Author Archives: Bjorn Ludwar

Ludwar Lab presents at the meeting of the of the American Diabetes Association

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Bjorn Ludwar

Bjoern Ludwar presented a new study on the use of fingerprint symmetry (dermatoglyphics) for the early detection of diabetes mellitus at the 77th Scientific Session of the American Diabetes Association in San Diego. Dr. Ludwar, Longwood student Saarah M. Holayel, and their … Continue reading →

Posted in Biological & Environmental Sciences | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Ludwar Lab presents at the meeting of the of the American Diabetes Association

Bjoern Ludwar publishes article in the Journal of Neurophysiology

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Bjorn Ludwar

Biology text books explain that the brain’s neurons talk to each other via action potentials. These electrical all-or-none impulses are a form of digital information transmission – just like a CD player digitally decodes music. In a recently published paper* … Continue reading →

Posted in Biological & Environmental Sciences | Comments Off on Bjoern Ludwar publishes article in the Journal of Neurophysiology

Bjoern Ludwar’s project featured by MathWorks

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Bjorn Ludwar

MathWorks, the maker of the market leading mathematical computational software MATLAB, is now featuring Longwood University on its website.  The company contacted us after it learned from news reports about our project which uses wavelet analysis of fingerprints to assess a person’s risk for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Bjoern Ludwar’s project featured by MathWorks

Bjoern Ludwar on “With Good Reason”

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Bjorn Ludwar

The NPR radio show With Good Reason features Bjoern Ludwar this month, talking about how fingerprint symmetry could potentially predict the risk for Type 2 diabetes. In Farmville the show is broadcast on WMLU 91.3 FM Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m., … Continue reading →

Posted in Biological & Environmental Sciences | Tagged , | Comments Off on Bjoern Ludwar on “With Good Reason”

Bjoern Ludwar and Student present at ACTS 2016

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Bjorn Ludwar

Bjoern Ludwar’s research poster entitled “Wavelet Based Analysis of Fingerprint Asymmetry to Assess the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” and co-authored by Longwood Biology student Mahelet Mamo,  was selected for presentation at the 2016 annual meeting of the Association … Continue reading →

Posted in Biological & Environmental Sciences | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Bjoern Ludwar and Student present at ACTS 2016