![Anesthesiology](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Westenskow1.jpg)
Anesthesiology
Dr. Westenskow uses patient simulators to test the performance enhancement provided by innovative information display designs.
![Cardiac Electrophysiology](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/spitzer1.jpg)
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Dr. Spitzer and collegues study cardiac cellular electrophysiology and cardiac intracellular pH regulation.
![Rat Heart Model](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sachse3.jpg)
Rat Heart Model
Dr. Sachse’s research group developed an electro-mechanical simulation with biventricular model of the rat heart.
![Exploded Polygonal Surface](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Weiss.jpg)
Exploded Polygonal Surface
Dr. Weiss’s group uses computational techniques to investigate biomechanics and healing of tissues.
![Preventing IV Infections](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hitchcock%20dualcap%20accelerator.png)
Preventing IV Infections
Catheter Connections, the Medical Accelerator program’s first success, manufactures DualCap devices to keep IVs sterile.
![Intraocular Drug Delivery](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ambati.png)
Intraocular Drug Delivery
An intraocular drug delivery device used by Dr. Ambati for treating macular degeneration.
![Infrared hearing?](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Infrared%20photostimulation.png)
Infrared hearing?
Dr. Rabbitt’s group can stimulate neurons using penetrating infrared light, potentially improving hearing or other sensory prostheses.
![Magnet Resonance Tomography](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CVRTI1.jpg)
Magnet Resonance Tomography
Dr. Sachse and collegues use digital image processing to aid in the diagnosis of various pathologies.
![Lectin Conjugates](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kopecek1.jpg)
Lectin Conjugates
Kopecek’s research group designed, synthesized and evaluated lectin – HPMA copolymer drug conjugates.
![Smart Biomaterials](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Smart%20Biomaterials.png)
Smart Biomaterials
Self-assembly and electrostatic interactions drive the gelation of polymer-protein hybrid hydrogels developed by the Kopecek group.
![Human Foot Model](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/brown1.jpg)
Human Foot Model
Dr. Brown’s group developed a six degree-of-freedom model of the human talocrural, subtalar and talonavicular joints.
![Honeycomb Hydrogels](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kopecek3.jpg)
Honeycomb Hydrogels
Dr. Kopecek’s group deals with the design and synthesis of novel hybrid hydrogel systems.
![Cell Migration](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shiu2.jpg)
Cell Migration
Dr. Shiu and her research group investigate the biophysical and biochemical bases of vascular cell migration.
![Planar Waveguide](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/waveguide.jpg)
Planar Waveguide
A planar waveguide Drs. Christensen and Herron use in a fluorescence immunoassay instrument.
![Fibronectin Fibrils](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Masaaki2.jpg)
Fibronectin Fibrils
Dr. Ed Clark’s research group investigates the effects of mechanical stress on actin cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix.
![Models of Genetic Networks](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Myers1.jpg)
Models of Genetic Networks
Dr. Myers’s group is developing methods for modeling and analyzing genetic networks using stochastic asynchronous circuits.
![Targeted Cancer Drugs](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kopecek2.jpg)
Targeted Cancer Drugs
Kopecek’s research group has developed a new approach for targeted delivery of anticancer drugs.
![Growth Cone Navigation](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hlady1.jpg)
Growth Cone Navigation
Dr. Hlady’s research group investigates the navigation of neurons on a pattern of inhibitory signals.
![Cardiac MRI](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dibella1.jpg)
Cardiac MRI
Dr. DiBella and colleagues are developing new ways to acquire and process dynamic contrast MRI data to determine regional blood flow.
![Silken Packaging](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ghandehari%20SELP%20AFM.png)
Silken Packaging
Gene therapeutics are delivered in silk-elastinlike protein polymers developed by the Ghandehari lab.
![Sticky Kisses of P. californica](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/stewart1.jpg)
Sticky Kisses of P. californica
Dr. Stewart and colleagues find bonding mechanism used by P. californica to build protective tubes.
