OPALS Research Papers and Posters

2025 Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Poster

• Kimiya Shafaat, Yuxin Tong, Elise Chen, Arhaan Kapoor, Sophia Liu, Joshua Pillai, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu. Expanded Structural and Computational Evaluation of Mitofusin-2 Variants of Unknown Significance. Society for Neuroscience (SFN) Annual Meeting 2025, San Diego,CA. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30508844.v1

Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Biosciences (JBEB), Vol. 12, 2025

• Connor Lee, Harvy Chang, Hongyi Niu, Albert Li, Chengbiao Wu, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and Linda Shi. Automatic Protein Recruitment Detection and Calcium Response Analysis after Laser-Induced Damage in Live Cells Using Machine Learning-Based Image Processing Pipelines. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Biosciences (JBEB), Vol. 12, 2025. DOI: 10.11159/jbeb.2025.003.
• Ryan Liu, Sarah Chen, Henry Hou, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Neurotoxic Effects of Artificial Food Dye Yellow 5 on Mouse Hippocampal and Cortical Neurons. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Biosciences (JBEB), Vol. 12, 2025. DOI: 10.11159/jbeb.2025.004.
• Elvin Zhang, Angela Li, Tianshuo He, Ryan Liu, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Impact of Nav1.8 Inhibitor on Acid-Evoked Calcium Dynamics in NGF-Sensitized Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Biosciences (JBEB), Vol. 12, 2025. DOI: 10.11159/jbeb.2025.005.
• Sarah Li, Angie Sun, Yu-Sin Ou, Huiying Huang, Wei Sun, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and Linda Shi. Repurposing Industrial Microscopy for Biology: Comparative Analysis of Cigarette Smoke-Induced Morphological Changes in Lung Epithelial Cells Using Keyence VHX-7000 and Zeiss Axiovert 200M. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Biosciences (JBEB), Vol. 12, 2025. DOI: 10.11159/jbeb.2025.006.
• Crystal Cheng, Bryan Huang, Chenhao Zhang, William Wen Zong, Aaron Huang, and Linda Shi. From Bench to Field: Predicting Biodegradable Mulch Film Lifetime from Laboratory Metrics. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Biosciences (JBEB), Vol. 12, 2025. DOI: 10.11159/jbeb.2025.007.

The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025)

• Songyuan Lu, David Liu, Jonathan Liu, Aarav Patel, Feiyang Zhao, Kevin Chapman, Emily Zhang, Linda Shi, and Frank E. Talke. Development of an Augmented Reality Surgical Navigation System Based on Multiple ArUco Markers. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30452204 
• Sarah Chen, Ryan Liu, Chloe Tan, Therese Esmay, Emily Wang, Sarina Haque, Zhuohang Yang, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Disruption of Calcium Signaling in Mouse Cortical Cells by Yellow 5 and Methyl Yellow. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30446591 
• Yicheng Zhao, Isabella Fahy, Sylvie Brown, Zoey Chen, Shibo Zhu, Michael Ye, Iman Malh, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Effects of Glucose Levels on Short and Long-Term Cell Survival Following Laser-Induced Shockwave. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30452234 
• Paisley Ruddy, Jessica Jiang, Jessie Chen, Jenna Yi, Evelyn Chen, Dakshin Rengaraj, Gary Hu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. PICH Analysis in Genomically Stable PTK2 Paired with Cell Cycle Characterization. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30452252 
• Shuwan (Betty) He, Paisley Ruddy, Katrina Chao, Darren Pai, Johnny Zhu, Sarang Kim, Cecilia Colangeli, Melody Zong, Yun (Angel) Lai, Zining (Jeremy) Lu, Rehaan Hassan, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and abora Reyes de Barboza. Effects of Bleomycin-Induced DNA Damage on Calcium Signaling in Lung Fibroblasts with varying expression levels of p16INK4a⁺. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451100 
• Paisley Ruddy, Darren Pai, Shuwan He, Prisha Malhotra, Stella Liu, Nolan Yu, Ronith Kumar, David Liu, Kelson Jin, Diya Sriramagiri, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and Nabora Reyes de Barboza. Impacts of DNA damage levels on p16 expression after Laser Ablation. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451547 
• Enoch Law, Albert Gao, Paisley Ruddy, Katrina Chao, Darren Pai, Matthew Yoon, Tad Jimenez, Masson Nelson, Yosha Bhardwaj, Aspen Lee, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Investigating the Effects of Saccharin on Calcium Signaling in HUVECs.The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451628 
• William Chang, Serina Yan, Brandon Ng, Paisley Ruddy, Medha Ravi, Angela Shen, Kate Zhao, Yee Tong Lam, Ethan Chan, Michael Busalacchi, Jessica Liu, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Laser-Induced Shockwave Triggers Variable GFAP Expression: Insights into Neural Stress Response. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451649 
• Serina Yan, William Chang, Brandon Ng, Christopher Lee, Alexis Kukkonen, Jason Kai, Amina Matai, Hayley Liu, Felix Ding, Darren Pai, Paisley Ruddy, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Investigating Mice Cortical Neuron Dynamics Following Laser-Induced Shockwave and Carbenoxolone Treatment. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451655 
• William Chang, Serina Yan, Brandon Ng, Paisley Ruddy, Medha Ravi, Angela Shen, Kate Zhao, Yee Tong Lam, Ethan Chan, Michael Busalacchi, Jessica Liu, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Laser-Induced Shockwave Triggers Variable GFAP Expression: Insights into Neural Stress Response. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451691 
• Tianshuo He, Ryan Liu, Paisley Ruddy, Alice Ouyang, Sofia Schilling, Rishan Aaytee, Samanvi Yachareni, Aditi Vangala, Anika Bhatnagar, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. The Effects of Artificial Food Dye (Yellow 5) on Mouse Cortical Neurons’ Calcium Levels in the Presence of Laser Induced Shockwaves. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451739 
• Ryan Liu, Tianshuo He, Paisley Ruddy, Wendy Jiang, Shibo Zhu, Sheccid Barranco, Eric Wu, Angeline Ramirez, Ruhaan Rajesh, Thilo Hoelscher, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Pre-treatment with Non-Opioid Pain Medication to Modulate Calcium Signaling in Mice Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451760 
• Paisley Ruddy, Naomi Lee, Mikahlea Compuesto, Jennie Jin, Monique Le, Tina Yu, Leela Sessoms, Rishi Pandhi, Hongting Liu, Snow Pan, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and Linda Shi. Does DNA damage increase the presence of DNA Rods? The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451772 
• Ruiqi Chu, William Zong, Jingyi Ye, Thea Kissiov, Zhixing (Andrew) Yu, Veera Kalakota, Dakshin Rengaraj, Xiwen (Martina) Li, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and Linda Shi. Identification of Microplastics in Aquatic Environments Using Oxidative Treatment and Automated Image Analysis. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451817 
• Connor Lee, Anna Zhang, Chujing Zheng, Ashley Fang, Ria Poluru, Chenhao Zhang, Sree Vadlamudi, Elle Eisenbeis, Derek Lam, Brady Wu, Adit Gownipalli, Bella Chin, Sruthi Eyunni, Haiyue Ming, Matthew Cho, Daniel Vinegrad, Linda Shi, and Yujie Men. Automated Visualization of Environmental and Genomic Data to Track Antibiotic Resistance in a Lysimeter System. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30451826 
• Patrick Zhao, Sijin Qu, Yining Ding, Yvonne Yin, Katrina Chao, Paisley Ruddy, Darren Pai, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Comparative Effects of Epidermal Growth Factor and Oligopeptide-215 on Calcium Signaling in PC12 Cells. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2025), Matsue, Japan. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30469124

