Lally Lab, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Yasmine Guendouz from the Lally Lab was awarded first prize for her technical paper submission and presentation, and Celia Hughes, also from the Lally Lab, received the second-place prize for her poster.
Dr. Niall Linnane attended the Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiovascular Society symposium in Chicago, and won the prestigious Charles S. Kleinman Scholarship Award. Congratulations Niall!
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Development of implantable urological devices - finite element analysis approach
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Development of implantable urological devices – experimental approach
PhD Candidate
The development of bioinspired prosthetic heart valve leaflets for TAVR using additive manufacturing and finite element modelling
PhD Candidate
Using Machine Learning to identify the critical features of carotid artery plaque vulnerability from Ultrasound images
PhD Candidate
Understanding the critical parameters which influence the success of cerebral artery thrombectomy procedures
PhD Candidate
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping MRI imaging to quantify carotid plaque rupture risk
PhD Candidate
To determine the critical role damage plays in calcification of porcine pericardial leaflets with a view to minimizing damage and calcification and improving transcatheter aortic valve leaflet durability.
PhD Candidate
Deep Learning for Magnetic Resonance Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of Carotid Plaques
Research Assistant
Using melt electrowriting of polymers to manufacture bio-inspired bioprosthetic aortic valve leaflets.
Master's Student
Exploring the tunability of mesh reinforced PVA hydrogels to match the mechanical properties of human Tunica Albuginea tissue.
Master's Student
Exploring mechanical compression to minimise pericardium calcification.
Master's Student
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Fundamental insights into rupture mechanisms of atherosclerotic plaque tissue: Determining possible new diagnostic measures of plaque vulnerability
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Development of implantable urological devices - experimental approach
Postdoctoral Researcher
Quantitative MRI for arterial tissue biomarkers
Doctor of Medicine (MD) Candidate
Paediatric Coarctation Mechanical and Microstructural Characterisation
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Collagen fibre-mediated fatigue mechanics of pericardium for use in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacements
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
In-silico investigation into stent design for aortic coarctation treatment
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Designing bespoke stents optimized for both patient needs and for selective laser melting (3D printing) and development of an agent-based model in Matlab to assess smooth muscle cell response varying levels of cyclic strain.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Non-invasive vascular imaging techniques
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Investigating cardiovascular biomechanics and mechanobiology using computational and experimental methods.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Investigating the role of collagen fibre structure and strain on vascular cell proliferation and differentiation
PhD Candidate
Fundamental Insights into Arterial Remodelling; Strain-Mediated Degradation of Arterial Collagen
PhD Candidate
Multipotent vascular stem cells and the effects of cyclic tensile strain, collagen structure and stenting on medial vascular cell populations
PhD Candidate
Mechanical Assessment of the Risk of Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture in Carotid Arteries with a Focus on Damage Accumulation
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Computational Modelling
Research Master's
Optimisation and 3D Printing of Paediatric Stents
MSc Student
Optimisation and 3D printing of Titanium paediatric stents
MSc Student
Combining Ultrasound Displacement Imaging with Inverse Finite Element Analysis to Characterise Atherosclerotic Lesion in Carotid Artery using PVA Phantom
MSc Student
Visiting PhD Student
Quantification of mechanical damage in blood vessels caused by stent expansion
Research Assistant
Development of an at-home blood collection supporting device in collaboration with P&M Medical Ltd (www.hometesting.ie).
MAI Student
The development of a suitable surrogate model for the investigation of the biomechanics of an atherosclerotic artery using polyvinyl alcohol cryogel, ultrasound imaging and finite element analysis.
MAI Student
Exploring the suitability of different melt electrowriting (MEW) structures for biomimetic polymeric heart valve leaflets.
MAI Student
The development of a urological benchtop model for urinary sphincter testing and design.
MAI Student
MAI Student
Optimisation and 3D printing of polymer paediatric stents
Research Internship
Postdoctoral Researcher