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Jourdan Colter and Dr. Brittany Coats attended the 2016 ARVO conference to present research from our lab to other ophthalmologists around the world. Jourdan’s work is currently optimizing a drug delivery system to patients through the use of hydrogels on the surface of eyes. She has been using computer models to figure out which...
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Congratulations to Dan Shedd and Nik Benko for successfully completing their dissertation proposal and qualifying exam, respectively. Dan’s proposal focused on characterizing long-term visual dysfunction following blast exposure. Nik presented a literature review on wave propagation theory and proposed potential solutions for altering blast wave propagation through the eye during blast exposure. Both members performed admirably and are one...
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The National Eye Institute at NIH recently awarded our group a two-year R21 grant titled Quantitative Regional Analysis of Vitreoretinal Adhesion with Age. The grant began March 1, 2016 and will be focused on elucidating mechanisms of adhesion at the vitreoretinal interface, and quantifying how those mechanisms change with age. The data will be...
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Our manuscript, “Cyclic Head Rotations Produce Modest Brain Injury in Infant Piglets” was recently accepted by Journal of Neurotrauma for publication in 2016. The paper evaluates the time-dependent response of axonal injury and extra-axial hemorrhage following a continuous or episodic cyclic head rotation as compared to a single head rotation. Authors on the paper are Brittany Coats (UofU) Gil Binenbaum...
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KSL recently aired a news story on our research of the arachnoid trabeculae in mild traumatic brain injury. Through optical coherence tomography imaging and finite element modeling, we’ve shown that these microstructures dictate force distribution from the skull to the brain. By implementing the natural variability of the structures into our models, we’ve been able...
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A collaboration between biomechanics, robotics, biology, and electrical engineering has led to the proposed development of a smart helmet to reduce risk of concussion. The helmet would offer active (instead of passive) impact protection and offer a unique warning system that could reduce head angular accelerations from impact. Ed Yeates and KSL recently spotlighted the project. Funding...
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Congratulations to Greg Scott for getting his final publication accepted into Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, one of the premiere modeling journals in our field. The whopping 19-page journal publication titled Utilizing multiple scale models to improve predictions of extra-axial hemorrhage in the immature piglet is an outstanding effort that describes the development and validation of...
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Congratulations to our very own Kiffer Creveling who was recently named the College of Engineering’s Outstanding TA for 2015. Such a great testament to his dedication to undergraduate education. Very well deserving. Congratulations Kiffer!! Find the full article on the College of Engineering website: Kiffer Creveling Outstanding TA...
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Undergraduates Kendall McMillan and Boston Terry presented their research to over 70 clinical faculty from around the world at the International Conference on Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma. Kendall’s presented his research measuring tortuosity in retinal vasculature following a retinal vein occlusion. Boston presented his research developing voxel-based analysis methods to detect DTI changes following repetitive head...
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The lab was very excited to host a workshop for the high school women involved in the Hi-GEAR (Girls Engineering Abilities Realized) Camp run by the College of Engineering. The camp introduces students to engineering and computer science through hands-on learning projects. We had the women design artificial eyes to mimic the mechanical properties of real...
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