2025 American Chemical Society Western Regional Meeting (WRM)

• Yingying Zou, Kaiwen Zhao, Irene Lu, Emily Liu, Mandy Hung, Richard Song, Chris Lin, Andrew Cha, Linda Shi. Early prediction of lithium-ion battery degradation: Using six health indicators to analyze long short-term memory and random forest in battery health prognostics. 2025 American Chemical Society Western Regional Meeting (WRM), San Jose, CA. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30443747 
• Connor Lee, Anna Zhang, Chujing Zheng, Chenhao Zhang, Haiyue Ming, Sree Vadlamudi, Sruthi Eyunni, Daniel Vinegrad, Elle Eisenbeis, Derek Lam, Ashley Fang, Matthew Cho, Ria Poluru, Bella Chin, Brady Wu, Adit Gownipalli, Linda Shi, Yujie Men. Optimizing ARG Detection in Lysimeter System: A Comparative Evaluation of Bactopia and Leading Genomic Pipelines.  2025 American Chemical Society Western Regional Meeting (WRM), San Jose, CA. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30439082 

2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting

• Katrina Chao, Alex Chung, Celine Wu, Niyathi Jagan, Samuel Lippman, Sarah Liu, Chloe Lee, Amogh Sharma, Riyan Patel, Paisley Ruddy, Darren Pai, Phu Minh Nguyen, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Laser-Induced Shockwave as a Tool to Study Endothelial Response to Mechanical Stress. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340165 
• Paisley Ruddy, Darren Pai, Shuwan He, Prisha Malhotra, Stella Liu, Nolan Yu, Ronith Kumar, David Liu, Kelson Jin, Diya Sriramagiri, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and Nabora Reyes de Barboza. Effect of Cell Senescence on p16INK4a+ Expression After Laser Ablation. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340222 
• Enoch Law, Albert Gao, Paisley Ruddy, Katrina Chao, Darren Pai, Matthew Yoon, Yosha Bhardwaj, Tad Jimenez, Aspen Lee, Masson Nelson, Jesse Zhang, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Effects of Mechanical Stress in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells with Various Saccharin Concentrations. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340228 
• Yu-Sin (Jennifer) Ou, Melody Shyy, Angie Sun, Sofie Duan, Emily Chang, Qiaoqian (Daniel) Cai, Dhruti Gaekwad, Bryson Liu, Sophia Uecker, Wei Sun, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and Linda Shi. Impact of Cigarette Smoke Extract on Redox Balance in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340237 
• Enoch Law, Albert Gao, Jiyeon Song, Paisley Ruddy, Katrina Chao, Darren Pai, Max Ying, Amara Karanikkis, Micah Tang, Saanvi Kowda, Ian Kwon, Ruoxi Chen, Felix Yang, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Investigating the Neurotoxicity of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) on Rat Pheochromocytoma (PC12) Cells. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340246 
• Serina Yan, William Chang, Brandon Ng, Christopher Lee, Alexis Kukkonen, Jason Kai, Amina Matai, Hayley Liu, Felix Ding, Darren Pai, Paisley Ruddy, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Disruption of Astrocyte Communication by Carbenoxolone During Shockwave-Induced Stress. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340258 
• William Chang, Serina Yan, Brandon Ng, Paisley Ruddy, Medha Ravi, Angela Shen, Kate Zhao, Yee Tong Lam, Ethan Chan, Michael Busalacchi, Jessica Liu, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Distance-Dependent Reactive Astrogliosis Induced by a Refined Laser-Induced Shockwave System. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340264 
• Sophia Liu, Dhruv Veerepalli, Isabella Fahy, Joshua Lee, Isabel Rizo, Ashanti Jones, Sanya Vasant, Maanya Shrivastava, Joshua Pillai, Chengbiao Wu, and Linda Shi. Functional and Structural Characterization of Mechanosensitive Piezo1 Channel in Disease. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340273 
• Yicheng Zhao, Sophia Liu, Christopher Tsai, Kimiya Shafaat, Vivian Crumpacker, Halijah Arnold, Pranav Muthukumaran, Naomi Wu, Haozheng Han, Linda Shi, and Huimin Zhang. Utilizing DNA-Barcoded pMHC Multimers to Determine Antigen-Specificity & Transcriptomic Profiles of Naive T-Cells. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340276 
• Alex Sur, Michael Portnoy, Ethan Black, Sherry Huang, Ahana Singh, Gurshawn Boparai, Rudy Zhang, Runsong Yu, Juho Lee, Songyuan Lu, Linda Shi, and Frank E. Talke. Augmented Reality Surgery Navigation System Tailored for Chronic Back Pain Management. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340285 
• Connor Lee, Anna Zhang, Chujing Zheng, Sree Vadlamudi, Chenhao Zhang, Derek Lam, Matthew Cho, Ashley Fang, Brady Wu, Elle Eisenbeis, Haiyue Ming, Ria Poluru, Sruthi Eyunni, Bella Chin, Daniel Vinegrad, Adit Gownipalli, Linda Shi, and Yujie Men. Automation of Bactopia Pipeline for Tracking Antibiotic Resistance from Treated Municipal Wastewater Reuse in a Spinach-Grown Lysimeter System. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340291 
