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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...

The seminar has been canceled. Neural Network Approaches for Soft Biological Tissue and Organ Simulations Michael S. Sacks, PhDJames T. Willerson Center for Cardiovascular Modeling and SimulationDirector, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and SciencesProfessor of Biomedical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Austin Abstract:Given the functional complexities of soft tissues and organs, it is clear that...

Targeting the peripheral nervous system in the war against cancer Alexander Birbrair, PhDAssistant ProfessorDepartment of DermatologyUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract:Malignant cells are embedded in altered complex tissue ecosystems involving a wide range of non-malignant cell types, including immune cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and pericytes, and their myriad interactions. Recent studies by our group and others have...

MRI Based Computational Modeling for Patient Specific Fluid Dynamics Alejandro Roldán-AlzateAssistant ProfessorDepartments of Radiology and Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison Abstract:Comprehensive characterization and quantification of blood flow is essential for understanding the function of the cardiovascular system under normal and diseased conditions. This provides important information not only for the diagnosis and treatment planning...

Kinase assay tool development using mass spectrometry and fluorescence lifetime imaging Laurie Parker, PhDProfessor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and BiophysicsAssociate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Biological SciencesUniversity of Minnesota Co-sponsored by Morgridge Institute for Research and the UW SPIE/Optica Chapter Abstract:Protein phosphorylation is a crucial post-translational modification in all cells, carried out by...

3-Dimensional micro- and nanofabrication for new biomedical imaging and sensing platforms Dr. Gary ZabowGroup Leader, Magnetic Imaging GroupProject Leader, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents and ProbesNational Institute of Standards and...