Undergraduate Research – Utah Head Trauma Lab

Lizzie Rocks UROP Symposium

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022u0633572

Congratulations to Elizabeth (Lizzie) Su for a successful UROP research experience and presentation! Lizzie used convolutional neural networks to predict injury prior to standard methods of detection. Results found that injury could be detected earlier than standard optical coherence tomography imaging. She is currently working on a variety of parameters to improve predictions with the...

Lab Welcomes Julia Morelli

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017u0633572

Julia Morelli, an upcoming Sophomore at The University of Southern California, is spending her summer in the pediatric injury biomechanics lab to get insight and experience in ocular research at the University of Utah. Julia will be characterizing and evaluating changes in epithelial cell density by examining retinas that have been exposed to a pressure blast....

Award won at the SB3C!

June 29, 2016June 29, 2016u0633572

Big congratulations to Kiffer Creveling, and Boston Terry who presented their research at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, & Biotransport conference at National Harbor, Maryland. Kiffer presented his work on the adhesion between the vitreous and the retina in his first podium talk. Boston presented his work developing a voxel-wise algorithm to better detect mild TBI for the undergraduate...

International Conference on Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015u0633572

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...

UROP Presentations

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015u0633572

Much thanks to the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) at the University of Utah for sponsoring two of our undergraduates! Mckenna Drysdale presented her research at the annual undergraduate research symposium on measuring the material properties of a novel hydrogel designed for ocular drug delivery. Boston Terry presented his work creating voxel-based analysis methods for...