• Connor Lee, Anna Zhang, Chujing Zheng, Derek Lam, Ashley Fang, Sree Vadlamudi, Bella Chin, Elle Eisenbeis, Matthew Cho, Brady Wu, Chenhao Zhang, Sruthi Eyunni, Ria Poluru, Haiyue Ming, Daniel Vinegrad, Adit Gownipalli, Linda Shi, and Yujie Men. Comparison of Assemblers in Tracking Antibiotic Resistance in Spinach Grown With Treated Wastewater Reuse in a Lysimeter System. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340297 
• William Wen Zong, Emily Yingjia Wang, Audrey Chi, Crystal Cheng, and Linda Shi. Life Cycle Assessment of Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) for Biomedical Applications: Energy Demand and Global Warming Potential. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340306 
• Katrina Chao, Alex Chung, Sijin Qu, Sylvie Brown, Kerui Wu, Jia Dang, Avni Krishnamoorthy, Rick Yu, Patrick Zhao, Paisley Ruddy, Darren Pai, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Determination of Peptide Effect on PC12 Calcium Dynamics Compared to NGF via Fluo-4 AM Fluorescence Microscopy. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340324 
• Katrina Chao, Iman Malhi, Minghui Yao, Janet Yang, Sarah Li, Angela Shen, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Calcium Response to Injury in Alzheimer's Disease Cells Treated with MK-801 Drug. 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30340342

12th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering & Systems (ICBES 2025)

• Ryan Liu, Sarah Chen, Henry Hou, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Investigating the Cytotoxic and Calcium Signaling Impacts of Yellow 5 and Methyl Yellow Dyes in Mouse Nerve Cells. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.123

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_123.pdf

• Connor Lee, Harvy Chang, Hongyi Niu, Albert Li, Chengbiao Wu, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Linda Shi, Machine Learning-Driven Image Processing for Investigating DNA Repair after Damage and Calcium Responses in Cellular Injury Models. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.133

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_133.pdf

• Jiayu Hu, Sophia Liu, Xuning Ye, Rehaan Hassan, Huiying Huang, Zachary Wang, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Linda Shi, Robotic Laser Microscope Systems for Tissue-Level Investigation: Applications in Collagen and Drosophila Brain Tissues, Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.134

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_134.pdf

• David Z. He, Sophia Liu, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Zachary Wang, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Using Robotic Laser Ablation System to Study Cellular Stress Responses. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.135

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_135.pdf

• Sarah Li, Angie Sun, Yu-Sin (Jennifer) Ou, Huiying Huang, Wei Sun, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Linda Shi, Cigarette Smoke-Induced Cell Morphology via Keyence and Zeiss Microscopy. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.138

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_138.pdf

• Murong Su, Ian Chen, Joy Young, Yingli Gu, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, Laser-Induced Axonal Injury Reveals Gene Dosage-Dependent Mitochondrial Vulnerability in CMT2B Sensory Neurons. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.140

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_140.pdf

• Jiyeon Song, Yicheng Zhao, Aspen Lee, Medha Ravi, Cindy Kuei, Jihoo Hyun, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, Kijung Sung, RIN3 Protein Mutation and Astrocyte Dynamics in the Hippocampus: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.147

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_147.pdf 

• Kimiya Shafaat, Yuxin Tong, Elise Chen, Arhaan Kapoor, Sophia Liu, Joshua Pillai, Kijung Sung, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, Using Orthogonal Structural Analyses to Evaluate Variants of Unknown Significance Involved In Mitofusin-2. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.149

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_149.pdf 

• Felix Yang, Olivia (Liv) Lee, Diya Patel, Samuel Kent, Verna Lee, Sophia Uecker, Yu-Sin (Jennifer) Ou, Iman Malhi, Chunyuan Fei, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Neurotoxic Effects of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) on Mouse Cortical Neurons: A Quantitative Imaging Study. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.179