![Skeleton in the Scanner](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/UCAIR2.jpg)
Skeleton in the Scanner
Researchers at the UCAIR demonstrate micro-computed tomography images.
![Tissue Engineering](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tresco11.jpg)
Tissue Engineering
Researchers at the Keck Center work to rebuild damaged tissues of the brain, spinal cord and vocal tissue.
![Mapping the Heart](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Macleod%20Cardiac%20Mapping.png)
Mapping the Heart
Measurements and simulations run by the MacLeod lab at the SCI Institute show electrical activity of the heart through time and space.
![Anti-thrombotic coating](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Grainger%20Anti-thrombotic%20Coating.png)
Anti-thrombotic coating
The Grainger lab is developing a heparin-enriching surface coating to improve biocompatibility of blood contacting materials.
![Gene Delivery](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/3f4fa1269ee5355df8d2af9f9e80e238.png)
Gene Delivery
Sung Wan Kim has designed innovative polymers such as these gene delivery micelles for over 35 years.
![Respiration Models](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Saam2.jpg)
Respiration Models
Dr. Saam’s research group develops 3D biologically based fluid-dynamics models for respiration in the mammalian respiratory tract.
![Genomic Signal Processing](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/OA.jpg)
Genomic Signal Processing
Orly Alter discovers cellular mechanisms and predicts the outcome of cancers from mathematical modeling of DNA microarray data.
![Reconstruction Algorithms](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Zeng2.jpg)
Reconstruction Algorithms
Dr. Zeng’s research group is developing reconstruction algorithms for new semiconductor (CZT) nuclear medicine gamma-ray cameras.
![Neural Engineering](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tresco10.jpg)
Neural Engineering
Researchers at the Keck Center study biomaterials which may induce tissue oprganization.
![Brain Interface](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/UEA.jpg)
Brain Interface
Dr. Normann and collegues investigate neuroprosthetics and vision neurophysiology.
![Living Heart Cells](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/spitzer3.jpg)
Living Heart Cells
Dr. Spitzer and collegues use confocal microscopy to study living heart cells.
![Human Heart Model](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sachse1.jpg)
Human Heart Model
Image of anatomical model of human heart constructed from Visible Female data set done by Dr. Sachse’s research group.
![Sensor Networks](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Henderson2.jpg)
Sensor Networks
Dr. Henderson’s research group is developing a network that mimics biological systems, with applications in physiological monitoring.
![Ultrasonic Drug Delivery](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rapoport1.jpg)
Ultrasonic Drug Delivery
Dr. Rapoport’s research group investigates uptake of localized drugs by tumor cells, triggered by local ultrasound.
![Basilar Tip Aneurysm](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/parker1.jpg)
Basilar Tip Aneurysm
Dr. Dennis Parker and colleagues are developing high resolution MRA protocol and a segmentation algorithm
![Fibroblast Coil](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tresco7.jpg)
Fibroblast Coil
Researchers at the Keck Center have developed a number of drug delivery devices.
![Mathematics of Heart Attacks](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Keener.jpg)
Mathematics of Heart Attacks
Dr. Keener investigates the dynamics of cardiac arrhythmias and the mechanisms of fibrillation.
![Wound Closure](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shiu1.jpg)
Wound Closure
Dr. Yan-Ting Shiu and her research group investigate the development of cardiovascular complications in diabetes.
![Preventing HIV](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kiser%20HIV%20Prevention.png)
Preventing HIV
Novel microbicide-releasing polymers developed by the Kiser group aim to prevent HIV infection in third-world countries.
![Real-Time Microarrays](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Blair1.jpg)
Real-Time Microarrays
Dr. Blair and colleagues develop technologies for the application of protein and expression arrays and rapid screenings of pathogens.
![Glial Precursors](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tresco2.jpg)
Glial Precursors
The Keck Center investigates factors that influence orientation of Precursor-derived Astrocytes.
![Actin Filament Orientation](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Masaaki1.jpg)
Actin Filament Orientation
Dr. Ed Clark’s research groupstudies the effects of mechanical stress on actin cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix.
