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Hello, I’m Luca Rosalia

I combine soft robots with 3D bioprinting to recapitulate cardiac mechanics for translational and preclinical applications, advancing research across academic, industrial, and clinical settings.

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About Me

Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, USA, Present

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 2023

B.Eng and M.Eng., University of Glasgow, Scotland, 2019

Visiting M.Eng., University of Cambridge, UK, 2018

Visiting B.Eng., National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2017

I am currently a postdoctoral scholar in the Bioengineering department at Stanford University, where I am focusing on the development of biomimetic soft robotics for cardiac tissue engineering and bioprinting applications. My doctorate work in the Health Sciences and Technology (HST) Ph.D. program of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology pioneered the use of soft robotics to recapitulate human disease with high-fidelity for personalized device testing and procedural planning. I won the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface (CASI) to transition to an independent investigator.

Research

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Biomimetic Soft Robots

I develop soft robots that move and beat like the human heart

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3D Bioprinting

I design bioprinting methods to overcome medical challenges

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Biomechanics & Devices

I design medical devices informed by studies of tissue and organ biomechanics

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Modeling

I develop computational tools to support the design of medical therapies

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