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_179.pdf 

• Yuhan Li, Yajuan Li, Shuo Qin, Anna Wang, Shuang Wu, Sijin Qu, Will Zhou, Chris Lee, Patrick Zhao, Celine Wu, Lingyan Shi, Fasting Induced Lipid Metabolic Changes in Drosophila Intestines during Aging. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Systems (ICBES 2025), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.180

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_180.pdf

• Crystal Cheng, Bryan Huang, Chenhao Zhang, William Wen Zong, Aaron Huang, Linda Shi, Modeling Advanced Technology of Biodegradable Mulch Films. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS'25), Paris, France, August 2025. DOI: 10.11159/icbes25.184

https://avestia.com/EECSS2025_Proceedings/files/paper/ICBES/ICBES_184.pdf 

BIC 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium
 

• Yajuan Li, Pegah Bagheri, Phyllis Chang, Audrey Zeng, Jie Hao, Anthony Fung, Shuo Qin, Weikai Yang, Zhiyu Zhang, Anirudh Sammeta, Naomi Wu, Xiwen Li, Jane Y. Wu, and Lingyan Shi. DO-SRS Microscopy on Metabolic Changes in Drosophila Ovary During Aging. BIC 25th Anniversary 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Irvine, CA, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30311866.v1 
• Derek Lam, Sree Vadlamudi, Olivia Suh, Eric Hong, Jiayi (Jenny) Wan, Mikhaela Compuesto, Anna Duan, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and Linda Shi. Microscopic Detection and Quantification of Microplastic Particles in Environmental Water Samples. BIC 25th Anniversary 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Irvine, CA, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30312304.v1 

• Jiyeon Song, Yicheng Zhao, Aspen Lee, Medha Ravi, Cindy Kuei, Jihoo Hyun, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, and Kijung Sung. Investigating Astrocyte Intensity Changes to Uncover the Effect of RIN3 Protein Mutation, W63C, in Alzheimer’s Disease. BIC 25th Anniversary 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Irvine, CA, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30312319.v1 

• Sarah Chen, Sophia Liu, Felix Zhang, Henry Hou, Shaan Patel, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Comparing Cortical and Hippocampal Cell Viability After Exposure to Yellow 5 and Methyl Yellow. BIC 25th Anniversary 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Irvine, CA, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30312322.v1 
• Changming Liu, Elvin Zhang, Michael Min, Anisha Hiranandani, Megha Nanda, Jonah Luo, Ruiqi Chu, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Impact of Nav1.8 Inhibitor on Acid-Induced Calcium Signaling in Mouse DRG Cells. BIC 25th Anniversary 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Irvine, CA, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30312385.v1 
• Changming Liu, Felix Yin, Alice Ouyang, Aron Bhavsar, Yiran Li, Rishan Aaytee, Ruiqi Chu, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Exploring Non-Opioid Pain Management: Focus on Nav1.8 Inhibitors and the Development of HBW-004285. BIC 25th Anniversary 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Irvine, CA, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30312394.v1 
• Mikhaela Compuesto, Katelyn Lee, Dhruv Veerepalli, Isabel Rizo, Chris Ye, Carmen Yen, Ethan Yu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Correlation of Mitotic Tethers with Anaphase Stages and Kinetochore Distances in PtK2 Cells. BIC 25th Anniversary 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Irvine, CA, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30312427.v1 
• Paisley Ruddy, William Chang, Cayden Shi, Jennie Jin, Maria Tahk, Ruoxi Chen, Gary Hu, Huiying Huang, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Validation of a Laser-Induced Shockwave Model for In Vitro Study of Reactive Astrogliosis. BIC 25th Anniversary 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Irvine, CA, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30312433.v1 

The Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT) 22nd Annual World Congress
 

• Yuhan Li, Will Zhou, Christopher Lee, Patrick Zhao, Chengbiao Wu, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Lingyan Shi, Linda Shi. The Effect of Donepezil on Hippocampal Cells Under Stress Conditions: A Study on Cell Viability, Axonal Changes, and Structural Strength. The Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT) 22nd Annual World Congress, Los Angeles, USA, February 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30300487.v1 
• Ryan Liu, Sarah Chen, Henry Hou, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Disruption of Neuronal Calcium Signaling of Mouse Hippocampus Cell by Food Dyes Yellow 5 and Methyl Yellow. The Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT) 22nd Annual World Congress, Los Angeles, USA, February 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30300505.v1 
• Sarah Chen, Ryan Liu, Henry Hou, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Impact of Yellow 5 on Neuronal Injury and Calcium Signaling Following Laser-Induced Shock Wave. The Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT) 22nd Annual World Congress, Los Angeles, USA, February 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30300517.v1 
• Albert Li, Jacob Wu, Anna Duan, Linda Shi, Fei Xia. Automated Detection of Glioblastoma in Hyperspectral Imaging through Deep Learning. The Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT) 22nd Annual World Congress, Los Angeles, USA, February 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30301921 
• Changming Liu, Elvin Zhang, Angela Li, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez Godinez. Investigating the Efficacy of HBW-004285 as a Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel 1.8 Inhibitor in DRG Cells. The Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT) 22nd Annual World Congress, Los Angeles, USA, February 2025. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30301930.v1 

