Collaborators

Bert Tanner, Ph.D.

 

Dr. Tanner is an expert in computational modeling and complex analysis of biophysical processes. He is an assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University. He will perform stochastic length perturbation analysis on individual fibers, a technique that will allow us to infer molecular kinematics from cellular forces.

 

https://voiland.wsu.edu/faculty-staff/bert-tanner/

 

Larry David, Ph.D.

 

Dr. David is director of the Proteomics Shared Resource and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Oregon Health and Science University. He is an expert in proteomic analysis and has focused his research efforts on characterizing proteins using mass spectrometry since 1997.

 

http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/departments/basic-science-departments/biochemistry-molecular-biology/faculty/larry-david.cfm

 

Hans Dreyer, Ph.D

Dr. Dreyer has conducted studies of human muscle biology for over 18 years and performing percutaneous needle muscle biopsies at the University of Oregon since 2010. He has held a license to practice physical therapy and has extensive experience working with older adults in the context of physical rehabilitation.

 

https://muscle.uoregon.edu/

 

Karina Nakyama, Ph.D

 

Dr. Nakyama is an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Oregon Health & Science University. Her research focuses on developing regenerative biomaterials, aiming to improve therapies for cardiovascular diseases and musculoskeletal injuries.

 

https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/nakayama-lab

 

Megan Vidt, Ph.D

 

Dr. Vidt is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Penn State. Her research focuses on using a variety of imaging techniques to explain the musculoskeletal biomechanics that contribute to the mobility and functionality of the upper limb. Her goal is to find better rehabilitation treatments to help patients with upper limb injuries

 

https://www.bme.psu.edu/department/directory-detail-g.aspx?q=mzv130