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July 27-31, 2025

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2024 ISB Student Awards Summary

Conratulations to our 2024 ISB Student Awardees!

International Affiliate Development Grant (IADG)

Awardee: Heinrich Leon Souza Viera
Project Title: Mechanical and Structural Changes of Skeletal Muscles in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Home Institution: Federal University of Santa Maria Home Advisor: Fábio Juner Lanferdini
Host Institution: University of Calgary Host Advisor: Walter Herzog

International Travel Grant (ITG)

Awardee: Zachary Flahaut
Project Title: Assessment and Validation of MoRe-lab Aerobic Fitness and Muscular Endurance Protocols
Home Institution: University of Ottawa Home Advisor: Daniel Benoit
Host Institution: Lund University Host Advisor: Eva Ageberg

Awardee: Roos Gretha Afra Duijn
Project Title: Elbow Biomechanics of the Jackman and Tire Changer During a Pit Stop
Home Institution: University of Groningen Home Advisor: Alessio Murgia
Host Institution: Joe Gibbs Human Performance Institute Host Advisor: Melissa Boswell

Awardee: Markus Gambietz
Project Title: Rapid Accessible Musculoskeletal Model Personalization – An MRI Validation Study
Home Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Home Advisor: Anne Danielle Koelewijn
Host Institution: Queensland University of Technology Host Advisor: Katie McMahon

Awardee: Carlos Sendra Pérez
Project Title: Biomechanics Facts Explaining Physiological Demands in Cycling
Home Institution: University of Valencia Home Advisor: Jose Ignacio Priego Quesada
Host Institution: Federal University of Pampa Host Advisor: Felipe P Carpes

Matching Dissertation Grant (MDG)

Awardee: Jorie Budzikowski
Project Title: Does Biceps Muscle-tendon Unit Adaptation Differentiate Outcomes of SLAP Lesion Surgical Repairs?
Institution: Northwestern University Advisor: Wendy Murray

Awardee: Soyoung Lee
Project Title: Cortical Function, Gait Automaticity, and Central Sensitization in People with Knee Osteoarthritis
Institution: Boston University Advisor: Deepak Kumar

Awardee: Walter Menke
Project Title: Effectiveness of Asymmetric Crank Lengths in Cycling for TKA Patients in Early Rehabilitation
Institution: University of Tennessee Knoxville Advisor: Songning Zhang

Awardee: Ignas Palamarcukas
Project Title: Does Isolated Knee or Hip Extension Strength Training Affect Kinetic Strategy and Performance in the Rear Foot-Elevated Split Squat?
Institution: Nanyang Technological University Advisor: Pui Wah Kong

Awardee: Brittany Trotter
Project Title: Mobile Sensorimotor Integration Assessment Following Repetitive Sub-Concussive Loading
Institution: East Carolina University Advisor: Nicholas Murray

Awardee: Oscar Vila-Dieguez
Project Title: Mechanisms of Recovery in Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Institution: University of Southern California Advisor: Lori Michener

Technical Group Travel Grant (TGTG)

Awardee: Denise Balogh
Abstract Title: Exploration of Upper Limb Postural Risk Factors for Injury on a Northern Saskatchewan Mine Site
Institution: University of Saskatchewan Advisor: Angelica Lang

Awardee: Lauryn Campbell
Abstract Title: Influence of Time Since Pain Onset on Kinematics in Work-related Functional Tasks
Institution: University of Saskatchewan Advisor: Angelica Lang

Awardee: Ana Guiomar Cudell Santos Carvahlo
Abstract Title: Revisiting Primary Muscle Contributors to Manual Wheelchair Propulsion
Institution: Delft University of Technology Advisor: Ajay Seth

Awardee: Jaylan Hamad
Abstract Title: OpenSim Moco Tracking Simulations Efficiently Replicate Predictive Simulation Results
Institution: University of Victoria Advisor: Joshua Giles

Awardee: Kara-Lyn Harrison
Abstract Title: Similar Patterns of Upper Trapezius Excitation Distribution at Rest and with Fatigue During Repeated Arm Elevation Between the Sexes
Institution: University of Manitoba Advisor: Trisha Scribbens

Awardee: Ibrahim Hasan
Abstract Title: Shoulder to Shoulder: Comparing Estimates of Shoulder Loading from a Generic Model to In Vivo Measures of Contact Forces
Institution: KTH Royal Institute of Technology Advisor: Elena M Gutierrez-Farewik

Awardee: Matt Heindel
Abstract Title: Baseball Pitchers: An Ecological Model for Tendon Adaptation
Institution: University of Southern California Advisor: Lori Michener

Awardee: Guara Saini
Abstract Title: Shoulder Muscle Activity in Individuals with Reduced Scapular Upward Rotation Across Morphologically Diverse Shoulder Models
Institution: University of Minnesota Advisor: Paula Ludewig