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Stephen O'Neill received his integrated MEng in chemical engineering from the University of Edinburgh in 2020. He undertook his MEng thesis project at Stanford University, which involved the development and integration of organic electronic materials for the wireless operation of biomedical devices. As a PhD student, Stephen is working on developing electrically conductive hydrogel materials for bioelectronic applications, in a collaboration with Prof. Oren Scherman in the Department of Chemistry. Email: so423@cam.ac.uk |
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Nerea Pascual Frías received her B.S in Biomedical Engineering (2020) from TECNUN-University of Navarra (San Sebastián, Spain), and her M.S in Biomedical Engineering (2021) from Polytechnic University of Valencia. Her Master’s dissertation focused on the study of cell differentiation and conductive growth substrates for cardiac regeneration. Her current PhD, supervised by Prof. Maurizio Prato is focused on the development of 3D neuronal monitoring platforms for electrochemical sensing of neurotransmitters for drug testing. Email: np615@cam.ac.uk
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Viviana Rincón Montes received her BSc. in Electronics and Computer Engineering (2013) with honours from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico). She received her MSc. in Biomedical Engineering in 2016 and in 2021 she received her PhD in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) with Summa Cum Laude recognition from the RWTH Aachen University and the Institute of Bioelectronics (IBI-3) at Forschungszentrum Jülich (Germany). From October 2020 she continued as a postdoctoral researcher, and since October 2021 she has been a Junior Group Leader of the ‘In vivo Neuroelectronics’ group at IBI-3 and an Associated Scientist of the InnoRet Vision Research Training Group (RTG) 2610 in Germany. Her research interests comprise the development of implantable stealth neurotechnology to understand and restore lost neural functions in the body, with applications including vision restoration and pain. Currently, she is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Bioelectronics Laboratory, focusing on the development of implantable biohybrid neurotechnologies for the central nervous system. Email: vr378@cam.ac.uk |
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Kyohei Ito received his Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Tokyo. Currently working on his master's research focusing on the stability of substrates and connections in wearable devices. Emai: ki291@cam.ac.uk |
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Lara Laamari received her BSc in Microengineering (2021) from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, where she is now pursuing a Master's in Microengineering with a specialization in Biomedical Technologies. Currently, she is a visiting student at the Bioelectronics Laboratory, working on her master’s thesis in "Redox Flow Iontophoresis for Tissue Stimulation". Past projects she has worked on include flexible implantable temperature sensors and microfluidics for single-cell technology. Email: ll761@cam.ac.uk |
