Development and optimization of tools for the study of human brain anatomical connectivity using high angular resolution diffusion MRI

On February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science was celebrated, a day which seeks to promote their equitable participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In this context, the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) of the Federico Santa María Technical University, in conjunction with ANID's Linkage and Extension Unit, celebrated its undergraduate and graduate students, as well as its researchers, Dr. Sandra Céspedes, Dr. Margarita Norambuena, and Dr. Pamela Guevara. In particular, Professor Guevara noted the great motivation that being a scientist implies, all the satisfactions that it brings and the importance of creativity and perseverance. “I hope that society evolves more and more, to the point where a science career for women is not questioned. We are incredibly capable, there are many examples of this. Science allows us to contribute a grain of sand to understand and improve the world around us”.

Within the context of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on February 11, Professor Pamela Guevara was honoured by ANID's Millennium Scientific Initiative. This recognition highlighted the professor's work in the use of atlases of brain fiber bundles based on magnetic resonance imaging, applied to the study of neurological disorders such as the autistic spectrum, schizophrenia, among others.

On December 2nd 2020, the Institute of Technological Research of University of Concepción (ITT UdeC) published a conversation with professor Pamela Guevara, in which the academic from the Faculty of Engineering and part of the Engineering Center for Life team explains what medical imaging is, as well as its application and importance in health centers, speaking from her own experience and knowledge.Later, the article focuses in the professor's work in the field of magnetic resonance imaging, and in particular its use in the study of brain connectivity for the search of patterns and biomarkers, with the goal of achieving an early detection of neurological disorders such as autistic spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar syndrome, among others.Finally, emphasis is placed on the complexity implied in the implementation of these tools in sanitary centers, especially regarding the acquisition and handling of large volumes of data.Read the full news in the following link (in Spanish).

Sebastián Moyano, Biomedical Engineer and student of the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering w/m in Electrical Engineering UdeC, who obtained the Award for innovative work and First place in the Postgraduate category at the INGELECTRA 2020 conference, held virtually between October 14th to the 16th, 2020.⁣ He presented the work “Support system for upper limb rehabilitation through virtual environments”, which he began to develop during his undergraduate thesis. See the complete news in the following link (in Spanish).