Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)’s Post

Thanks to the Eleventh Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium hosted at UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, I was able to present my first research poster on my work in image classification using transfer learning. #UALR #UALittleRock #TransferLearning #Engineering #ImageClassification

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to present my summer research at U of T Undergraduate Engineering Research Day (UnERD). My project, conducted at the Motion & Adaptation Science Laboratory under the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, explored how the cortex contributes to standing posture, an area that has not been extensively studied before. While standing balance is primarily attributed to subcortical structures in the brainstem and spinal cord, with less emphasis on the cerebral cortex, my work focused on understanding corticomuscular connectivity between the cerebral cortex and shank muscles during natural standing. To achieve this, we developed two rigorous methods to evaluate corticomuscular connectivity: corticomuscular coherence (CMC) and instantaneous amplitude envelope (IAC). This research provides new insights into the neural mechanisms involved in standing balance control and could potentially inform future rehabilitation strategies for individuals with neurological impairments. I am deeply grateful to Dr. Kei Masani and Luka Zigomanis for their mentorship and guidance throughout this journey. Their support helped me hone my skills in signal processing, algorithm development, and scientific analysis. This experience has deepened my passion for biomedical engineering and reinforced my interest in research that bridges engineering with healthcare. I look forward to continuing this exciting path! #BiomedicalEngineering #CorticomuscularConnectivity #SignalProcessing #NeuroRehabilitation #UnERD #ScientificResearch #AlgorithmDevelopment

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The application period for the Frontera Fellowship ends next week! The fellowship provides a year-long opportunity for graduate students to compute on the most powerful academic supercomputer in the world! Applications close February 6. Previous fellowship participants have used Frontera to broaden their understanding of challenges in medical imaging, observe how researchers collectively chart the course of scientific computing, and explore visualization techniques like using different software depending on the properties one wants to showcase in a chemical system. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3GSzyBE

The #IMPRESS Consortium comprises 19 project partners, including five top-level universities. 🤝 Meet the five universities! The University of Antwerp is the home for original thinkers and developers. Its research group EMAT - Electron Microscopy for Material Science is one of the leading electron microscopy centres in the world. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has a strong, internationally-oriented profile in science and technology. The TEM Gemini Centre focuses on open source TEM software and engineering materials. Technische Universität Graz is the oldest science and technology research and educational institute in Austria. The University operates the electron microscopy center FELMI in Graz and the Austrian SAXS beamline/Deep X-ray Lithography Beamline at ELETTRA, Trieste, Italy. Maastricht University is the most international university in the Netherlands. It is the home of the Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4i), which brings together a powerful palette of innovative molecular imaging technologies. The University of Oxford is a world-leading centre of learning, teaching and research, and the oldest university in the English-speaking world. #HorizonEU #HorizonEurope #TEM #TransmissionElectronMicroscopy #electronmicroscopy #research #innovation 

At the heart of scientific innovation, our interdisciplinary groups and the IMPRS Physics and Medicine at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin are working together to unravel the mysteries of the human body. Their interdisciplinary collaboration provides groundbreaking insights into the complex immune system. This extremely exciting research provides latest insights into the human immune system in order to jointly cure chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg Universitätsklinikum Erlangen #InnovationInHealth #PhysicsAndMedicine #InflammationResearch #ErlangenScience #MedicalResearch #ChronicDiseaseCure #MaxPlanckScience

🎓 On May 30th, I presented my bachelor's thesis, 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘍𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺 at the University of Twente, as part of an ongoing research project at The Netherlands Cancer Institute. I would like to thank Ian Gibson and Fleur de Geer for their guidance and for allowing me to try something out of my comfort zone. The project put into view the highly technical and precise nature of medical field design, which was challenging but immensely rewarding. While I learned many lessons, I would like to share three that stood out: 1. One of our most significant roles as industrial designers is our ability to 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭, in this case, technical mechanisms and shape them into user-centred designs. There is no product if no one can use it. 2. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 leads to earlier discoveries. Theory alone cannot always predict results. 3. 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 than I thought: Reflecting on the project, I am reminded of Aesop's fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" : Working at the NKI-AvL alongside students on their final projects and PhDs, I had the opportunity to chat and witness very inspiring and impactful research projects. This experience made me realise how easy it is to overlook the quiet yet significant advances being made, especially when our attention is often drawn to negative news. This was the biggest learning, seeing how technology progresses with perseverance, diligence, and silence, just as the ant in the fable said: 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸!

