Are you interested in a Postdoc on finite volume methods for cardiovascular fluid-solid interaction simulations? Come work with me at UCD on the exciting ERC-funded "XenoSim" project: tinyurl.com/xenosimjob UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering UCD Research UCD Biomedical Eng European Research Council (ERC) We are now Research Ireland

A great day at the inaugural 'Biomechapedia' Winter Symposium in the Alice Perry Engineering Building at the University of Galway ❄️ (1/5)

We ended the symposium with a delicious dinner in Hyde. A big thank you to our symposium organisers, Sarah, Sam Boxwell and Syeda Masooma Naqvi. Happy Christmas everyone! 🎅✨ (5/5)

Exciting day at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition! 🚀 Stop by our exhibitor stand to explore innovation, spark curiosity, and be part of the future of biomedical engineering. Let's inspire the next generation of brilliant minds! BT Young Scientist Mechanobiology Sam Boxwell

Delighted to announce that the #RAMI Silver Medal Winner for 2024 is awarded to Professor Laoise McNamara 🎉 As the distinguished recipient of this prestigious award, Professor McNamara will deliver the Samuel Haughton Honorary Lecture on Saturday at #BinI2024 👏

Professor Laoise NcNamara giving us an insight into her outstanding career in the field of mechanobiology 🦴 A fascinating presentation, full of inspiration 👏🏼🏅🎉 #BinI2024

A great weekend at BioEngineering in Ireland hosted by Queen's University Belfast 🎓. Huge congratulations to my supervisor, Laoise McNamara on receiving the RAMI Silver Medal and her brilliant Samuel Haughton Lecture. I was also delighted to receive the Best Oral Presentation in Medical Devices 🫀

We are so excited to be attending Orthopaedic Research Society this weekend in Long Beach, California. Come down to our presentations and say hello! #ORS2024 🦴👇

Thrilled to share our latest paper published in Cell Reports! Our mechanobiological model of bone metastasis uncovers how mechanical loading mitigates pro-osteolytic impact of breast cancer cells. cell.com/cell-reports/f… Vatsal Kumar, PhD Anneke Verbruggen PhD Eoin McEvoy Laoise McNamara

THEY'VE DONE IT!!🤩🙌👏 EUROPEAN GOLD🥇FOR IRELAND 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 What a team performance!!!😍 ⏱️3:09.92CR Full result: tinyurl.com/6khyf5cy #Roma2024 #IrishAthletics Ali.ie

Last week, some members of our group had the opportunity to present their latest work at #ESBiomech2024 in Edinburgh👇

Syeda Masooma Naqvi Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway CNRS 🌍 masoomafahad Tanya O' Brien Sam Boxwell presented his work on modelling TAVI in the bicuspid aortic valve. Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway Boston Scientific #TAVI

Delighted to announce that I received an European Society of Biomechanics Mobility Award at the ESBiomech_Congress in Edinburgh last week. Thanks to this award, I’ll be travelling to Harvard Medical School next year to work with Farhad R. Nezami. A big thanks to ESB and for hosting a great event! Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway #TAVI 🫀

Together in Olympic dreams - At the end of 19 days of competition, Team Ireland leave the stage with a record seven medals and having inspired millions back home #Paris2024 #Olympics

I am actively filling multiple Tech/Eng #JobOpportunities and #postdocposition in my lab Brigham and Women's Cardiac Surgery (Mass General Brigham Harvard Medical School): CFD/FEM/AI-based #imageprocessing /reduced-order #modeling, and #PIV/#PTV to study bypass/aortic/valve surgery or endovascular implant design

🚨 Check out our article "The Young Professionals Network: A New Initiative for The Heart Valve Society" published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of the Heart Valve Society journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Cassandra L. Clift, PhD Busra Cangut, MD, MS Daniel Chaparro Dewy van der Valk Valentine Vetter

Always a great weekend at BioEngineering in Ireland with the Mechanobiology crew! Huge thanks to Niamh Nolan and UCD Biomedical Eng for hosting a fantastic programme. Check out the thread below for presentation highlights of our group’s latest work! 👇

Syeda Masooma Naqvi Vatsal Kumar, PhD 5/ @sarahnano presented ‘Cancer-Associated Osteoblasts Exhibit Morphological Abnormalities and Inhibited Mineral Deposition in an Engineered Bone Metastatic Niche’ and was awarded Best Presentation in Biomaterials / Regenerative Medicine! Huge congratulations Sarah!⭐

Syeda Masooma Naqvi Vatsal Kumar, PhD Sarah Rachel Cahalane 7/ Finally, Sam Boxwell presented his work on patient-specific computational modelling to understand and standardise sizing strategies for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in bicuspid aortic valves 🫀

Feeling incredibly grateful to lead this amazing group of scientists Brigham and Women's Cardiac Surgery. Their passion, creativity, and dedication inspire me every day. Truly blessed to serve & watch them shape the future of digital medicine. #LabFamily #NezamiLab Mass General Brigham Brigham and Women’s Research