Dr. Majid Akbarzadeh Khorshidi

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Development of implantable urological devices - finite element analysis approach

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Dr. Jhaleh Amirian

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Development of implantable urological devices – experimental approach

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Celia Hughes

PhD Candidate

The development of bioinspired prosthetic heart valve leaflets for TAVR using additive manufacturing and finite element modelling

Yasmine Guendouz

PhD Candidate

Using Machine Learning to identify the critical features of carotid artery plaque vulnerability from Ultrasound images

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Aoife Glynn

PhD Candidate

Understanding the critical parameters which influence the success of cerebral artery thrombectomy procedures

Francesco Digeronimo

PhD Candidate

Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping MRI imaging to quantify carotid plaque rupture risk

Luke Guerin

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.

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Jessica Bagnall

PhD Candidate

Deep Learning for Magnetic Resonance Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of Carotid Plaques

Pratibha Gupta

Research Assistant

Using melt electrowriting of polymers to manufacture bio-inspired bioprosthetic aortic valve leaflets.

Daniel Lough

Master's Student

Exploring the tunability of mesh reinforced PVA hydrogels to match the mechanical properties of human Tunica Albuginea tissue.

Ryan Ginley

Master's Student

Exploring mechanical compression to minimise pericardium calcification.

Natasha Chvets

Master's Student

Exploring the effect of leaflet thickness on the longevity of polymeric bioinspired prosthetic valves composed of melt electrowritten PCL embedded in silicone, and assessing the result of varying fibre angle on its mechanical properties

Dr. Robert Johnston

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Fundamental insights into rupture mechanisms of atherosclerotic plaque tissue: Determining possible new diagnostic measures of plaque vulnerability

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Dr. Shirsha Bose

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Development of implantable urological devices - experimental approach

Dr. Brooke Tornifoglio

Postdoctoral Researcher

Quantitative MRI for arterial tissue biomarkers

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Dr. Niall Linnane

Doctor of Medicine (MD) Candidate

Paediatric Coarctation Mechanical and Microstructural Characterisation

Dr. Alix Whelan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Collagen fibre-mediated fatigue mechanics of pericardium for use in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacements

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Dr. Ciara McKenna

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

In-silico investigation into stent design for aortic coarctation treatment

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Dr. Orla McGee

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.

Dr. Alan Stone

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Non-invasive vascular imaging techniques

Dr. David Nolan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Investigating cardiovascular biomechanics and mechanobiology using computational and experimental methods.

Dr. Emma Fitzpatrick

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Investigating the role of collagen fibre structure and strain on vascular cell proliferation and differentiation

Dr. Robert Gaul

PhD Candidate

Fundamental Insights into Arterial Remodelling; Strain-Mediated Degradation of Arterial Collagen

Dr. Pattie Mathieu

PhD Candidate

Multipotent vascular stem cells and the effects of cyclic tensile strain, collagen structure and stenting on medial vascular cell populations

Dr. Milad Ghasemi

PhD Candidate

Mechanical Assessment of the Risk of Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture in Carotid Arteries with a Focus on Damage Accumulation

Dr. Behrooz Fereidoonnezhad

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Computational Modelling

Sam Geraghty

Research Master's

Optimisation and 3D Printing of Paediatric Stents

Jemil Saidi

MSc Student

Optimisation and 3D printing of Titanium paediatric stents

Noor Adeebah Mohamed Razif

MSc Student

Combining Ultrasound Displacement Imaging with Inverse Finite Element Analysis to Characterise Atherosclerotic Lesion in Carotid Artery using PVA Phantom

Matthew Laffey

MSc Student

Itziar Ríos Ruiz

Visiting PhD Student

Quantification of mechanical damage in blood vessels caused by stent expansion

Helena Brech

Research Assistant

Development of an at-home blood collection supporting device in collaboration with P&M Medical Ltd (www.hometesting.ie).

James Murphy

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.

Desmond McCarthy

MAI Student

Exploring the suitability of different melt electrowriting (MEW) structures for biomimetic polymeric heart valve leaflets.

Claire Lemass

MAI Student

The development of a urological benchtop model for urinary sphincter testing and design.

Alice Hanly

MAI Student

Derbhla McMullan

MAI Student

Optimisation and 3D printing of polymer paediatric stents

Floriane Bernasconi

Research Internship

Dr. Conor O'Keeffe

Postdoctoral Researcher