The annual fall Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) meeting was held in Nashville, TN, from Oct 1-4 and was attended by over 1600 individuals representing universities and companies across the country. A listing of presentation topics, members involved and photos are available below. To learn more about the BME REU program, please visit Research Experiences for Undergraduates.

Presentations

1. Nano-structured three-dimensional PLGA increases bladder smooth muscle cell function. Wurster, Susan; Pattison, Megan; Haberstroh, Karen M.; and Webster, Thomas J. Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Oral Roberts University, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University. Mentor(s): Webster, Thomas J. and Haberstroh, Karen M. Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University.

2. Fabrication of Templates on Retinal Tissues. Onyeneho, Nicole A. University of Maryland, Baltimore County-Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. Mentor(s): Ivanisevic, Albena. Purdue University-Department of Biomedical Engineering.

3. Cytoskeletal Responses of Kidney Cells Exposed to Elevated Sustained Hydrostatic Pressure using Various Substrates. Davidson, Jennifer E, Brown, Lauren S.; Martin, Julie S. and Haberstroh, Karen M. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Youngstown State University, Dept. of Interdisciplinary Engineering, Purdue University. Mentor(s): Haberstroh, Karen M. Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University.

4. Exploring Innate Immune Cell Biosensors. Jou, Chinlun; Lottes, Aaron and Oh, Hyunju. North Carolina State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, Department of Biomedical Engineering. Mentor(s): Rundell, Ann and Hutchcroft, Jill. Purdue University, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Biochemistry.

5. Osteoblast function depends on nanofiber alumina grain size. Hillenmeyer, Elaine; Price, Rachel and Webster, Thomas J. . Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Dept. of Boimedical Engineering, Purdue University. Mentor(s): Webster, Thomas J. Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University.

6. Increased osteoblast function of three-dimensional PLGA scaffolds containing nanophase titania. Smith, Tyler; Pattison, Megan; Price, Rachel and Webster, Thomas J. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Christian University, Dept. of Boimedical Engineering, Purdue University. Mentor(s): Webster, Thomas J. Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University.

7. Biomechanics of Spinal Cord Injury. Collins, Meghan E and Ninan, Lal. University of Rhode Island: Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Mentor(s): Shi, Riyi and Stroshine, R.L. Purdue University: Dept of Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

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