Agenda

March 3, 2017

Research impact

• Gabryel Conley, SB3C abstract
• Mohammadreza, 1st paper, JBME, accepted with revisions

Misc. items

• Information for New NIML Student Researchers
• Lab pictures needed for everyone…please send or I will put up a random picture for you!
• May 2, 11-12:15 am Gritman MRI tour

Grants and grant opportunities

• Congrats to Idaho INBRE scholars Gabryel Conley $6000
• Congrats to WWAMI MSRTP fellow Braden Lawrence $5000
• NASA UG fellowship Austin Sass Applied, $2500
• OUR SURF UG grant $5000 April 3 deadline
• $800 travel grant
• https://www.uidaho.edu/research/students/undergraduate-research/getting-started/research-grants-program

Project updates NASA Eye Biomechanics

• Jesse (Optic nerve trajectory / reliability) – need two volunteers to train on this…Stu?
• Austin (3D ONS) - normalize data / re-assess...

Visualizing science

• Casey (art) - make the sculpture / exhibit at Pritchard

Hydrodynamic spine

• Dr. Yuan Wu (contrast enhance MRI) - get results for all NHPs
• Mohammadreza (CFD) - human csf simulation independence study / finish NHP paper on CSF dynamics
• Lucas (in vitro model) - entire model prototype together
• Gabryel (3D brain) - reflect cerebellar cisterns...get all together...
• Claire (CSF pump) / Brian (CSF pump): finish prototype pump / start prototype model

Neuroculus

• Brian (software): email entire prototype
• Lucas (model creation): done
• Gabryel (model creation): brain...

ALS MRI Biomarkers

• Lucas (patient enrollment / MRI scheduling): enroll people / try to find more / let know they get MRIs
• Tavara (quantification of CSF geometry and flow): get analysis done for subject 1
• Mohammareza (assistance w/ data): help Tavara with flow assessment

Neurotouch

• Christina: making prototype sensor...thursday 4pm, BE lounge design review

CNS tissue motion (MSRTP)

• Braden: start background lit review

Arachnoid trabeculae

• Biomechanical / biochemical characterization? need someone for this...
• Reza (FEA modeling): need to look at initial model

February 3, 2017

Research impact

• Lucas Sass, SB3C abstract
• Mohammadreza, SB3C abstract
• Mohammadreza, 1st paper, JBME, under review
• Neuroculus tm, and domain www.neuroculus.com coming soon…
• Visualizing science opening reception at Pritchard art gallery Feb 10th, 5 pm all invited!!!

Deadlines

• SB3C conference UG abstracts Feb 13?
• May 2, 11-12:15 am Gritman MRI tour

Misc. items

• IRIC access / main / space usage / BEL 218 / safety first
• Lab pictures needed for everyone…please send or I will put up a random picture for you!

Grants and grant opportunities

• Congrats to grand challenges scholars hiring: $2.5k Tavara, $3.5k Gabryel: money for computer??
• NASA grad. student fellowship http://www.idahospacegrant.org/fellowships Feb 13 deadline
• OUR Grants…deadline for summer fellowships
• https://www.uidaho.edu/research/students/undergraduate-research/getting-started/research-grants-program
• $800 travel grant / SURF, $5000 summer research student fellowship

Project updates

NASA Eye Biomechanics

• Jesse (Optic nerve trajectory / reliability) – need two volunteers to train on this…Stu?
• Austin (3D ONS) - normalize data / re-assess...

Visualizing science

• Casey (art) - make the sculpture / exhibit at Pritchard
• Lucas (model) - nothing

Hydrodynamic spine

• Dr. Yuan Wu (contrast enhance MRI) - get results for all NHPs
• Mohammadreza (CFD) - human csf simulation independence study / finish NHP paper on CSF dynamics
• Lucas (in vitro model) - entire model prototype together
• Gabryel (3D brain) - reflect cerebellar cisterns...get all together...
• Claire (CSF pump) / Brian (CSF pump): finish prototype pump / start prototype model

Neuroculus

• Brian (software): email entire prototype
• Lucas (model creation): done
• Gabryel (model creation): brain...

