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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. |
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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. |
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Magda Nowińska is a PhD candidate in Professor Vendruscolo’s research group at the Centre for Misfolding Diseases, University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on developing innovative diagnostics for Parkinson’s disease using aptamer-based electrochemical sensors. These biosensors enable early diagnosis, assist in identifying patients for clinical trials, and facilitate the monitoring of drug efficacy. As a visiting researcher at the Bioelectronics Lab, Magda is advancing this work by designing and fabricating biosensors. Previously, she worked at Wren Therapeutics, a Cambridge-based biotechnology start-up, and earned her BSc and MSc in Chemistry from Imperial College London, which included a research placement at École Normale Supérieure in Paris. |
