BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Central BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20171206T224124Z UID:F0FA76FF-CF0A-11E7-A02F-0050568D7F66 DTSTART;TZID=US/Central:20171207T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Central:20171207T200000 DESCRIPTION:The contraction of the heart is highly coordinated for pumping blood through the body. Generation and conduction of electrical signals\, known as action potentials\, underlie the sequential contraction of the he art muscle. A very large number of complex interacting ionic channels in e ach heart cell are involved in generation of action potentials and propaga tion of membrane potentials. Mathematical modeling and computational simul ations have proven to be indispensable tools for understanding these inter actions\, and investigating heart function and dysfunction. Importantly\, mathematical/computational modeling are also greatly facilitating our unde rstanding of drugs and their actions on the heart.\n\nThe aim of this proj ect is to investigate the effect of structural heart disease\, such as fib rosis\, tissue necrosis\, etc.\, which result in abnormalities of the elec trical properties of the heart. Importantly\, this project investigates th e interaction of drugs with structural abnormalities and aims to predict l ife-threatening drug related interactions.\n\nIn this presentation\, the s peaker will present an overview of the heart from an electrical perspectiv e. Examples of aberrant electrical/chemical events will be presented that can result in diseases and life-threatening events\, such as cardiac arrhy thmia. Emerging results from my ongoing research will be presented to show how we are using mathematical modeling\, machine learning\, and high-perf ormance computing to accelerate discovery of novel cures and drugs.\n\nCo- sponsored by: Dr. In Soo Ahn\, Professor and Chair\, ECE Dept. Bradley Uni versity\n\nSpeaker(s): Mohammad S. Imtiaz\, Ph.D.\, \, Mohammad S. Imtiaz\ , Ph.D.\, \n\nAgenda: \n6:30 - 7:30: Talk including Q&A (PDH certificates available for IEEE members)\n\n7:30 - 7:55: Networking & Refreshments\n\n7 :55 - 8:00: Wrap-up and Closing\n\nRoom: 330\, Bldg: Jobst Hall\, Bradley University\, Peoria\, Illinois\, United States\, 61625 LOCATION:Room: 330\, Bldg: Jobst Hall\, Bradley University\, Peoria\, Illi nois\, United States\, 61625 ORGANIZER:aagokhale@ilstu.edu SEQUENCE:10 SUMMARY:An Electrical Perspective of the Heart Function and Disease URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/48651 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The contraction of the heart is highly coo rdinated for pumping blood through the body. Generation and conduction of electrical signals\, known as action potentials\, underlie the sequential contraction of the heart muscle. A very large number of complex interactin g ionic channels in each heart cell are involved in generation of action p otentials and propagation of membrane potentials. Mathematical modeling an d computational simulations have proven to be indispensable tools for unde rstanding these interactions\, and investigating heart function and dysfun ction. Importantly\, mathematical/computational modeling are also greatly facilitating our understanding of drugs and their actions on the heart.</p >\n<p>The aim of this project is to investigate the effect of structural h eart disease\, such as fibrosis\, tissue necrosis\, etc.\, which result in abnormalities of the electrical properties of the heart. Importantly\, th is project investigates the interaction of drugs with structural abnormali ties and aims to predict life-threatening drug related interactions.</p>\n <p>In this presentation\, the speaker will present an overview of the hear t from an electrical perspective. Examples of aberrant electrical/chemical events will be presented that can result in diseases and life-threatening events\, such as cardiac arrhythmia. Emerging results from my ongoing res earch will be presented to show how we are using mathematical modeling\, m achine learning\, and high-performance computing to accelerate discovery o f novel cures and drugs.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>6 :30 - 7:30: Talk including Q&amp\;A (PDH certificates available for IEEE m embers)</p>\n<p>7:30 - 7:55: Networking &amp\; Refreshments</p>\n<p>7:55 - 8:00: Wrap-up and Closing</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR