Physics of Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment

Presentations

• Title: Mechanophysiology of organs for disease classification and diagnosisAuthor: Neelesh A. PatankarAddress: Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Sciences & Applied Math, Northwestern University

  ORAL · Invited

  March 17, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 17, 2026, 12:36 PM

  Publication: 1. Direct and Retrograde Wave Propagation in Unidirectionally Coupled Wilson-Cowan Oscillators; G Elisha, R Gast, S Halder, SA Solla, PJ Kahrilas, JE Pandolfino, NA Patankar; Physical Review Letters 134 (5), 058401, 2025.
  
  2. Enhancing Chicago Classification diagnoses with functional lumen imaging probe—mechanics (FLIP‐MECH); S Halder, J Yamasaki, X Liu, DA Carlson, W Kou, PJ Kahrilas, JE Pandolfino, NA Patankar; Neurogastroenterology & Motility 36 (8), e14841, 2024.
  
  3. Blood–wall fluttering instability as a physiomarker of the progression of thoracic aortic aneurysms; TY Zhao, EMI Johnson, G Elisha, S Halder, BC Smith, BD Allen, M Markl, NA Patankar; Nature Biomedical Engineering 7 (12), 1614-1626, 2024.

  Presenters

  • Neelesh A Patankar

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
    • Northwestern University

  Authors

  • Neelesh A Patankar

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
    • Northwestern University

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• Amyloid Beta Mutation Inhibits Presynaptic Spontaneous Release Rate and Vesicle Pool Size During Synaptic Plasticity

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 17, 2026, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Michael W Gramlich

    • Auburn University

  Authors

  • Michael W Gramlich

    • Auburn University

  • Miranda Reed

    • Auburn University

  • Paxton Wilson

    • Auburn University

  • Brennan Plank

    • Auburn University

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• Modeling Inhalation-Driven Orthopoxvirus Infection: Mechanophysiological Insights into Smallpox and Mpox Exposure

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 12:48 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:00 PM

  Publication: Yeasin, M., Akash, M. M. H., Malakar, A., Borojeni, A. A., Tummala, A., Wu, J., ... & Basu, S. (2025). Decoding the mechanophysiology for inhaled onset of smallpox with model-based implications for mpox spread. medRxiv.

  Presenters

  • Mohammad Yeasin

    • South Dakota State University

  Authors

  • Mohammad Yeasin

    • South Dakota State University

  • Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Akash

    • Florida A&M University
    • Florida State University

  • Arijit Chakravarty

    • Fractal Therapeutics

  • Julia R Port

    • Laboratory of Transmission Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

  • Saikat Basu

    • South Dakota State University

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• Investigating deposition efficiency ratio of intranasal spray device within human respiratory models: Fusing experiments and simulations

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:00 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Publication: Md Tariqul Hossain, Abir Malakar, Mohammad Yeasin, William O'Connell, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Akash, Azadeh Borojeni, Devranjan Samanta, Gerallt Williams, Joshua Reineke, Goncalo Farias, Sunghwan Jung, Julie Suman, Saikat Basu. Mechanics-guided parametric modeling of intranasal spray devices and formulations for targeted drug delivery to the nasopharynx. (2025) arXiv:2510.15279

  Presenters

  • William O'Connell

    • South Dakota State University

  Authors

  • William O'Connell

    • South Dakota State University

  • Mohammad Yeasin

    • South Dakota State University

  • Md Tariqul Hossain

    • South Dakota State University

  • Saikat Basu

    • South Dakota State University

  • Julie Suman

    • Aptar Pharma

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• Stability Analysis of Muscle-Driven Deformation in the Esophageal Wall: Insights into the Mechanisms of Corkscrew Esophagus

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Xinyi Liu

    • Northwestern University

  Authors

  • Xinyi Liu

    • Northwestern University

  • Leroy J Jia

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology

  • Wenjun Kou

    • Northwestern University

  • Dustin A Carlson

    • Northwestern University

  • Peter J Kahrilas

    • Northwestern University

  • John E Pandolfino

    • Northwestern University

  • Neelesh A Patankar

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
    • Northwestern University

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• Precise Flow Regulation and Gradient Shaping in Microfluidic Devices via Bias-Controlled Mixers

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:24 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Alyssa Ramcharan

    • Georgia Southern University

  Authors

  • Alyssa Ramcharan

    • Georgia Southern University

  • Grant Cook

    • Oak Street Health, Augusta GA

  • Dwayne G Stupack

    • Moore's Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, CA

  • Dragos Amarie

    • Georgia Southern University

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• Acoustic Trapping of Cholesterol Particles in Coronary Arteries: Angiographic and Machine Learning Analysis

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:36 PM – March 17, 2026, 1:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Jayden Shah

    • Lake Central HS and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Methodist Hospital, Merrillville

  Authors

  • Thach Nguyen

    • Methodist Hospital

  • Jayden Shah

    • Lake Central HS and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Methodist Hospital, Merrillville

  • Danh C Vo

    • School of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

  • Lam B Phan

    • Tan Tao University School of Medicine

  • Duc H Phan

    • Tan Tao University School of Medicine

  • Vu H Vu

    • University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospitals, at Ho Chi Minh City

  • Binh Q Truong

    • University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospitals, at Ho Chi Minh City

  • Michael Gibson

    • Baim Institute of Clinical Research, Harvard medical School

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• Overview of Radiopharmaceutical Therapy

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 1:48 PM – March 17, 2026, 2:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Jennifer M Pursley

    • Mayo Clinic

  Authors

  • Jennifer M Pursley

    • Mayo Clinic

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• MRI-Readable Radiation Dosimetry at Low Magnetic Field (64 mT)

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 2:00 PM – March 17, 2026, 2:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Kaitlyn M Betz

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder

  Authors

  • Kaitlyn M Betz

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder

  • Samuel D Oberdick

    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Stephen E Russek

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder

  • Kathryn E Keenan

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder

  • Eric Johnson

    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Kalina V Jordanova

    • Department of Radiology, Stanford

  • David Dunkerley

    • University of Colorado School of Medicine

  • Gregory P Penoncello

    • University of Colorado School of Medicine

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• The Catastrophic Shadow: War Impacts on the Educational System of Sudan, with a Focus on Al-Neelain University, Faculty of Science and Technology

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 2:12 PM – March 17, 2026, 2:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Isamaldin H Badawi

    • University of Rome

  Authors

  • Sarah Ashmeg

    • University of Pittsburgh Med Ctr

  • Isamaldin H Badawi

    • University of Rome

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• Sensitivity Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Patterns

  ORAL

  March 17, 2026, 2:24 PM – March 17, 2026, 2:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Eva Stokelj

    • University of Ljubljana

  Authors

  • Urban Simoncic

    • University of Ljubljana

  • Eva Stokelj

    • University of Ljubljana

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