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Save the Date: Basics of Blast Physics and Simulation for Injury Studies
Dr. Sarah Bentil at Iowa State University is hosting a 2-day course taught by Dave Ritzel titled “ Basics of Blast Physics and...


Eleanor Anderson-Zych ASA Outstanding Paper
Eleanor Anderson-Zych received the Outstanding Paper by an Early Career Presenter Award from the ASA Technical Committee on Computational Acoustics for presenting " A computational investigation of cavitation-induced traumatic brain injury as a result of high-powered microwave exposure” . Eleanor is part of the Johnsen Group at the University of Michigan. Congratulations!


In the News: Brain Injury Concerns in TOPGUN Aviators
Top-Gun Navy Pilots Fly at the Extremes. Their Brains May Suffer article by Dave Philipps on New York Times website For years, the Navy...


PANTHER Talk: Dr. Dan Perl on Blast Brain Pathology
PANTHER extends thanks to Dr. Perl for giving an outstanding PANTHER talk in December 2024 on Human Studies of Military TBI and Other...


Resource: DoD Blast Overpressure Reference and Information Guide
Known as the (D-BOP RIG), this is a great reference created with data collected by the USUHS CONQUER program. Note: PANTHER did not...


Recommended Video: 2023 CTE Talk by Ann McKee
In 2023 Dr. Ann McKee gave a talk at Viterbo University in Wisconsin The Inconvenient Truth about CTE If you are a mild-TBI researcher...


New ONR Funding Awarded
define the connection between pulsed microwave exposure and injury to define biophysical safety limits


In the News: Chronic TBI in Navy's Speedboat Crews
The following article by Dave Philipps of the New York Times shows tragic deterioration in the lives of the Navy's Special Boat Teams...


Advanced Blast Simulator (ABS) Commissioned at Iowa State
CARES Lab at Iowa State University Coordinator: Dr. Sarah A. Bentil Advanced Blast Simulator (ABS) Commissioned at Iowa State...


PANTHER at MHSRS 2024
PANTHER researchers presented 5 posters and gave 1 talk at the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium


Cortical Spheroids for the study of sustained compression brain injury
This article highlights the work of Brown University Profs Diane Hoffman-Kim and Haneesh Kesari - a fruitful PANTHER collaboration. Under...


Panther Workshop 2024
The PANTHER team gathered in Madison, WI in September for the annual workshop We enjoyed warm weather as we ate lunch outside on the...


Prof. Theva on Wisconsin Public Radio: Concussion Prevention
Wisconsin researchers weigh in on concussion prevention innovations in sports Wisconsin Public Radio's Wisconsin Today interviewed...


PANTHER Workshop Poster Awards 2024
Congratulations! First place - Rafael D. González-Cruz Second Place - Carissa Roper Third Place - Kevin Eckstein


First Hospital Use of TBI Blood Test: i-STAT TBI
https://www.drugtargetreview.com/news/152300/revolutionary-blood-test-identifies-patients-with-brain-injuries/ The blood test looks for...


Pressure Sensor Initial Testing
The Andrews’ Lab had the opportunity to test their newly designed pressure sensors within Sarah Bentil’s shock tube at Iowa State...


Publication: Can the foam in combat helmets wear out over time?
A new collaborative study was recently published in the the Journal of Applied Polymer Science to show how factors that affect the...


In the News: Marine Mammal Brain Injuries
Science published an article outlining some possible connections between human blast-brain injuries and the theories of what may cause...


In the News: Blast Exposure and Suicide
On July 23, 2024 the OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE released its Report on Incidence of Military Suicides by Military Job Code...


PANTHER Postdoc Joins John Carroll University
Congratulations to Benjamin Grossman-Ponemon, PhD who recently joined the faculty of the Physics department at John Carroll University...
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