Meet our Team
Principal Investigator
Elena di Martino, PhD
PhD
University of Milano
BSc / MSc
Politecnico of Milano
Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Director of the Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education (CBRE) in the Schulich School of Engineering, affiliated with the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta.
People
Arianna Forneris, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
PhD Biomedical Engineering - University of Calgary '19
B.Sc.-MSc Biomedical Engineering - Politecnico of Torino '14
Project: CFD as a Tool for the Management of Aortic Wall Diseases
Miriam Nightingale
Doctoral Candidate
M.ASc. - Biomedical Engineering - University of Ottawa '17
B.Eng. - Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering - Carleton University '14
Project: Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Aortic Disease Progression
Richard Beddoes
Masters Student
M.ASc. Biomedical Engineering - University of Calgary '20
B.ASc. Biomedical Engineering - University of Calgary '18
Project: Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Aortic Disease Progression
Laura Gomez
Research Technician
B.Sc. Honours Biophysics - UBC '19
Louise Neave
Masters Student
B.ASc. Materials Engineering - UBC '19
Project: TBD
Thinh (Caleb) Tong
Undergraduate Summer Student
B.ASc. Chemical Engineering - Biomedical Specialization '21
Project: TBD
Elize Tran
Undergraduate Summer Student
B.ASc. Software Engineering - Biomedical Specialization '21
Project: TBD
Alumni
Janneke Cruts
Summer Student '19
Current Position: Eindhoven Technical University
Taisiya Sigaeva, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo
Alina Ismaguilova
MSc Biomedical Engineering '19
Present Position: Community Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator at the University of Calgary
Samar Tarraf
MSc Biomedical Engineering '18
Present Position: PhD Student at Northeastern University
Samaneh Sattari
MSc Biomedical Engineering '18
Present Position: PhD Student at University of California Riverside