2025 MRS (Materials Research Society) Spring Meeting & Exhibit

• Brian Stefanus, Austin Zhang, Yuanjie Zou, Kevin Liu, Brandon Ng, Sean Ning, Ethan Fahy, Joseph Charik, Vidya Raswamy, Simon Bott-Suzuki, and Zhixia Shi. Comparative Analysis of Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline and PERC Solar Cells—Evaluating Efficiency and Power Output Under Variable Conditions. 2025 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Seattle, Washington. [Abstract] https://www.mrs.org/meetings-events/annual-meetings/archive/meeting/presentations/view/2025-mrs-spring-meeting/2025-mrs-spring-meeting-4200222. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30362839

2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting

• Sophia Liu, Anne Xie, Michelle Sun, Murong Su, Paisley Ruddy, Jiyeon Song, Chengbiao Wu, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Linda Shi. Axon Degradation of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells from Laser Ablation Damage in the Presence of Mdiv Inhibitor. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254662
• Xinyan Wei, Nicole Zhang, Angela Li, Max Yang, Sharon Kodali, Cindy Li, Karylle Anne Salileng, Rizan Khan Muhammad, Nikhil Patel, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. From Error to Insight: Revisiting DRG Cell Experiments with Corrected DMSO Dosage for Accurate Pain Signaling Analysis. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254674
• Yangyi Liu, Conner Feng, Katelyn Leung, Aspen Lee, Abigail Qiu, Gregory Ngantung, Christopher Bahari, Eshan Patibandla, Sneha Lele, Shanhui Xu, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Linda Shi, Yanran Li. Mechanical Insights of MSBP1 in Regulating Cytochrome P450 Enzymes through Monitoring Intracellular Calcium. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254713
• Yiqing Chen, Wendao Bao, Sonia Kang, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Astrocytic Responses to Injury by Laser-Induced Shockwave. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254740.v1
• Zachary Wang, Jacob Wu, Smruthi Somasekar, Tanay Shah, Jaden Nguyen, Brian Yang, Sophie Rossman, Naomi Casanova, Chun-Chieh Yu, Linda Shi, Wei Xiong. Analysis of Collagen Fiber Imaging through Coherent Vibrational Microscopy and Machine Learning. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254752.v1
• Katelyn Lee, Sarah Chen, Naomi Lee, Selina Carandang, Tina Li, Arthur Forer, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Stretched Out DNA Rods Observed in Anaphase Consist of Chromatin. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254770.v1
• Sirasit Prayotamornkul, Matthew Callahan, Zachary Wang, Florence Wang, Tanvi Movva, Derek Kang, Sophia Yao, Will Zhou, Yajuan Li, Linda Shi, Lingyan Shi. Investigating the Metabolic Effects of Hyaluronic Acid in Drosophila Using Advanced Multimodal Imaging. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254854.v1
• Ruiqi Chu, Chloe Zhang, Revah Navamshan, Brandon Hahm, Wendy Jiang, Kevin Yu, Jonathan Liang, Luna Zhou, Brian Li, Linda Shi, Franke Talke. Predictive Data-Driven Market Analysis and Commercial Viability of a Smart, Inflatable Dilator: Addressing Non-Adherence in Vaginal Dilator Therapy. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254881.v1
• Zachary Wang, Sophia Liu, Rehaan Hassan, Xuning Ye, Jiayu Hu, Junxiao Zhou, Ming Lei, Jianyu Ren, Chun-Chieh Yu, Wei Xiong, Zhaowei Liu, Linda Shi. Application of Meta-Surface Thickness Measurement System to Collagen Tissue. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254902.v1
• Abigail Qiu, Shivali Shrivastava, Bryce Liu, Sarah Kocian-Rudenberg, Junxiao Zhou, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Zhaowei Liu, Linda Shi. Non-Invasive Live Cell Thickness Monitoring of PTK2 via Eagle-Eye Inspired Meta Device. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30254908
• Huiying Huang, Jiayu Hu, Xuning Ye, Rehaan Hassan, Sophia Liu, Sirasit Prayotamornkul, Matthew Callahan, Avriza Bestafa, Jenna Cecil, Yajuan Li, Lingyan Shi, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Evaluating the Impact of Laser-Induced Shock Waves on Drosophila Brain Tissue: A Study of Morphology and Volume Influence on Tissue Displacement. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261232.v1
• Xinyan Wei, Angela Li, Iris Tong, Emanuel Aquino, Max Yang, Selina Chen, Aaron Perez, Sarah Kocian-Rudenberg, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Assessing the Potential of a Novel Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel 1.8 Inhibitor as Non-Opioid Therapy for Nerve Growth Factor Induced Pain. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261247.v1
• Xinyan Wei, Cindy Li, Nicole Zhang, Sharon Kodali, Nikhil Patel, Karylle Anne Salileng, Rizan Khan Muhammad, Angela Li, Sarah Kocian-Rudenberg, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Investigating the Relationship Between Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel 1.8 and Acid-Sensing Ion Channels in Pheochromocytoma Cells: Implications for Pain Signaling and Drug Efficacy. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261259.v1
• Zachary Wang, Grace He, Sadhika Kumar, Yatish Reddy Yanamala, Bryce Liu, Calvin Yang, Kevin Cheng, Jeffrey Takahashi, Laksh Desai, Jaren Kishimoto, Sarah Kocian-Rudenberg, Junxiao Zhou, Ming Lei, Linda Shi, Zhaowei Liu. Investigating the Impact of Laser Power on PC-12 Cell Thickness Using Robotic Laser Microscopy and Quantitative Phase Imaging. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261274.v1
• Grace He, Alex Sur, Evan Lin, Sammy Komen, Alex Chung, Eesha Dumbre, Henry Hou, Felix Yang, Sarah Kocian-Rudenberg, Lijing Chen, Shu Chien, Linda Shi. Impact of TNF-α on Endothelial Cell Survival Following Lase-Induced Nuclear Damage. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261283.v1
• Albert Li, Austin Zhang, Angela Li, Sonia Kang, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Calcium Dynamics in Nuclei and Cytoplasm of Shockwave-Injured Astrocytes from an Alzheimer’s Mouse Model. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261289.v1
• Yangyi Liu, Conner Feng, Zixu Chen, Zechun Wang, Alan R. Zhang, Ethan E. Chin, Kaibiao Wang, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Linda Shi, Yanran Li. Investigating the Function of Arabidopsis thaliana Transcription Factor BBX31 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261301.v1
• Grace Xie, Luke Yang, Ryan Liu, Michelle Cai, Bryan Huang, Sharanya Sridharan, Leo Meng, Youhang Li, Xiaohua Wu, Linda Shi. MRE11 Recruitment to DNA Double Strand Breaks After Laser-Ablation Inside U2OS Nucleus. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261310.v1
• Katelyn Lee, Sarah Chen, Naomi Lee, Selina Carandang, Tina Li, Rishan Aaytee, Benjamin Luo, Manasvi Merugu, Arthur Forer, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. An Analysis of the Frequency of DNA Rods in the Cancer Cell Line, U2OS. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261322.v1
• Huiying Huang, Krishna Vijay, Nicole Ching, Srirohan Pokuru, Max Arola, Maya Krishnan, Yolotzin Mendez, Connor Lee, Crystal Cheng, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Calcium in the Cortex: Decoding Neuronal Signals in Alzheimer’s Disease vs. Wild Type Cells. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30229324.v3
• Huiying Huang, Krishna Vijay, Nicole Ching, Srirohan Pokuru, Max Arola, Maya Krishnan, Yolotzin Mendez, Connor Lee, Crystal Cheng, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Optimizing Neuronal Calcium Flux Analysis: A Python Framework for Alzheimer's and TBI Studies. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30229552.v1
• Huiying Huang, Albert Li, Mimi Zhao, Ryan Yang, Shawn Kim, William Chang, Yidam Park, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Can Laser-Induced Shockwave Induce Reactive Astrogliosis? 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261331.v1
• Connor Lee, Albert Li, Huiying Huang, Yidam Park, William Chang, Mimi Zhao, Ryan Yang, Shawn Kim, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Automating Reactive Astrogliosis Quantification: A Python-Based Approach for Cellular Analysis. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30229285.v1
• Jiyeon Song, Crystal Zhang, Jinho Bae, Alexander Chin, Ali Fehmi, Mihir Mandapaka, Melody Chen, Evan Zhu, Amy Li, Linda Shi, Kijung Sung, Chengbiao Wu. Investigating Axonal Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Live Cell Imaging Approach. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261592.v1
• Jiyeon Song, Crystal Zhang, Natalie Kim, Brian Lee, Zahraa Munaim, Daniel Park, Dennie Gutierrez, Anyi Wang, Nathan Teerlink, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, Kijung Sung. Deciphering RIN3's Role in Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis: A Focus on Endocytic Dysregulation and Early Neurodegeneration. 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30261616.v1

