle-Cell Electric Impedance Topography
Dillon, ChristopherUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringReview of in vivo evaluations of Pennes Bioheat Equation and creating a database for critically evaluating thermal models of perfused human tissue
Dittami, GregUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringEvoking and Resolving Quantal Neurotransmitter Release on a Microchip
Dowden, BrettUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringMuscle-Selective Block Using Intrafascicular High-Frequency Alternating Current
Edgar, LowellUniversity of Utah, Biomedical EngineeringMETHODS FOR ANALYZING DEFORMATION OF IN VITRO TISSUE MODELS DURING SIMULATED ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY
Eichinger, ColinUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringOptimization of the Vapor Phase Polymerization of PEDOT:Tosylate
Frandsen, JordanUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringSilk-elastinlike protein polymers improve the efficacy of gene therapy of head and neck tumors
Frankel, MitchellUniversity of Utah, Mechanical EngineeringAdaptive Filtering Optimization of Stimulation Parameters for Multi-Electrode Interleaved Stimulation
Frerck, MicahUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringPiezoresponse atomic force microscopy of prestin-transfected HEK-293 cells
Gooch, NathanUniversity of Utah, Department of BioengineeringThe influence of poly(ethylene oxide) surface density gradients on human serum albumin adsorption
Gormley, AdamUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringSynthesis, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of PEGylated Gold Nanorods
Hanrahan, SaraUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringContinuous detection and classification of individuated finger movements using linear discriminant analysis of wireless EMG
Harris, MichaelU of Utah, BioengineeringFinite Element Prediction of Cartilage Contact Stresses in Human Hips
Haslam, ThomComprehensive Arrhythmia and Research MAnagement (CARMA) Center, Cardiology, University Health SciencesA Novel Image Processing Method to Calculate and Quantify Structural Remodeling of the Left Atrium
Herde, RyanUniversity of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, BioengineeringSuccessful Targeting of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells in a Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Model of Metastasis
Hinkle, JacobUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringDevelopment and Testing of a Novel, 4D Maximum A Posterior (MAP) Image Reconstruction Algorithm
Holt, DollyUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringFibroblast Fusion Creates Multi-nucleated Giant Cells
Hsiao, TonyUniversity of Utah, Department of BioengineeringMicrocontact Printing of Protein Gradients for Neuronal Pathfinding
Hume, PatUniversity of Colorado, Chemical and Biological EngineeringFunctionalized polymer surfaces for local T cell immunosuppression
Isaacson , Brad University of Utah , BioengineeringEFFECT OF HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION ON BIOMEDICAL DEVICE DEVELOPMENT
Isackson, DorthyannUniversity of Utah , BioengineeringPercutaneous Implants with Porous Metal Dermal Barriers: A Study of Infection Rate
Iwamoto, MatthewUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringThe effects of cyclic stretch on sprouting angiogenesis
Jacobsen, MatthewUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringDifferential Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of the Embryonic Heart
Johnson, ToddUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringSegmented polyurethane intravaginal rings for the sustained combined delivery of antiretroviral agents dapivirine and tenofovir
Kandadai, MadhuvanthiUnivesity of Utah, Chemical EngineeringSurface tension of actin proteins at the air/water interface
Kwon, SoonjoUtah State University, Biological EngineeringInhibition of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Induces Phenotypic Reversion in Three-Dimensional Cultures of Malignant Breast Epithelial Cells
Lackey, DanielUniversity of Utah, Bioengineering Imaging of Connexin 43 Distribution in Cardiac Tissue: Experimental Protocol, Data Analysis and Preliminary Results
Lakougna, HowardUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringBacterial surface contact and adhesion on polymer biomaterials
Langheinrich, KristoferUniversity of Utah, Department of BioengineeringModulation of Viscoelasticity and HIV Transport as a Function of pH in a Reversibly Crosslinked Hydrogel
Lasher, RichardUniversity of Utah, Bioengineering Continuous Tissue Stiffness Monitoring in a Modified T-Flask Bioreactor
Liu, FangUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringSurface Characterization of Reactive Surface Patterns and Their Selective Bio-immobilization Reactions
Lobo, AaronUniversity of Utah, Mechanical EngineeringAn overload protection device for Percutaneous, Osseointegrated Implants for Amputees
Low, StewartUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringA comparison of folate–receptor activity in IBD induced mouse models
Lu, ShanUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringModulation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Toxicity by Carbon Nanomaterials Assess the Rescue Effects by Nano-Carbon Materials on Phenanthrene Toxicity in Solution
