Neurodegeneration & Hydrocephalus

Session Chair(s)

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  Bin Duan, PhD

  Associate Professor
  University of Nebraska Medical Center
  Omaha, Nebraska, United States
• 

  Raha Dastgheyb, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Track Chair(s)

• 

  Joon (Simon) Shim, PhD

  Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  Marshall University
• 

  Mario Romero-Ortega, PhD

  Department Head
  University of Arizona
  Tucson, Arizona, United States
• 

  Nanyin Zhang, PhD

  Professor
  Penn State University, United States

Presentations:

• 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT

  Brain Tissue Mimicking Hydrogel for Benchtop Investigation of Hydrocephalus Mechanisms
  

  Invited Speaker: Gwendolyn Williams – Wayne State University

  Co-Author: Rafael Ramos, B.S Biomedical Engineering;M.S. Bioengineering – Wayne State University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Kenae Thomspon – Wayne State University

  Co-Author: Howard W.T. Matthew, PhD – Wayne State University

  Co-Author: Charles Manke – Wayne State University

  Last Author: Carolyn Harris – Wayne State University

  Invited Speaker: Carolyn Harris – Wayne State University
• 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

  An in vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging Method for Quantifying Complex CSF Abnormalities in Rat Models of Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
  

  Presenting Author: Hawley E. Helmbrecht, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Timothy Heck, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Riddhi Patel, MS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Joshua Robinaugh, BA – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Chelsea Vallery, BS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Victor Omoniyi, BS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Lauren Jantzie, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Shenandoah Robinson, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Last Author: Shenandoah Robinson, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Primary Investigator: Shenandoah Robinson, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM PDT

  BMX-001 as a Therapeutic for Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain
  

  Presenting Author: Tianshu pan, PhD Candidate – University of Nebraska Medical Center

  Co-Author: Olawale A. Alimi – University of Nebraska Medical Center

  Co-Author: Bo Liu – University of Nebraska Medical Center

  Co-Author: Mena Asha Krishnan, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center

  Co-Author: Mitchell Kuss – University of Nebraska Medical Center

  Co-Author: Rebecca Oberley-Deegan – University of Nebraska Medical Center

  Primary Investigator: Bin Duan, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT

  Detection of Calpain Activity in Plasma via Fluorogenic Substrate as a Diagnostic for Traumatic Brain Injury
  

  Presenting Author: Akash Canjels – University of California - San Diego

  Co-Author: Ruiqi Tian – University of California - San Diego

  Last Author: Ester J. Kwon, PhD – University of California, San Diego
• 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT

  A Preclinical Model for Investigating Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Following Repeated Blast Exposure
  

  Presenting Author: Sushant Prajapati – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Caleb Hunley – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Nathan J. Eapen, B.S. – University of Kentucky

  Co-Author: Henry Mentzel – University of Kentucky

  Primary Investigator: W Brad Hubbard, Ph.D. – University of Kentucky