24th Annual UC Systemwide Symposium on Bioengineering at UC San Diego (2024 BIC)

• Sirasit Prayotamornkul, Avriza Bestafa, Jenna Cecil, Chloe Lin, Albert Gao, Rudy Zhang, Yajuan Li, Linda Shi, Lingyan Shi. Subcellular Imaging of Lipid Metabolic Changes Regulated by Anti-Aging Metformin. 24th Annual UC Systemwide Symposium on Bioengineering (BIC 2024), San Diego, USA, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30359377 
• Jiyeon Song, Cindy Cui, Daniel Suh, Jesse Zhang, Joyce Zhang, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, Kijung Sung. Assessing the Impact of the RIN3 W63C Mutation on Protein Aggregation and Microglial Function in Alzheimer's Disease. 24th Annual UC Systemwide Symposium on Bioengineering (BIC 2024), San Diego, USA, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30359320 
• Sonia Kang, Huiying Huang, Emily Lin, Nithila Madhan, Ip Chen, Jessica Jiang, Linda Shi, Lingyan Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Studying Responses of Drosophila Brain After Laser Induced ShockWave Damage. 24th Annual UC Systemwide Symposium on Bioengineering (BIC 2024), San Diego, USA, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30359416 
• Jacob Wu, Shravya Eyunni, Elvin Zhang, Chun-Chieh Yu, Linda Shi, Wei Xiong. Molecular Imaging Analysis of Collagen Fibers Through Surface-Specific Microscopy. 24th Annual UC Systemwide Symposium on Bioengineering (BIC 2024), San Diego, USA, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30359431 
• Bryce Liu, Sarah Kocian-Rudenberg, Abigail Qiu, Shivali Shrivastava, Junxiao Zhou, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Zhaowei Liu, Linda Shi. Real-time Live Cell Thickness Monitoring via Quantitative Phase Imaging Technique before and after Laser Ablation. 24th Annual UC Systemwide Symposium on Bioengineering (BIC 2024), San Diego, USA, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30359482 
• Katelyn Lee, Sarah Chen, Naomi Lee, Selina Carandang, Tina Li, Arthur Forer, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Stretched Out DNA-Fibers Between Anaphase Chromosomes May Signal the Presence of Inter-Telomeric Tethers. 24th Annual UC Systemwide Symposium on Bioengineering (BIC 2024), San Diego, USA, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30359452 

