The focus of the seminar series is to call for experts related to academia and research in the areas related to biomechanics, variability, motor disorders, physical therapy, and related studies.

Presentation Title: Understanding the Cardiovascular System using Image-based Cardiovascular Mechanics and Hemodynamics

Presentation Abstract:

From the fundamental structure of myocardial tissue to the flow of blood through the heart and cardiovascular system, imaging and biomechanics provide a unique understanding of health and disease. This talk will cover some of our latest developments using imaging, biomechanics and hemodynamics to understand fundamental physiology in iPSC derived engineered heart tissues, genetic cardiomyopathies, and aortic dissection.

About the speaker:

Dr. David Nordsletten is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Cardiac Surgery (University of Michigan), a visiting professor in Cardiovascular Biomechanics (King’s College London), and editor-in-chief of Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology (BMMB, Springer-Nature). His research focuses on the biomechanics of the heart and cardiovascular system, with particular interest and emphasis in the integration of medical imaging and biomechanics. He has a broad background in biomechanics, cardiac mechanics, hemodynamics, magnetic resonance phase contrast imaging, magnetic resonance elastography and image-based computational modeling as well as numerical methods, numerical analysis, and computational software development.