Thank You To All That Participated

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Robby D. Bowles  
Assistant Professor in BioEngineering
University of Utah

About Dr. Bowles:
Dr. Bowles went to Cornell in 2005 after receiving his B.S.E. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell in the Bonassar lab, with his research focusing on tissue engineering approaches to treat degenerative disc disease. Since 2011 he has been a postdoctoral associate at Duke University studying biochemical and mechanical contributions to back pain. He has published 7 papers on the topic of therapeutics for spinal disorders and has won multiple awards including Best Poster Award at the World Forum for Spine Research and an F32/Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship from the NIH. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Utah.

Schedule

11:00am:  Welcome and Introduction
11:10am:  Keynote Address by Dr. Robby D. Bowles
12:00pm:  Short Break and Buffet Lunch Begins
12:05pm:  Poster Sessions
2:30pm:    Awards Ceremony and Concluding Remarks

Presented Abstracts

Titles and authors of accepted abstracts are listed below

• Optimization of Decellularization Processes for Renal Structures
  Nafiseh Poornejad, Nima Momtahan, Daniel Scott, Tim S. Frost, Cory A. Fronk, Beverly L. Roeder, Paul R. Reynolds, Alonzo D. Cook
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• Characterization of the Human Anterior Longitudinal Ligament Using A Transversely Isotropic Material Model
  Mitchell Scott Hortin
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• Retina Regeneration
  Lance Christian, Chris Burns, Ryan Gillis, Theo Bennett, Steven Christiansen, Mike Abboud, Andrew Kellett, Kamron Brinkerhoff, Alonzo D. Cook
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• Cardiac Tissue Engineering
  Jeremy Struk, Andrew Priest, Jordan Eatough, Brady Vance, Brielle Woolsey, Steven Balls, Camille Brantly, Makena Ford, Brenden Herrod, Holly Howarth, Nima Momtahan, Alonzo Cook
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• Fabrication of Tubular Carbon-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube
  Takami Ryan Kowalski, Warren Robison, Anton Bowden, Brian Jensen
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• Dynamic Bioreactor for Use in Intervertebral Disc Mechanobiology
  Amanda Marie Beatty, Kiarah Chrisman, Dean Stolworthy, Anton Bowden
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• Engineering Novel Vaccines for Foot-and-Mouth Disease
  Anthony Bennett
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• Gait Analysis with Piezoelectric Foam Sensors
  Nicole Martin
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• Analyzing Protein Activity and Stability Using a High-Throughput Linear Expression Template System
  Mark Lindsay, Jeffrey Wu, Bradley C. Bundy
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• Abdominal Deflection-Driven Fetal Monitoring Belt
  Dan Baradoy
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• Finite Element Study of the Biomechanical Consequences of Schmorl's Nodes
  Boston Barham, Anton E. Bowden
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• Novel Analysis Methods of Nano-Fiber SEnsors Used in Biomedical Applications
  Nathan Scot Usevitch
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• Acute Modes of Failure in Small Diameter Intervertebral Discs
  Aubrie Taylor
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• HeLa Cell Culture Temperature Effects on Nanoinjection Efficiency
  Bradley Hanks, John Sessions, Brian D. Jensen
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• Three-Dimensional Rapid Prototyping of Vascular Substitutes for Medical Applications
  Connor Dodge, Tomonori Baba, Alex Bischoff, Tyler Hubbard, Sterling Rosqvist, Jason Griggs, Sarah Livingston, Alonzo D. Cook
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• Carbon Nanotubes with Carbon Infiltration as an Antibacterial Surface
  Anton Bowden, Brian Jensen, Corynn Call, Preston Greenhalgh, Stephanie Morco
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• Neuroregeneration: Potentiation of Nerve Growth Factor Receptor in Peripheral Nerves
  Ryan Wood, Mitchel Faulkner, Dan Elliot, Luke Wilding, Emil Morco, Matthew Landeen, Taylor Hansen, Sarah Jauregui, Dallin Harris, Stephen Wirthlin, Michael Chamberlain, Alonzo Cook
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