2024 66th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Plasma Physics

• Yuanjie Zou, Linda Shi, Kimberly Inzunza, Shruthi Balaji, Bryan Huang, Apsara Williams, and Farhat N. Beg. Image Analysis of Single Gas Puffs using an XUV Time-Gated Pinhole Camera on a 500 kA, 160 ns Linear Transformer Driver. 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Atlanta, Georgia. [Abstract] https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DPP24/Content/4590. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30362761 

2024 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Gordon Research Conference (GRC)

• Kijung Sung, Ali Boustani, Alondra Rios, Sze Sze Chan, Sriram Selvakumaran, and Chengbiao Wu. Molecular and Cellular Mechanism of RIN3 in Early Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease. 2024 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Lucca, Italy. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30360319 
• Jiayu Hu, Suo Qin, Michael Ye, Annie Luo, Zach Wang, Tonking Bastola, Wonkyu Ju, Veronica Gomez, Chengbiao Wu, and Linda Shi. Analyzing Axon Strength in ABCA4-Mutated Retinal Ganglion Cells: Laser Ablation Insights into Stargardt Disease. 2024 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Lucca, Italy. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30360352 
• Enlei Zhu, Sonia Kang, Yiqing Chen, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Calcium Changes Following Laser-Induced Shockwave On Astrocytes. 2024 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Lucca, Italy. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30362878

2024 American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Conference

• Paisley Ruddy, Kyra Dones, Kelly Ta, Yein Tank, Julie Saad, Nikhil Maturi, Vasanth Rajasekaran, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Characterization of PICH Localization in PTK2 Cells. 2024 American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30360379 
• Katelyn Lee, Sarah Chen, Naomi Lee, Selina Carandang, Tina Li, Rishan Aaytee, Benjamin Luo, Manasvi Merugu, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Stretched-out DNA Rods Overlap with Histones. 2024 American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30360523 
• Brian Stefanus, Paisley Ruddy, Davin Peng, William Lee, Scott Y. Yen, Olivia Zhang, Sylvie Brown, Baron Randle, Kiana Cortez, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Investigating Plant Suitability for Meiotic Studies. 2024 American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30360559

2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting

• Katelyn Lee, Advit Gupta, Ethan Chen, Tanishka Gangavelli, Samhitha Chava, Oviyanila Mathivanan, Dishti Wadhwani, Linda Shi, Art Forer, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Determining Frequency of Inter-telomeric Elastic Tethers Throughout Anaphase Progression in Mitotic Mammalian Cells. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30268789.v1
• Timothy Guo, Ava Hsueh, Wanlu Lyu, Davin Peng, Kirin Kimura, Aoi Kunimoto, Lorenzo Lesmes, Nakeen Sarraf, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi. Study of Axonal Strength and Calcium Response of Hippocampal Alzheimer Diseased Cells Using Laser Ablation. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30268810.v1
• Bo Zhang, Dana Kim, Melinda Wang, Kelvin Chen, Hemadarshani Rajendran, Sienna Gustafson, Chloe Kim, Yvonne Yin, Sai Pranavi Vakkala, Kevin King, Linda Shi. Studying Myocardial Cell Response After Infarction of Neighboring Cells Using Laser Ablation. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30268861
• Harvy Chang, Victor Niu, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi. Automatic Cell Segmentation and Calcium Response Report after Laser-Induced Shockwave. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30269074
• Max Weng, Arthon Greenspan, Connor Chung, Gene Chang, Connor Lee, Krishna Vijay, Veronica Gomez, Nicole Wakida, Daryl Preece, Linda Shi. Automatic Astrocyte Ablation Analysis Using Machine Learning. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30229261.v1
• Max Weng, Connor Chung, Gene Chang, Connor Lee, Arthon Greenspan, Krishna Vijay, Veronica Gomez, Nicole Wakida, Daryl Preece, Linda Shi. A* Path Finding Algorithm to Determine Astrocyte Cell Connections. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30229126.v1
• Max Weng, Sophia Chen, Shravya Eyunni, Martin Nguyen, Gloria Johnson, Harvy Chang, Victor Niu, Veronica Gomez, Tonking Bastola, Won-Kyu Ju, Linda Shi. Machine Learning for Instantaneous Image Processing on Retinal Ganglion Cells after Laser-Induced Shockwave and Laser-Ablation. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30299761
  