Mahalingam , AlameluUniversity of Utah, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical ChemistryMultivalent Synthetic Lectin as gp120 Glycan Targeted Microbicide Entry Inhibitor
Mao, YanfeiUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringfMRI Resting-State Connectivity Using Non-negative Matrix Factorization
Martinez, Joan JoseUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringDREAM’s Role in Chronic Pain Following Spinal Injury
McCall, JoshuaUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, Chemical and Biological EngineeringControlled Release of Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 from PEG Hydrogels
Meng, FanWeiUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringNanochemically aligned astrocytes transmit guidance cues to overlying neurites through discrete arrays of apical surface membrane bound ligands
Minalga, EmileeUniversity of Utah, Bioengineering20 Channel Coil Array for High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Optic Nerve
Mishra, DeepaUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringExendin-4/Polymer Conjugate Extends Insulin Output from Encapsulated Pancreatic Islets
Nam, Kwon HoUniversity of Uath, BioengineeringNanoemulsion/Microbubble Platform for Controlled and Targeted Drug Delivery
Nguyen, ThaoUniversity of Utah, Bioengineering departmentMultimeric heparan sulfate modulates FGF signaling in zebrafish development
O'Callaghan, Ryan University of Utah, Biomedical EngineeringBiomechanical Characterization of the Pulmonary Capillary Endothelial Glycocalyx using Atomic Force Microscopy
Parikh, MonirUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringUtah bioDesign – An Asynchronous Approach to Team Based Learning
Petty, Creighton University of Utah, Biomedical EngineeringNerve Containment System for the Utah Slanted Electrode Array
Reese, ShawnUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringMeasurement of Poisson’s Ratio and Transverse Strain in Rat Tail Tendon During Stress Relaxation
Sadeghi, NedaUniversity of Utah, Biomedical EngineeringTowards Analysis of Growth Trajectory through Multi-modal Longitudinal MR Imaging
Saraswat, PrabhavUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringSubject Specific 3- segment Musculoskeletal Foot Model driven by Gait Motion Analysis Data
Skardal, AleksanderUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringReversibly Crosslinked Gold Nanoparticle - Hyaluronan Hydrogels for Vessel Construct Bioprinting
Skinner, MichaelUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringUtilization of Embedded Systems for Monitoring Patients with Osseointegrated Implants to Detect Imminent Prosthesis Failure
Skousen, JohnUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringMicroelectrodes with reduced surface area show reduced macrophage activation and neuronal loss
Swarup, Vimal University of Utah, Department of BioengineeringStudying the invasiveness and fate of gold nanoshells on the alveolar macrophage cells
Tasci, OnurUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringPARAMETRIC STUDY in MICROFLUIDIC RNA HYBRIDIZATION
Taylor, TysonUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringThe Relationship between Metabolic and Electrophysiological Gradients during Long-Duration Ventricular Fibrillation in the Open-Chested Dog
Teller, RyanUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringSingle cell trapping in larger microwells capable of supporting cell spreading and proliferation
Thiagarajan, GiridharUniversity of Utah, Department of BioengineeringPAMAM-Camptothecin Conjugate Inhibits Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis in Colorectal Carcinoma Cells
Thomson, KyleUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringPropagation direction of inter-ictal spikes recorded in human neocortex on a fixed-geometry micro-electrode array.
Torab, KianUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringSpacio-temporal mapping of luminance detection thresholds of visual field of nonhuman primates
Vardhan, Avantika University of Utah, Department of BioengineeringSemi Automatic Initial Pose Generation for 2-D to 3-D Registration of Knee Implants
Venable, PaulUniversity of Utah, Department of BioengineeringHeterogeneous Progression to Conduction Failure in Epicardial Optical Maps during Ventricular Fibrillation and Ischemia in Isolated Canine Heart.
Wang, YiUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringFlow Velocity Characterization in Hemodialyzer using Magnetic Resonance Imaging — Arterial Spin Labeling
Warren, DavidUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringReal-time wireless control of a virtual prosthetic arm via decodes of peripheral nerve activity.
Welsh, ChristopherUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringDiffusion Tensor MRI Reconstruction From Undersampled Data
Willsie, AndrewUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringImproving the Insertion Process of Microwire Arrays
Winslow, BrentUniversity of Utah, BioengineeringChronic microelectrode implantation is accompanied by deceased neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus
Wu, YuqiUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, Applied MathematicsParallel monolithic fluid-structure interaction simulations for blood flow in arteries
Zeng, JiaUtah State University, Biological and Irrigation EngineeringA novel type III polyketide synthase from Aspergillus oryzae