IMSI faculty and student researchers at SICB 2025
IMSI is proud to announce the participation of our distinguished faculty and talented students at the upcoming Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) 2025 Annual Meeting. This event brings together leading researchers and emerging scholars to share groundbreaking work in biology and related disciplines. IMSI representatives will be presenting their latest findings, contributing to symposia, and leading discussions that highlight the depth and innovation of our institute’s research. Below, you’ll find the schedule of presentations and talks featuring our IMSI community members. We hope to see you there!
The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology – Atlanta, GA, 3-7 January, 2025 – Meeting Website
Saturday, January 04
9:30 – 9:45 am
Location: A704
Exploring variations in bobcat (Lynx rufus) locomotion across varied environmental conditions
Katrina Moore
Navigating environments
Concurrent session
11:00-11:15 am
International Salon 10
μCT of hawkmoths and silk moths reveals distinct muscle morphologies for hovering vs. bobbing flight
Joanna Baker
Flapping from big to small
Concurrent session
2:00-2:15 pm
International Salon 6
Effects of early-life exercise on tendon morphological and mechanical properties
Apolo Ibanez Rincon
Muscle Ch-ch-ch-changes
Concurrent session
2:15 – 2:30 pm
International Salon 6
Performance enhancing drug? Effects of genipin on rat muscle-tendon units
Miles Miguel Valencia
Muscle Ch-ch-ch-changes
Concurrent session
3:30-5:30
Atrium Ballroom, P1-60
Individual Mechanisms of Balance Control: Modulating Lower Leg Stiffness in Humans
Lauren Infantino
Morphology and Mechanics
Poster session
3:30-5:30 pm
Atrium Ballroom, P1-140
Machine Learning for Estimating In Vivo Muscle Force in Rat Plantarflexors
Shu Gong
Steven Vogel Best Student Poster Competition
Poster session
3:30 – 5:30 pm
Atrium Ballroom, P1-67
Influence of Variation in Individual Capacity on Balance Performance in Walking
Nishita Vaddella & Ilana Plager
Session Step in time: control of locomotion
Poster session
3:30 – 5:30 pm
Atrium Ballroom, P1-59
Effect of countermovement depth on jump performance in guinea fowl
Cesar Jacques Ibarra & Ava Sirignano
Session: Step in time: control of locomotion
Poster session
Sunday, January 5
3:30 -5:30 pm
Atrium Ballroom, P2-170
Material Properties of Kangaroo and Lab Rat Tail Tendons
Kelli Chung
Step in time: control of locomotion
Poster Session
3:30 – 5:30 pm
Atrium Ballroom, P2-171
Effects of Genipin on Tendon Mechanical Properties
Hanna Chow
Session: Step in time: control of locomotion
Poster Session
Monday, January 6
8:30-8:45 am
Location: A703
The evolution of the muscle-tendon unit in mice selected for high levels of voluntary wheel running
Natalie Holt
Morphology and Mechanics
Special Session
8:30– 8:45 am
International Salon 2-3
Predictive simulation of quadrupedal gaits using proximal policy optimization
Jacob Hackett
Mechanisms of movement
Concurrent session
9:00 – 9:15 am
Location: A703
Characterizing the variation in muscle force-length dynamics during in vivo non-steady locomotion
Monica Daley
Morphology and Mechanics
Special session
Tuesday, January 7
8:00–8:15 am
International Salon 2-3
Dissecting contributions of strain and frequency interactions to force and work of mouse EDL muscles
Katelyn Manross
Big stretch (muscle strain)
Concurrent session
8:15 – 8:30 am
International Salon 2-3
These strain transients were made for walking: analyzing dynamic locomotion work modulation
Caitlin Bemis
Big stretch (muscle strain)
Concurrent session
8:30-8:45 am
International Salon 2-3
Titin is an active suspension in muscle that harvests energy from environmental interactions
Kiisa Nishikawa
Morphology and Mechanics
Concurrent Session
8:30-8:45 am
International Salon 6
Advantages of centralized neuromechanical control architectures for locomoting on rough terrain
Ellen Liu
Walking weirdly
Concurrent session
8:45-9:00 am
Location: A707
The fecal fling: Spring-powered frass ejection in skipper caterpillars
Jeffrey Olberding
Morphology and Mechanics
Concurrent Session
9-9:15 am
International Salon 2-3
The effects of stretching on the viscoelastic properties of the muscle-tendon unit
Skylar Taylor
Morphology and Mechanics
Concurrent session
10:15 – 10:30 am
Location: A704
Dissecting the contributions of neural activation and strain trajectories to muscle force production
Carissa Mallonee
(Muscle) Work it real good
Concurrent session
10:15-10:30 am
International Salon 10
Exoskeleton influence on primary afferent feedback in-vivo
Amro Alshareef
Neurobiology and Behavior
Concurrent Session
10:30 – 10:45 am
Location: A704
In vivo muscle-tendon dynamics in response to a novel substrate perturbation during bipedal running
Brooke Christensen
(Muscle) Work it real good
Concurrent session
11:00 – 11:15 am
Location: A704
Force awakens: exploring reinnervated guinea fowl force-frequency dynamics
Rubi Tapia Rayo
(Muscle) Work it real good
Concurrent session
11:15 –11:30 am
International Salon 10
A simple, interpretable model for movement simulation with biological limitations and uncertainties
Hansol Ryu
Movement, coordination, and learning
Concurrent session
11:30-11:45 am
Location: A704
Making a moth flap like a fly with virtual reality for muscle physiology
Ethan Wold
Morphology and Mechanics
Concurrent Session
3:30-5:30 pm
Atrium Ballroom – P4-33
Asymmetric morphology in bird knees suggest a passive stabilizing mechanism unique to birds) –
Skylar Taylor
Morphology and Mechanics
Poster session