🚀 Warwick Scientific Services: Pioneering Coatings for Spacecraft Advancements! 🛰️ Warwick Scientific Services (WSS) collaborated with Teer Coatings Ltd, a leading surface coatings manufacturer, on a ground-breaking project focused on enhancing spacecraft equipment. 🌌 🔬 Understanding Antimicrobial & Aging Properties Teer Coatings faced a significant challenge: the harsh environment within spacecrafts promoting bacteria and fungi growth, posing health hazards and equipment safety issues. Their goal was to develop wear-resistant antimicrobial films for key components. 🛠️ Innovative Solution Using Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) To address this challenge, Teer Coatings turned to the X-ray Diffraction facility at the University of Warwick. We utilised Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), a powerful technique revealing nanoscale particle information, to analyse silver and copper concentrations in carbon coatings. 💡 Key Insights from Grazing Incidence SAXS Grazing Incidence SAXS helped us understand the distribution and concentration of metal particles in the coatings. By controlling x-ray beam angles, we obtained crucial information about particle size, clusters, and spacing. SAXS proved advantageous, offering representative data for the entire coating. 📈 Positive Outcomes & Future Exploration Antibacterial tests demonstrated that silver-containing coatings exhibited high antimicrobial activity. Notably, coatings with silver clusters were equally effective with lower overall silver concentration and prolonged effectiveness. Teer Coatings is now seeking partners and funding to explore these antimicrobial coatings' lifetime and performance in space. 🔍 Learn More about Our Cutting-edge Technology Our X-ray Diffraction Research Technology Platform boasts a state-of-the-art Xenocs Xeuss 2.0 SAXS instrument, enabling non-destructive studies of nanoparticles in various materials. We offer temperature and tension testing services. SAXS applications extend to drug discovery, structural biology, materials development, and engineering. 💬 Engage in Dialogue – Let's Tackle Your Challenge Eager to explore how we can address your unique needs? Reach out to Warwick Scientific Services for in-depth discussion via: https://lnkd.in/ersiiFrh Ian Hancox Claire Gerard Penny Triantafillou Rachael Kirwan James Dayus Catherine Louch Anthony Avery 🌐 #UniversityofWarwick #Innovation #ResearchImpact #ScientificInnovation #SpaceTechnology #MaterialsScience #ResearchCollaboration #XRayDiffraction #SAXS #WarwickScientificServices 🚀🔬

Congratulations to our #ESR 6 from #MENELAOSNT, Sanhita Guha, who successfully defended her #PhD #thesis on the topic of "Radar Band Fusion for improved Range Resolution using Compressed Sensing" at the Fraunhofer FHR . Date of Defense: 08 April 2024 Supervisor: Prof. Ender Joachim and Dr.-Ing. Miguel Heredia Conde (Center for Sensor Systems -ZESS) Topic Summary: There has been a rapid increase in the need for improved radar range resolution for various applications such as tracking and surveillance, environmental monitoring, and disaster management. Such high range resolutions are possible only when a scene is detected using a wide-band radar. However, an exponential increase in spectrum congestion hinders the availability of wide frequency bands. Due to such limitations on the frequency spectrum, sometimes only narrow-band radars are available for target detection. From another perspective, these narrow frequency bands can be viewed as a wide band having a continuous ’gap’ or a block of missing data. The aim of this thesis was to obtain well-resolved targets in spite of this gapped-band, using algorithms based on Compressed Sensing.