| Affiliations: | Research Intensive Community for Undergraduates Summer Program |
| Project Leader: | Shannon Ingram sni94@tamu.edu Biomedical Engineering |
| Faculty Mentor: | Michael Moreno, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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Summer 2016 (complete) |
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Team Size:
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3 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Impress the graduate students to become a full member of the lab. Explore bTBI and the use of MRIs. Develop skills in design and problem solving. |
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Team Needs:
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We would prefer that the students that have some experience in Solidworks. |
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Description:
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Students selected for this team will aid an investigation of blast induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) which occurs when a shock wave from high explosive detonation travels through the brain. This injury has impacted as many as 20% of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and causes PTSD –like symptoms. We are developing diagnostic and research imaging systems that will enable us to perform MR elastography imaging to map mechanical changes in brain tissue after exposure to blast waves produced by a compressed gas shock tube. Additionally, interns will aid in development and improvement of the compressed gas shock tube system. Specifically, interns will: •Perform blast studies, •design elastography equipment, •3d print components, •perform MRI imaging studies, and •analyze imaging data. If interested in this project and the opportunity to contribute to the investigation of bTBI and its mechanism of injury to ease diagnosis and develop prevention and treatment, contact the team leader. |