Feature Stories 2016: Capstone Project: Mouse Eye Injection Fixture

Ramzi Bechara, John Jones, Ryan Quern, and Nolan Fraine
Feature Stories 2016: Capstone Project: Mouse Eye Injection Fixture
Capstone Project: Mouse Eye Injection Fixture

The student team designed and built a high precision apparatus for positioning an ultra-fine glass injection needle into the eye of an anesthetized research mouse using computer control and video microscopy.

Faculty Advisor:

Dr. Alex Fowler

Team:

Ryan Quern (Leader), Mechanical Engineering
Ramzi Bechara, Bioengineering 
John Jones, Mechanical Engineering
Nolan Fraine, Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor:

Dr. Kameran Lashkari, Schepens Eye Research Institute

Abstract:

The student team designed and built a high precision apparatus for positioning an ultra-fine glass injection needle into the eye of an anesthetized research mouse using computer control and video microscopy.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Bioengineering