U.S.-Brazil Program Planning Visit: Studies on the Biomechanics of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

0123456 Raghavan这个美洲计划奖将支持爱荷华州大学的Madhavan Raghavan博士进行规划访问，与Erasmo S.来自巴西圣保罗大学的da Silva说。这次规划访问将使研究人员能够进行试点研究，并规划一项合作研究提案。 拟议研究的总体目标是：（1）使用在圣保罗大学医学院进行尸检期间获得的标本研究腹主动脉瘤（AAA）的生物力学特性;（2）评估长期合作的实用性。 计划访视的结构考虑了参与研究者的智力和身体资产。长期目标是全面研究腹主动脉瘤的生物力学特性。 这项研究的参与者和他们的同事都将学到很多关于他们的同行所实践的科学和技术的知识。 如果后续行动成功，其结果将在全世界范围内产生重大效益。

0123456RaghavanThis Americas Program award will support Dr. Madhavan Raghavan of the University of Iowa to make a planning visit to work in collaboration with Dr. Erasmo S. da Silva from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. This planning visit will permit the researchers to perform pilot studies and plan a collaborative research proposal. The overall objectives of the proposed research are: (1) To study the biomechanical properties of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) using specimens obtained during autopsies performed at Sao Paulo University School of Medicine and (2) To evaluate the practicalities of the long-term collaboration. The structure of the planning visit takes into account the intellectual and physical assets of both participating investigators.The long-term goal is to comprehensively study the biomechanical properties of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Both of the participants in the study, and their associates, will learn much about the science and the technique practiced by their counterparts. If the follow up were successful, the results would be of significant benefit worldwide.