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of microphysiological systems or organ on a chip model for viral agents. Research project emphasis is placed on determining virus growth and stimulation of an appropriate immune response that mimics what is observed in
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balance modeling techniques (see below) with existing datasets of field-observed microclimate measurements (e.g. temperature and soil moisture) under various vegetation structural conditions. Objective 2
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reduction techniques and numerical methods for subsurface and surface flow processes. You will gain experience with forward hydrodynamic models developed in the Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory and contribute
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. Along the way, you will engage in activities and research in several areas. Learning activities will focus on: The development and characterization of animal models and/or microphysiological systems
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countermeasures targeting hantaviruses. Currently we use Syrian hamsters as models of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a disease with a very high case-fatality rate in humans. Andes virus is the hantavirus