Advanced Pulmonary Physiomic Imaging Lab (APPIL)

PIs

Dr. Eric Hoffman
Soheil Hosseini

Project Details

The Advanced Pulmonary Physiomic Imaging Lab is looking for an undergraduate student to help with ongoing research at the interface of medical imaging and AI. The main task involves using the 3DSlicer software to work with 3D CT images and extracted 3D structures; specifically, using geometrical and morphological tools in the software to correct branching structures, mount peripheral vessels onto the vascular root structures, figure out whether a vessel is an artery or vein, etc. On the side, the student could also get involved in either of 2 side tasks: 1- Python programming for 3D visualization and other shape analysis tasks, and 2- Clinical research, statistical analyses and helping prepare manuscripts for publication.

The position could start as research for credit hours, and change into a fully paid position soon [or a mix of both][$13/hour]. The main task is an easy relaxing task, pretty much like playing a 3D game, and can be done somewhat “with eyes closed” after 4 months, so a good fit would be a student who will not get bored with that, and who will find growth and excitement in the side projects as well, as time goes on.

The candidate can be any major; the current student working on it is an exercise sciences major [pre-med], and is doing a marvelous job. The candidate in particular should have high attention to detail in general.

Some snapshots of the tasks: Click Here

What you'll learn/get after 6 months:

1. Understand and work with 3D medical images
2. Understand chest CT scans and the substructures in the chest [particularly the heart, lungs, and the plumbing there],
3. Command of 3D object manipulation using 3DSlicer software,
4. Involvement in our clinical research of the lung physiology and pathology [particularly smoking induced emphysema],
5. Possibility of being listed as a co-author in our publications,
6. Working with other undergraduate research assistants [there are 4] towards our shared goal of hypothesis-driven investigations of the lungs.

Qualifications

No particular prerequisites. High attention to detail. Tenacity to stick with the main task above [and then interest in the side tasks].

Time Commitment

9-12 hours per week for first semester

Compensation

Volunteer (Optional registration for URES:3992, 0-credit transcript recognition), Academic Credit (1-4 semester hours), Pay

Start Date

Immediate, near future

Timeline

Ongoing, Potential to be a continuous position

How to Apply

Please contact seyedsoheil-hosseini@uiowa.edu or jensen-orr@uiowa.edu