2026 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2026

Session

(DPMB) M1-8 | (DPMB)

M1-8

22 Jun 2026, 10:15

U. Ottawa - Learning Crossroads (CRX) Building

1043. Title to follow

Avery Berman (Carleton Univ. Dept. of Physics, and Royal Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research)

22/06/2026, 10:15

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

TBA

516. Hyperspectral Time-Resolved Near-Infrared Spectrometer for In-Vivo Adult Neuromonitoring

Natalie Li (Western University)

22/06/2026, 10:45

Physics in Medicine and Biology / Physique en médecine et en biologie (DPMB-DPMB)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

Hyperspectral time-resolved (hTR) near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an advanced analytical technique that provides high-resolution spectral measurements across hundreds of wavelengths, offering improved depth sensitivity compared to conventional continuous-wave (CW) systems. In clinical settings, this technique could enable real-time identification of adverse changes in cerebral blood...

567. Development and Application of an MRI-Compatible Robotic Injection System for Precise 1.5T MRI-Guided Glioma Modeling and Cell Therapy

Yuxuan Wang (THE University of Winnipeg)

22/06/2026, 11:00

Physics in Medicine and Biology / Physique en médecine et en biologie (DPMB-DPMB)

Oral Competition (Undergraduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 1er cycle)

Precise intracranial cell delivery is essential for establishing reproducible glioma models, yet conventional manual stereotaxis lacks operational stability and real-time imaging guidance within the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment. This project aims to implement a precise modeling workflow using a dedicated MRI-compatible robotic injection system under 1.5T MRI guidance. The...

677. Level-Set Driven 3D Reconstruction of Serial Marmoset Brain Sections

Emily DeLeon (McMaster University)

22/06/2026, 11:15

Physics in Medicine and Biology / Physique en médecine et en biologie (DPMB-DPMB)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) has become a crucial modality in modern histopathology, enabling the digital conversion of tissue on glass slides into high-resolution virtual slides. WSI supports the reconstruction of three-dimensional (3D) volumes from serial histological sections, providing new opportunities to study the microstructural organization of complex tissues. However, 3D reconstruction...

815. Developing Intelligent Brain-Machine Interfaces: A Bio-camouflage for Neural Probes

Mahta Morad

22/06/2026, 11:30

Physics in Medicine and Biology / Physique en médecine et en biologie (DPMB-DPMB)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

New developments in neuroscience have driven rapid advancements in implantable devices at the brain-machine interface for both research and clinical applications. One such device is the Neuropixels probe, used currently in research and pre-clinical testing, which collects high-density, time-resolved neural impedance recordings across multiple brain regions. However, these implants are limited...

894. Estimation of the physical characteristics of an external hardware attenuator in pure PET systems in sinogram space

Philippe Laporte

22/06/2026, 11:45

Physics in Medicine and Biology / Physique en médecine et en biologie (DPMB-DPMB)

Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e))

Purpose: Nuclear medicine is a functional imaging technique. It uses a radiotracer
injected into an organism to map its displacement, through the emission and the
annihilation of a positron. It doesn’t give information on anatomical features. When an
external hardware is used, such as a coil in a PET/MRI system, attenuation will impact the
resulting image. A classical solution in the...

599. Microfluidic High-Throughput Production of Mondisperse Encapsulated Cellular Spheroids

Nicholas Soucy (University of Ottawa)

Physics in Medicine and Biology / Physique en médecine et en biologie (DPMB-DPMB)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

Our work involves the formation and utilization of mass produced, monodisperse spheroids encapsulated in hollow hydrogel microcapsules for use in assays and drug response trials.
Three-dimensional culture of cells into spheroids and organoids shows improved therapeutic and clinical relevance over two-dimensional culture. Heterogeneity of spheroids in size and structure is an issue for...

600. Microfluidic sample compartmentalization for biomolecular concentration quantification using a nanopore sensor

Morteza Safari (University of Ottawa)

Physics in Medicine and Biology / Physique en médecine et en biologie (DPMB-DPMB)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

Determination of the concentration and physical characteristics of a biomolecule with single molecule sensitivity is a fundamental measurement in biophysics, analytical chemistry, and central to diagnostic applications. In this work, we introduce a microfluidic device with an integrated nanopore sensor, which leverages sample compartmentalization in known pL volumes allowing direct molecular...

518. Towards a Standard Minimum Spectral Resolution for Broadband Continuous-Wave Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Natalie Li (Western University)

Physics in Medicine and Biology / Physique en médecine et en biologie (DPMB-DPMB)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

Broadband continuous-wave near-infrared spectroscopy (bNIRS) is an effective technique for non-invasive neuromonitoring in neonates. However, most bNIRS devices are based on expensive custom-built spectrometers. The development of low-cost, compact, off-the-shelf spectrometers is critical for widespread clinical adoption. To guide this development, here we determine the minimum spectral...