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| Project Leader: | Wesley Fuertes wfuertes@tamu.edu Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology |
| Faculty Mentor: | Randolph Stewart, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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Thursday 4:00-5:30 PM; Friday 2:00 – 3:30 PM |
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Team Size:
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4 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Potential to earn co-authorship, opportunity to present at research conferences such as Student Research Week, and potential letters of recommendation |
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Team Needs:
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Experience is not required to join the project. We are looking for enthusiastic students that are able to think creatively, and who are curious about research. |
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Description:
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The ability of investigators to relate indices of cardiac function to structure, mechanical properties, and adaptive processes of ventricles suffers from isolation of complementary fields of study. On one hand, the field of biomechanics has clarified how ventricular wall stress (WS) varies with changes in contractility and wall thickness (WT). On the other, the less-established field of mechanobiology has focused on how ventricular wall thickness and contractility vary with chronic alterations in ventricular wall stress. The purpose of the present work was to create a computational model that integrates biomechanics and mechanobiology to predict the adaptation behaviors of the heart and relate it to indicators of cardiac Function
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