Special Thanks to The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group for supporting the Trainee Awards!

With gratitude to the 2020 Planning Committee.

The online IMAG-AND Futures meeting featured Multiscale Modeling Trainees who presented their MSM research in the context of the IMAG-AND meeting (rescheduled for March 17-18, 2021).

The trainee podium and poster competitions have been conducted on the IMAG wiki. To see all podium presentations, please visit the agenda here.

Submitted posters were judged according to a rubric by a panel of judges comprised of planning committee members. Questions and comments on all the posters can be submitted below, click here to view them here.

 

Winners:

"Multiscale Model of Pregnancy-induced Heart Growth: Integrating Hormonal Signaling and Mechanics",

 

Trainee Oral Presentation Competition Winner

 

Kyoko Yoshida, University of Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Towards a multiscale synthesis of skin regeneration:

Single cell transcriptomics and modeling reveal functional fibroblast heterogeneity in skin wounds",

Trainee Oral Presentation Competition Honorable Mention

Christian Guerrero-Juarez, UC-Irvine

 

 

 

 

“Integrating multiple scales and imaging modalities to predict tumor response for individual patients and generate personalized therapy regimens”,

Trainee Oral Presentation Competition Honorable Mention

Angela Jarrett, U. Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Integrating machine learning in multiscale modeling for blood flow and platelet-mediated thrombosis initiation”,

 

Trainee Oral Presentation Competition Honorable Mention

 

Peng Zhang, Stony Brook University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Investigating Waning of Influenza Vaccine Induced Immunity with a Multi-Scale Modeling Approach",

 

Trainee Poster Competition 1st Place Winner

 

Ariel Nikas, Emory University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Self-Organization of Honeycombing in an Agent-Based Model of Lung Fibrosis",

 

Trainee Poster Competition Honorable Mention

 

Jacob Herrmann, University of Vermont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Biomechanics of Cervical Funneling in High-Risk Pregnancies",

 

Trainee Poster Competition Honorable Mention

 

Erin Louwagie, Columbia University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judging:

Poster is well organized without too many words, Information is presented in a logical sequence (1- Poor to 5- Excellent)

Introduction is attention-getting, lays out the problem well, and establishes a framework for the project (1- Poor to 5- Excellent)

Methods adequately described (1- Poor to 5- Excellent)

Results are presented in an organized and easy to understand manner (1- Poor to 5- Excellent)

Discussion/Conclusion follow from the study results (1- Poor to 5- Excellent)

The study is innovative and presents new, creative ideas (1- Poor to 5- Excellent)

 

Prizes:

1st place: $200

Honorable mention $100

Honorable mention $100