Summer Research Institute

IMSI Summer Institute 2024_Flyer The IMSI Summer Institute is an interdisciplinary research and training incubator that involves a network of faculty spanning 21 institutions across the country. Each research team…

Research Workshop – IMSI Introduction

Kick off meeting for Summer Research Institute being hosted around the United States. Students arrived on campus to begin projects at University of California, Irvine this week. Meeting will cover…

Research Workshop – Isolated Muscle Experiments

Research workshop discussing the differences in isolated muscle experiments ranging from in situ to ex vivo techniques that are used in the field. Presented by Dr. Kiisa Nishikawa (NAU), Dr.…

Research Workshop – Computational Muscle Modeling

Research workshop on integrating computational modeling and biophysical experiments to investigate and illustrate the molecular basis of muscle contraction. Presented by Dr. Bruce Tanner (Washington State University) 

Research Workshop – Muscle Work Loops

Research workshop discussing ex vivo muscle work loops of hawk moths, covering work loop basics, considerations when mounting isolated muscle, how to set up initial inputs, and work loop data.…

Research Workshops – Sensorimotor Feedback

Research workshop discussing movement emerging from through hierarchical set of sensorimotor loops. Presented by Dr. James Finley (University of Southern California) and Dr. Kelli Sharp (University of California, Irvine).