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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - David Koivisto
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle\nPresentation Title: Investigating the Extent of Spinal Cord Involvement from Induced Central Sensitization at a Single Cervical Level\nAbstract:\nRepeated exposure to painful stimuli leads to neuroplastic changes in the central nervous system\, increasing pain sensitivity and separating pain from the original stimulus. Across chronic pain conditions\, these changes are referred to as central sensitization (CS). Current identification of CS is heavily influenced by patient bias and an objective biomarker for CS is needed to refine treatment strategies and improve patient outcomes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of induced CS on motor units (MUs) across spinal levels through electromyography (EMG) and the sensory changes experienced by participants across dermatomes. This study aimed to recruit 24 (N=24) healthy male participants between 18-35 years of age. EMG and clinical sensory assessment measurements are taken at baseline and after the application of the heat/capsaicin model\, used to induce CS. The intervention is applied to the C3/C4 spinal level\, with subsequent testing at myotome and dermatome locations down to the C7 spinal level. Participants performed isometric ramp contractions of 10%\, 35%\, and 55% of their maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) for each muscle. An additional EMG measurement is taken from the level of intervention at 35% MVC following a brief painful stimulus. All EMG data is decomposed to evaluate firing characteristics from the same population of individual MU spike trains\, identified through MU tracking. Sensory testing showed a significant difference to the control group at the C3/C4 level. Early spike train feature results display a decrease in discharge rate across most muscles groups at each MVC level. The sensory results support the use of the modality used to induce CS. EMG may have the potential to be used as a biomarker for CS but\, further analysis is needed to identify\nEMG differences between healthy\, induced pain and CS conditions.\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Dinesh Kumbhare\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-david-koivisto/
LOCATION:MS2158
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SUMMARY:Evaluating Real-World Hand Function after Neurological Injuries
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The recovery of hand function is a key priority after cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) and stroke. Evaluating hand function is essential to measuring the outcomes of new therapies as well as to supporting clinical care\, but observations in the clinic do not fully capture how the hands are being used in a person’s usual home and community environments. Video from wearable cameras (egocentric video) is a form of wearable technology that can provide both detailed information about hand movements as well as valuable contextual information. By leveraging deep learning for the automated analysis of egocentric video\, together with detailed consultations with clinicians and individuals living with SCI and stroke\, we propose novel solutions for how hand function is evaluated in research and clinical care.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/evaluating-real-world-hand-function-after-neurological-injuries/
LOCATION:Toronto Rehabilitation Institute\, 550 University Ave\, 2nd Floor Auditorium\, 550 University Ave\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5G 2A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BME Invited Academic Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251113T130000
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SUMMARY:Probing pediatric cancer protein interactions at single-cell and single molecule scales
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URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/probing-pediatric-cancer-protein-interactions-at-single-cell-and-single-molecule-scales/
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CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:BME 3-Minute Thesis Semifinals
DESCRIPTION:The 3MT competition takes place during the Graduate Student Seminar Time slot. All attendees will be given a credit for attendance counted towards their seminar attendance requirements.  \n\n\n\nHosted by BESA
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/3-minute-thesis-semifinals/
LOCATION:MS2158
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251118T140000
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SUMMARY:Open Defense - The mechano-dynamics of actin in embryonic wound repair
DESCRIPTION:Committee: Tony Harris\, Alison McGuigan \n\n\n\nExternal examiners: Dorothea Godt (CSB)\, Amy Maddox (University of North Carolina)
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/open-defense-the-mechano-dynamics-of-actin-in-embryonic-wound-repair/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Atoosa Ziyaeyan
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle\nPresentation Title: Investigating the interplay between gut microbiome\, monocytes/macrophages\, and osteoarthritis\nSupervisor Name: Sowmya Viswanathan\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-atoosa-ziyaeyan-2/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Nayana Menon
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle\nPresentation Title: Functional MRI in the White Matter: The Roles of Fibre Orientation and Hemodynamics\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Jean Chen\nYear of Study: 3\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-nayana-menon/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Carolina Chavez Madero
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle\nPresentation Title: Using extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 signalling to predict muscle cells fate outcomes\nSupervisor Name: Penney Gilbert\nYear of Study: 6\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-carolina-chavez-madero-3/
LOCATION:MS2158
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UID:52873-1763744100-1763745000@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Rachel Leung
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: MS2158 – 1 King’s College Circle\nPresentation Title: Fracture Prediction using Deep Learning: Pre-Clinical application in Spinal µCT Imaging\nSupervisor Name: Michael Hardisty\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-rachel-leung-2/
LOCATION:MS2158
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