SurgBioMech Lab

Welcome to the Pocivavsek Lab

 

Surgery is anatomy.

Anatomy is geometry.

Geometry is the heart of mechanics.

We are seeking a Computational Biomechanics Postdoc.  Join Us!

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Learn more about Žiga Donik, an ASEF Junior Fellow

Meet Žiga Donik, ASEF Junior Fellow generation 2022 from Slovenia, who was part of the Research Abroad Fellowship Program. The American Slovenian Education Foundation (ASEF) enhances American and Slovenian education activities, uniting Slovenian scholars and educators...

29th Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium Poster Session

SurgBioMech lab wins a hat trick at the 29th Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium Poster Session: Nhung Nguyen – Most Exciting Innovation Kameel Khabaz – Best Poster Explanation Kathleen Cao – Best Poster Image or Graphic

Chicago KUH FORWARD Post-Doctoral Fellowship

General Surgery Resident, Dr. M. Alyssa Varsanik is awarded the Chicago KUH FORWARD Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

2022 Barry Goldwater Scholar

Kameel Khabaz has been selected as a 2022 Barry Goldwater Scholar. Congratulations!

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Research Fellowship

Pritzker School of Medicine student, Willa Li, receives the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Research Fellowship.

Congratulations Dr. Nhung Nguyen!

Congratulations to our post-doctoral scholar, Dr. Nhung Nguyen! She is the new Research Assistant Professor in Surgery at University of Chicago.

Congratulations Kameel!

Kameel Khabaz wins 1st place for his poster “Single Institution Analysis of Current Aortic Shape and Size Metrics for TEVAR” at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Research Initiatives Conference Poster Competition for Aneurysmal Disease.

Welcome Žiga Donik!

SurgBioMech lab welcomes American-Slovenian Education Foundation Junior Fellow, mechanical engineering graduate student, Žiga Donik, from the University of Maribor, Slovenia for a 10-week research residency.

Congratulations to Dr. Nguyen Nguyen!

Congratulations and good luck to our post-doctoral scholar, Dr. Nguyen Nguyen! He accepted a position at Littelfuse, Inc. as their new Simulation Engineer.

Kameel Khabaz AI+Science Summer School

Kameel Khabaz has been accepted to the AI+Science Summer School at the University of Chicago Data Science Institute.
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