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"Computational modeling has critically advanced our understanding of growth and remodeling of engineered cardiovascular tissues."
Sandra Loerakker is an associate professor at the TU/e department of Biomedical Engineering (research group Soft Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology). Her research focuses on modeling the mechanobiology of native and engineered tissues using integrated computational and experimental methods, in order to obtain an improved understanding of the biological mechanisms responsible for soft tissue development, homeostasis, and disease, and to translate those findings into novel therapies in the field of regenerative medicine. She primarily focuses on understanding how mechanical factors drive soft tissue growth and remodeling at different spatial and temporal scales.
Sandra Loerakker was trained in Biomedical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) where she obtained both her BSc and MSc degrees cum laude. In 2007, she started her PhD research on the etiology and early detection of deep pressure ulcers in skeletal muscle, using a combination of computational and experimental methods. She performed part of this research at Northwestern University (USA) and in collaboration with the University of Alberta (Canada). After defending her PhD thesis at TU/e in 2011, for which she received the Best Doctoral Thesis Award (2012) from the European Society of Biomechanics and the Novice Investigator Award (2012) from the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, she continued as a postdoctoral researcher in heart valve biomechanics and mechanobiology. In 2015, she was appointed as assistant professor in Modeling in Mechanobiology at the TU/e department of Biomedical Engineering, focusing on understanding the mechanobiology of native and engineered tissues using integrated computational and experimental methods. From May 2016 – April 2017, supported by a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship, she was a visiting assistant professor at Stanford University (USA). She received an ERC Starting Grant in 2018 to explore the interplay between mechanics and cell-cell signaling in the context of cardiovascular regeneration. In 2019, she was promoted to associate professor.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
Loerakker, Sandra (Recipient), 2018
Prize: ERC › Starting › Scientific
W.L.F. (Pim) van der Hoorn, Sandra Loerakker, Karin C.H.J. Smolders, Yoeri B. van de Burgt, Maryam Razavian, Max V. Birk, Diletta Giuntini & Francesca Grisoni
4/02/22
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Daniël Lakens, Frank P.T. Baaijens, Sandra Loerakker, Job Beckers, Patricia Y.W. Dankers, Yoeri B. van de Burgt, Bob Walrave, Danqing Liu, Johanna I. Höffken, S. Hofmann, J.P. (Jan Philipp) Hofmann, Federica Eduati, Roy van der Meel & Antoni Forner Cuenca
16/10/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Carlijn V.C. Bouten & Sandra Loerakker
8/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Carlijn V.C. Bouten & Sandra Loerakker
6/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Supervisor: van de Vosse, F. N. (Supervisor 1), Bovendeerd, P. H. M. (Supervisor 2), van Heijst, G. J. F. (Supervisor 2), de Mol, B. A. J. M. (Supervisor 2) & Oomens, C. W. J. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master