ALS MRI Biomarkers

• Lucas (patient enrollment / MRI scheduling): enroll people / try to find more / let know they get MRIs
• Tavara (quantification of CSF geometry and flow): get analysis done for subject 1
• Mohammareza (assistance w/ data): help Tavara with flow assessment

Neurotouch

• Christina: making prototype sensor...thursday 4pm, BE lounge design review

CNS tissue motion (MSRTP)

• Braden: start background lit review

Arachnoid trabeculae

• Biomechanical / biochemical characterization? need someone for this...
• Reza (FEA modeling): need to look at initial model

December 1st lab meeting

Project reports and goals Gabryel – idealize ventricular brain model / vacation in Peru over December / grand challenges money? Tavara – matlab code to get pulse wave velocity in spine goal run through all data sets / grand challenges money? Lucas – VIP: brain and spine stuff / paper finish with Reza / start by next week on 3D print / make sure model is ready to go… ALS: MRI scan… Jesse – December 12: get parameters and analyze data for ON stuff Austin – do interpolation technique to get contrast at an ON cross-section

November lab meeting

Agenda

• Grand challenges
• OUR Grants…deadline for summer fellowships
• Graduate student grants?
• IRIC January 3, move over there
• Spinaker spiking nneurons…
• BEL 208
• BE404 / 504 Medical Imaging

Projects Undergraduate projects Brain 3D fluid space model generation: Gabryel MRI-biomarkers of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Tavara Freeman, Lucas Sass CSF wave propagation velocity: Tavara Freeman, NeuroTouch: Mazen, Christina, Brendan (Bryn explains if other not present) Assessment of optic nerve sheath geometry in astronauts: Austin Sass

Graduate projects Assessment of optic nerve tortuosity in astronauts: Jesse Rohr Numerical modeling of intrathecal drug diffusion: Reza CSF system hydrodynamic simulator (VIP): Lucas CSF system virtual reality simulator: Brian Cleveley (Lucas explains if Brian is not present) Contrast-enhanced MR imaging of cerebrospinal fluid drug spread: Yuan Wang (Bryn explains if Yuan is not present)

July 28, 2016

Attendance

• Rabijit Dutta
• Lucas
• Tavara
• Josh
• Mohammadreza
• Sally

Agenda

• Lab outing? August Monday?
• August 13 last day in lab for summer students
• Register for classes
• Neural Engineering Class BE404

Presentation today: Rabijit Dutta – “Computational Lung and Pulmonary ventilation”

July 14, 2016

Agenda

Students Summer

• Gabryel
• Lucas
• Violet
• Tavara
• Christina
• Josh

www.niml.org webpage updates

Abstracts submitted International Society for Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders

Papers in progress

• Reza CFD modeling of CSF
• Christina / CSF flow and geometry characterization in primates

Other announcements:

• Grants? – Engineering Grand Challenges
• Summer schedule, ends August 13
• Fall semester BE 404: Biomechanics (Schiele) / Neural Engineering (Martin)

Presentations today:

• M.S. student Lucas Sass, “Progress on building a hydrodynamic simulator for brain therapeutic development”
• B.S. students Violet Gomm and Tavara Freeman, “Waveform analysis of CSF and arterial blood pressures in a rat spinal cord injury model”

Lab outing maybe on Monday… in August…

March 10, 2016

Agenda Internships… ISGC Neuromodulation meeting Las Vegas BMES / ASABE Undergraduate research proposal Project meetings Mohammadreza presentation

February 25, 2016

Agenda Lab outing → Casa Lopez on Monday? BMES / ASABE Undergraduate research proposal NASA Internship Project meetings Mohammadreza presentation

IMPORTANT: The Spring 2016 presentation schedule will be: Feb 11 Mohammadreza Feb 25 Amanda / Josh / Christina → 3d slicer / SPM12 Mar 10 Lucas / Marcello Mar 24 Mohammadreza Apr 14 Amanda / Josh / Christina Apr 28 Lucas / Marcello (Final presentation for course grade) May 12 Finals Week - no presentations

February 11, 2016

Agenda Lab outing → Casa Lopez on Monday? BMES / ASABE Undergraduate research proposal NASA Internship Project meetings Mohammadreza presentation

IMPORTANT: The Spring 2016 presentation schedule will be: Feb 11 Mohammadreza Feb 25 Amanda / Josh / Christina → 3d slicer / SPM12 Mar 10 Lucas / Marcello Mar 24 Mohammadreza Apr 14 Amanda / Josh / Christina Apr 28 Lucas / Marcello (Final presentation for course grade) May 12 Finals Week - no presentations