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Fall 2023: The Mathematical Modeling of a Dinosaur Cardiovascular System

Affiliations: Aggie Research Mentoring Program
Project Leader: Mackenzie Landis
mackenzie.landis@tamu.edu
Biomedical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Luke Lyons, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
TBA
Team Size:
4
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
Opportunity to become a full member of the research group and possibility of attending and/or presenting at research conferences
Team Needs:
Ability to understand and perform complex math, ability to analyze research
Description:
One of the biggest mysteries of the scientific community is dinosaurs. The only proof we have of their existence is their fossilized remains found deep within the earth. Despite this proof of life, there are still many unanswered questions surrounding the dinosaurs including what they looked like, how they functioned, and how their various organ systems are different from ours. Due to the lack of soft tissue remains, the answers to these questions were believed to lie with the dinosaurs. Our goal is to scale a human cardiovascular mathematical model all the way to a that of dinosaur. This will be done through the matematical analysis of human, avian, and therapod hearts to create a mathematical theoretical model for the function and structure of therapod cardiovascular systems.

Written by:
América Soto-Arzat
Published on:
August 18, 2023

Categories: FullTags: Fall 2023

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