PANTHER at IFBIC in Tokyo, Japan

International Forum on Blast Injury Countermeasures

Panther's Prof. Carlsen will attend to present her novel computational modeling framework that integrates numerical modeling approaches with experimentally measured neuronal injury data to predict the risk of neuronal injury following repetitive blast exposure. The framework focuses on cavitation-induced injury, i.e. damage caused by the formation of cavities due to high tension (negative pressure), which has been hypothesized to be a potential mechanism of primary injury from blast waves.

More about IFBIC:

International cross-disciplinary investigation of physical causes of blast injury, vulnerability of anatomical systems and their functions to blasts, and methods to prevent, mitigate, and treat blast injuries.

In recent years, attacks using explosive devices occur frequently not only on battlefields and in regions of conflict but also in urban areas due to terrorism, resulting in a large number of blast injury victims. International cross-disciplinary collaboration is essential to investigate physical causes of blast injury, to characterize the vulnerability of anatomical systems and their functions to blasts, and to develop the means to prevent, mitigate and treat blast injuries.

The objectives for the 9th Forum include:

1. Assembly of an international forum focused on multi-disciplinary science and medicine necessary to increase our understanding of blast injury and its countermeasures from bench to bedside

2. Achieving a mutual understanding of international efforts in blast injury research

3. Identifying knowledge gaps and overlapping efforts requiring collaborative research

4. Increasing understanding, promoting further collaboration, and sharing of information to improve prevention, clinical diagnosis, and treatment addressing the entire spectrum of blast-related injuries