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Our objective is to develop a form factor that provides continuous and accurate fetal heart rate during all processes and procedures involved in the surgical delivery of the fetus. Funding support for this multidisciplinary educational project was pr ... ovided, in part, by the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, to Dr. Sherri Bucher. Read more

Kidney Disease refers to the improper filtering of waste and excess fluid from the body. Acute Kidney Injury, a form of kidney disease, affects 30-50% of hospitalized infants [1]. For the infant population, peritoneal dialysis (PD) via a catheter is ... the preferred treatment modality over hemodialysis [2]. Currently, there are not any official and practical solutions to treat infants suffering from kidney disease. With the help of our sponsors, our team sought to address this issue. As part of the project, our team focused on developing a catheter and finding a minimally-invasive procedure by which the catheters can be placed. Two existing techniques that are used to place catheters in the peritoneal cavity of infants include: laparoscopic surgery and the seldinger technique [2]. Read more

Overall, it is expected that 268,490 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year and estimated that 1,414,259 people worldwide were diagnosed in 2020, making it the fourth most diagnosed cancer in the world. Removal of t ... he prostate is one of the most common treatments to prevent the spread of cancer to different organs. The removed prostate is sent to the lab to diagnose the severity of cancer (tumor size and location) and is sliced into sections. The tissue slices must be of uniform thickness to allow for proper area calculations of the tumor. If the slices are not of uniform thickness it can lead to improper diagnoses of cancer. The goal is to create a device to assist medical professionals in creating uniformly thick slices of prostates post-prostatectomy. Read more

Currently, infants born with heart conditions in need of pacing are treated using the smallest traditional pacemaker on the market, which is still considerably large for patients who are less than one year old. This is done by placing the pacemaker i ... n infants' abdomen then running the leads up to the heart, a procedure which has been in practice for the past 30 years. In 2016, the FDA approved the use of the MicraTM Pacemaker by Medtronic, known for its significantly smaller dimensions and leadless adaptation. This pacemaker would be an ideal alternative for current pediatric pacemaker implantation surgeries allowing a more fitting size in infant patients. However, there lies a crucial problem with the MicraTM: it is a pacemaker designed to be implanted directly into the heart of an adult patient. Direct implantation is an impossible task for infant populations considering their heart is about the size of a walnut (25-35 cubic centimeters). The goal of this project is to design an adapter prototype that would allow for the MicraTM to be used in the same fashion as the current pacemaker that uses leads. This would allow cardiac electrophysiologists to utilize the smaller MicraTM pacemaker, while also allowing the device to remain outside of the heart. Succeeding in this task will result in an adapted pacemaker that is proportional to the size of infants, use of the most advanced technology on the market, and the ability to produce products with reduced costs within a limited customer population. Read more

This ePortfolio includes detailed showcases of my activities as part of the IUPUI Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (IPREP program) including conferences attended and a poster about my research. It also includes previous research and extr ... acurricular activities that I was involved in before coming to IUPUI. Read more

I attended Indy Hunger Network's Food Pantry Summit in order to gain a better understanding of what community service looks like on a very wide scale, as well as to network with nonprofit professionals from around Indianapolis.

The opioid crisis had a detrimental impact on a variety of health outcomes, raised the economic burden, and reduced access to effective, evidence-based therapies over time. The project's purpose is to evaluate whether opioid usage for dental pain man ... n management was a problem of dental provider shortage or whether a lack of access to oral health services contributed to the use of opioids for pain management. Read more

As a CEA for the AMP, I assist with the operations for two exercise clinics for people with disabilities. We work with children and adults with disabilities in a personal training like experience that gives students majoring in exercise science the o ... pportunity to train a client with a disability. Read more

A glimpse into my career goals, accomplishments, and experiences thus far at IUPUI.

I am an intern with the Office of Sustainability and am employed as an Urban Garden Manager. Throughout the past year, I have worked on increasing community engagement, researching sustainable agriculture practices, and maintaining IUPUI's two campus ... ampus gardens. Through this internship I was able to participate in the CEA program to grow my knowledge of the many ways I can serve my community. Read more