• Sriram Selvakumaran, Katelyn Leung, Satya Kothamasu, Owen Kwan, Aidan Chen, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Nicole Wakida, Daryl Preece, Linda Shi. Calcium Changes Following a Neighboring Cell Death. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30298231 
• Sriram Selvakumaran, Nithila Madhan, Alekya Kapalli, Enoch Law, Avighna Sastrula, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez. Studying Traumatic Brain Injury Through a Laser-Induced Shockwave. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30299785.v1 
• Meghana Vidyam, Sara Sariowan, Teddy Yamada, Omar Jaibaji, Matthew Song, Sarah Kocian, Jayden Chen, Nathan Guo, William Gao, Patnaree Tanglertsampan, Junxiao Zhou, Zhaowei Liu, Veronica Gomez, Linda Shi. Calculating Cell Thickness Using Metasurface Based on a Single Measurement. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30299818.v1 
• Omar Jaibaji, Meghana Vidyam, Sara Sariowan, Teddy Yamada, Matthew Song, Sarah Kocian, Jayden Chen, Nathan Guo, William Gao, Patnaree Tanglertsampan, Junxiao Zhou, Zhaowei Liu, Veronica Gomez, Linda Shi. Comparing Analog Edge Detection Using Metasurface with Digital Edge Detection. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30299839.v1 
• Timothy Guo, Anne Sun, Prateeka Kellepu, Isabele Vilimas, Cory Francis, Jade Young, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi. Axonal Strength of Cortical Neurons after Laser Ablation in Different Glucose Levels. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30299884.v1 
• Anai De La Rosa, Sophie Zhang, Alexandria McNutt, Sarah Chen, Nicole Zhang, Veronica Gomez, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi, A Comparative Analysis of Axonal Degeneration following Laser Ablation in Hippocampus. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30299917.v1 
• Timothy Guo, Rami Kabakibi, Conner Feng, David He, Anne Xie, Anne Sun, Alexa Montes, Tonking Bastola, Veronica Gomez, Won-Kyu Ju, Linda Shi, Intracellular Calcium Responses of Retinal Ganglion Cells after Axonal Damage by Laser Ablation. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30300016.v1 
• Ethan Chen, Alexandria McNutt, Rohan Krishnan, Ruixuan Chen, Matthew Tran, Skyler Young, Clara Shubin, Darren Pai, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, Veronica Gomez, Studying Calcium Responses of Huntington’s Diseased Dorsal Root Ganglion and Hippocampal Neurons. 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, Seattle, Washington. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30300037.v1

2023 Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium (BIC)
 

• Sonia Kang, Veronica Gomez, Steven Zheng, Darren Pai, Ruimeng Zhang, Matthew Tran, Sophia Barber, Chengbiao Wu, Linda Shi. Studying Responses of Neurodegenerative Diseased Cells after Laser Induced Shockwave Damage. 2023 Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium (BIC), Berkeley, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30379297 
• Linda Shi, Suo Qin, Liuqing Chen, Veronica Gomez, Tsui-Min Wang, Andrew D. McCulloch, Wei Feng, Ju Chen, Joseph D. Powers. Studying Z-disk Maintenance and Sarcomere Repair in the Heart Using Laser Ablation Technique. 2023 Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium (BIC), Berkeley, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30379315

2023 California Neurotechnology Conference 

• Ziqian Xu, Veronica Gomez, Tonking Bastola, Zhiyin Xu, Won-Kyu Ju, and Linda Shi. Study on the Calcium Transient Response of Retinal Ganglion Cells Following Laser-Induced Axonal Injury. 2023 California Neurotechnology Conference, Los Angeles, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30361237 
• Linda Shi, Sophia Barber, Sarah Chen, Zejian Li, Chengbiao Wu, and Veronica Gomez. Axonal Damage on Alzheimer's and Huntington's Disease Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells Using a Robotic Laser Microscope System. 2023 California Neurotechnology Conference, Los Angeles, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30361246

2022 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting

• Christopher Li, Max Weng, Aaron Wang, Andrew Wang, Darren Pai, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez, Michael Berns. High School Impact on College Level Research. 2022  Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30443807 
• Abigail Wei, Joy Young, Sophia Barber, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez, Michael Berns, Chengbiao Wu. Implications of SARM1 Inhibitor Failed to Protect HD Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Axon Induced Damage from Laser.  2022  Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30443846 
• Joy Young, Abigail Wei, Murong Su, Ian Chen, Sophia Barber, Yingli Gu, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez, Michael Berns, Chengbiao Wu. The damage mechanism of axonopathy in CMT2B and HD using laser ablation as a tool for damage. 2022  Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30445802 
• Sijie Peng, Jonathan Xue, Yufei Zhang, Justin Chen, Linda Shi, Tao Wu, Xiaohua Wu, Michael Berns. Using Automatic Pattern Recognition to Study DNA Repair in U2OS Cells. 2022  Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30445811 

2022 International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) Conference

• Xindong Zheng, Murong Su, Matthew Hsin-De Tran, Christopher Adrien Tsai, Helene Gao, Jiayu Hu, and Veronica Gomez Godinez. Laser Induced Shockwave to Study Cell Injury. 2022 SPIE Translational Biophotonics Conference, San Francisco, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30362674
• Sophia Barber, Sarah Chen, Veronica Gomez, Chengbiao Wu, and Linda Shi. Effects of Reactive Oxygen Species and Nicotinamide on Huntington's Disease Laser-induced Axonal Degeneration. 2022 SPIE Translational Biophotonics Conference, San Francisco, California. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30362719

2021 The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB) 
 

• Huayan Li, Veronica Gomez, Darren Zhou, Gabriel Mekis, Max Weng, Jehyeok Yeon, Yingli Gu, Linda Shi, Chengbiao Wu, Michael Berns. Nearby Cell Death Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Release in Astrocytes. The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB), 2021, Virtual. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30380635 
• Veronica Gomez Godinez, Huayan Li, Changchen Liu, Linda Shi, Michael Berns. Astrocytic Calcium Activity is Disrupted in Response to a Nearby Cell Death. The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB), 2021, Virtual. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30380815 
• Changchen Liu, Veronica Gomez Godinez, Shirli Cohen, Shruti Vakharia, Michael Berns. Red light stimulates DNA repair synthesis of oxidative and UV induced DNA damage on Ptk2 cells. The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB), 2021, Virtual. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30380827 
• Veronica Gomez, Y. Cai, N. Chuang, E. Armado, A. Wei, S. Chen, T. Chuang, M. Weng, J. Yeon, A. Forer, M. Berns. Inter-telomeric Tethers Remain Elastic After Mild Lysis Conditions. The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB), 2021, Virtual. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30380857