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Constructing S.T.E.A.M.:
a PHYSICSian scientist’s perspective
Sherry-Ann Brown, MD, PhD
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S.T.E.M.
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S.T.E. M.
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S.T.E.A.M.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth
season episode "Second Chances"
The Cerebellum
• Latin, little brain
• Constitutes only 10% of the total volume of the brain, but contains more
than half of all its neurons
• Coordinates posture, gaze, speech, handwriting, and other motor functions
The Cerebellum, Principles of Neural Science. 2000 McGraw Hill.
ATAXIA
n. Greek. Loss of motor coordination.
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Climbing Fiber Stimulus 
Depolarization throughout PN 
Extracellular Calcium entry into
cell!
Parallel Fiber Stimulus 
IP3 Production 
Calcium mobilization from
ER!
ER = endoplasmic reticulum
Cerebellar Purkinje Neuron (PN)
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Hernjak et al, Biophysical Journal 2005
Parallel fiber
stimulus
Climbing fiber
stimulus
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Calcium Pathways In The Cell
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Coincident
Incident
Hernjak et al, Biophysical Journal 2005
Parallel fiber
stimulus
Climbing fiber
stimulus
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Calcium Pathways In The Cell
Aim 1:
3D Model
Purkinje neuron
Reconstructed Experimental 3D Geometry of
Purkinje Cell Dendrite Branchlet
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Hernjak et al, Biophysical Journal 2005
Parallel fiber
stimulus
Climbing fiber
stimulus
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Calcium Pathways In The Cell
Aim 1:
3D Model
PIP2 Diffusion in the spine membrane
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Max
8120
1400
Min
SIX Spines - Simulation
Max
8120
1400
Min
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Hernjak et al, Biophysical Journal 2005
Parallel fiber
stimulus
Climbing fiber
stimulus
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Calcium Pathways In The Cell
Aim 1:
3D Model
Aim 2:
Electric
Model
Preserved
electronic PATH
in red, spine of
interest in blue
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Neuronal
morphology
The Dendrite as an Electrical Circuit
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Simplification of
Purkinje Neuronal Morphology
Miyasho et al., Brain Research, 2001
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Comparison of Electrical Activity in
the Full and Reduced Models - soma
-80
-40
0
40
80
0 500Time (ms)
Membrane
Potential(mV)
-80
-40
0
40
80
0 500Time (ms)
Membrane
Potential(mV)
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Full model Reduced model
Hernjak et al, Biophysical Journal 2005
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Calcium Pathways In The Cell
Aim 3:
Ataxia
Model
Aim 1:
3D Model
Aim 2:
Electric
Model
Impact
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Citations
Textbooks (11) + Journal articles (33)
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S.T.E.A.M. Collection
© 2010 Sherry-Ann Brown
Coincident Incident
How Will I Dance?
Just One More Step
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My Thesis Committee
CCAM, MD/PhD Program
University of Connecticut Health Center
NIH
Primary Investigator:
Dr. Leslie M. Loew Dr. Ion Moraru
Dr. James Schaff
Dr. Ann Cowan
Dr. Raquell Holmes
Dr. James Watras
Mr. Frank Morgan
Ed & Elena
Karen, Donna,
Debbie
Anu, Fei, Li
Ye; Boris,
Igor, Pavel
Sofya,
Jon,
Stacy
Dr. Art Hand
Dr. Bill Lytton
Dr. Marja Hurley
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Stepping In & Out
Sherry-Ann Brown, MD, PhD
CI Planning Meeting 2015
Thesis reception: S.T.E.A.M. poetry collection poster, art & photography
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Towards Patient Avatars
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Shear & Tensile Stress
Injury to Arteries (and Nerves)
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Who I Am
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Who I Am
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S.T.E.A.M. in Action
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Constructing S.T.E.A.M.:
a PHYSICSian scientist’s perspective
Ohm’s Law & Blood Circulation
Ohms Law Darcy’s Law
V = I x R BP = Q x VR
"The heart is the only organ of all organs that can not endure injury. This is expected
because when the main power source is destroyed, no additional force can be brought
by the organs that depend on it" (Aristotle - 384 BC).
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• In a noncompressible fluid system, flow is the same
at any given point
• Flow = area x velocity
• area x velocity = area x velocity
• F ∝ V ⋅ r2
cm³►cm² cmx
Conservation of Mass Principle
Compliments of Dr. Hector Michelena, Mayo Clinic
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Turbulent Blood Flow
www.cvphysiology.com
F ∝ V ⋅ r2
area x velocity
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Heart Murmurs
Heart
Aorta
Aorta
Heart
Normal Narrow
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Heart Murmurs
http://www.boxerbreedcouncil.co.uk/as.htm
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a PHYSICSian scientist’s perspective

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