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Developing retinal laser speckle contrast imaging for the diagnosis of ocular and systemic disease Dan Lipinski, PhDAssociate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and AnatomyResearch Director of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual SciencesMedical College of Wisconsin Abstract:Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) is a powerful modality that is capable of rapidly and...

Controlling multi-scale patterning for synthetic developmental biology Louis S. Prahl, PhDPostdoctoral FellowDepartment of BioengineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania Abstract:Embryonic tissue-building processes must hierarchically pattern cells into life-sustaining structures while avoiding organizational defects that compromise organ function. Building mature and hierarchically complex synthetic organs in vitro from patient-derived cells would have a wide range of healthcare applications from...

Engineering Biomimetic Materials for Female Reproductive and Gynecologic Health Samantha Zambuto, PhDT32 Postdoctoral FellowWashington University School of MedicineWashington University in St. Louis Abstract:Female reproductive and gynecologic health are historically understudied fields that would significantly benefit from engineering expertise due to the unique biomechanical environment in the female reproductive tract and the dynamic tissue changes orchestrated...

Chemical imaging: Artificial intelligence-powered label-free biomedical microscopy Rohit Bhargava, PhDGrainger Distinguished Chair in EngineeringProfessor of BioengineeringDirector, Cancer Center at IllinoisUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Abstract:In biomedical sciences, stains and human examination of morphology are used to Inform many research and clinical decisions. An alternative is emerging in which the intrinsic chemical content of tissue is used...

Imaging Across the Scales: Development of Optical Imaging Techniques Abhishek Kumar, PhDInvestigator and CZI Imaging ScientistMarine Biological LaboratoryWoods Hole Abstract:Optical imaging is one of the core technologies used in biomedical sciences. Despite the wide range of imaging techniques available, there is no one universal imaging system suitable for all scales and types of biological samples....

Variations in fibrosis–the importance of biologic factors Joscelyn C. Mejías, PhDMOSAIC K99 Postdoc Fellow2023 L’Oréal FWIS FellowElisseeff LabJohns Hopkins University Abstract:Fibrosis affects a wide range of clinical disorders, including chronic wounds, the foreign body response (FBR) to implants, and diseases such as uterine fibroids. Analysis of the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study found that...

Pixels to Predictions: Designing Computational Imaging AI to enable Precision Medicine Satish E. Viswanath, PhDAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringMember, Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCase Western Reserve University Abstract:Developing artificial intelligence (AI)...

Dreaming Big: Using Research Computing to Advance Your Science Brian Bockelman, PhDAssociate ScientistMorgridge Institute for Research Abstract:What happens when the scientific problem you want to tackle outgrows your laptop? Just...

Precision Medicine via Engineered Waves: from Bond-selective Imaging to Non-genetic Neuromodulation Ji-Xin Cheng, PhDMoustakas Chair Professor in Photonics and OptoelectronicsBoston University Co-sponsored by Morgridge Institute for Research and the UW...