Diane De Zélicourt
Senior associate scientist
Institute of Physiology
Interface group
Switzerland
Biography
Dr. Diane de Zélicourt is currently a Oberassistent in the Interface Group at the Institute of Physiology in University of Zurich. Her primary research focus is on experimental and computational methods in biomechanics, and their application to understand disease mechanisms and improve device designs/surgical procedures. She holds an engineering degree from the Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France), one of the leading French institutes in engineering, which she followed by a specialization in bioengineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA, USA). She completed her Master’s and doctoral thesis work at the latter institution under the co-supervision of Prof. Dr. Ajit Yoganathan and Prof. Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulos. Both theses focused on congenital heart defects, and the establishment of a simulation-driven surgical planning framework to help plan and optimize surgical repairs. Her post-doctoral research now concentrates on the dynamics of the different fluid compartments of the central nervous system, their interplay and role in the maintenance of brain homeostasis. Numerical simulations and biological cell experiments are used in parallel to elucidate the interplay between mechanical stimuli and dynamic cell responses. Ph.D. in Bioengineering Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2010 Ingénieur, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, 2005 M.Sc. in Bioengineering Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2004
Research Interest
Bioengineering