![Crawling Cancer](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/f5cb7eb7e1c357d904d4c773843d7fe0.png)
Crawling Cancer
Dr. Holman has identified proteins that play roles in the regulation of cancer cell movement.
![Tissue Engineering](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tresco3.jpg)
Tissue Engineering
The Keck Center uses protein-resistant coating to promote cell responses with high degrees of bioactivity.
![Tissue Integration](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Grainger%20Tissue%20Integration.png)
Tissue Integration
The Grainger lab characterizes and models macrophage activation in an effort to reduce the immune response to implant biomaterials
![Probing molecules](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/HarrisRamanScope.jpg)
Probing molecules
The Harris group uses advanced microscopy and spectroscopy techniques to analyze individual molecules and complex surfaces.
![Dosing for Organ Motion](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Joshi%20Lung%20Tumor%20Sz.png)
Dosing for Organ Motion
A lung model developed at the SCI Institute by Sarong Joshi helps clinicians adjust tumor radiation dosing for breathing motion.
![OBOC Library Screening](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kopecek4.jpg)
OBOC Library Screening
Dr. Kopecek’s group works on a HPMA copolymer based drug delivery system for targeted chemotherapy of lymphoma.
![Water on the Brain](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hsu%20Water%20on%20the%20Brain.png)
Water on the Brain
Staining brain tissue enables Dr. Hsu to study hydrocephalus on the cellular level.
![Heart Waves](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sachse2.jpg)
Heart Waves
Dr. Sachse’s research group simulates an electrophysiological scroll wave in static model of heart wall.
![Novel SPECT](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Zeng1.jpg)
Novel SPECT
Dr. Zeng’s research group is investigating a novel spinning slit gamma camera that provides high resolution images for small animal SPECT.
![Calculus Made Easy](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rabbitt1.jpg)
Calculus Made Easy
Dr. Rabbitt and colleagues find that hair-cell/afferent synapses perform a mathematical derivative.
![Neural Processing](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/White%20Neural%20Synchronization.png)
Neural Processing
With systems that interact with neural networks, the White Lab strives to learn basics of brain function.
![Dual-Modality PET/CT](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kadrmas1.jpg)
Dual-Modality PET/CT
Dr. Kadrmas is developing algorithms and methods to improve both PET lesion detectability performance and quantitative accuracy.
![Microanalytics](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Porter%20uAnalytics.jpg)
Microanalytics
Surface enhanced Raman Scattering is one of many microanalytical techniques Marc Porter’s group uses for miniature and high-throughput diagnostics.
![Aggrecan Adhesion Map](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hlady3.jpg)
Aggrecan Adhesion Map
Dr. Hlady’s research group investigates the assembly of aggrecan in a network of non-adhesive mesh.
![X-ray CT of the Heart](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/UCAIR3.jpg)
X-ray CT of the Heart
Dr. Frederic Noo’s group tests X-ray CT reconstruction algorithms using analytical heart model they created.
![Hollow Fiber Membranes](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tresco1.jpg)
Hollow Fiber Membranes
Some of the Keck Center’s efforts are currently focused on tissue remodeling within the CNS.
![Drug Resistance](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rapoport2.jpg)
Drug Resistance
Dr. Rapoport’s research group investigates multidrug resistant cells, which are sensitized by polymeric micelles.
![Deep Brain Stimulation](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Dorval%20Deep%20Brain%20Stimulation.png)
Deep Brain Stimulation
The Dorval Lab is developing safer patterns of electrical stimulation to reduce tremor caused by Parkinson’s and other diseases.
![Mapping the Brain](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/anderson%20brain%20map.png)
Mapping the Brain
The Anderson group correlates sensory processing to areas of activity in the brain using sophisticated live imaging techniques.
![Axon Actin Stain](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hlady2.jpg)
Axon Actin Stain
Dr. Hlady’s research group studies axon (green) navigation through a permissive (dark) and inhibitory (red) surface pattern.