Sandra got her BS at the University of Antioquia, Colombia. She joined the RSSEL Laboratory in 2012 at Purdue University, where she got a position as research assistant. There, she conducted toxicological research on nanoparticles and emergent platforms for vascular applications. Currently, she is a PhD student at UIUC and her research is focused on exploring the physiochemical and mechanical properties of biointerfaces obtained by plasmas for tissue engineering applications.

Education

• BS Bioengineering, University of Antioquia. Medellin, Colombia
• M.S. Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016)

Thesis: Fabrication and Characterization of a Magnetic Bacterial Nanocellulose for Neurovascular Reconstruction of Cerebral Aneurysms.

Projects

• Biointerfaces based on plasmas for the regeneration of damaged or lost tissues.

Research Interests

• Biomaterials
• Tissue engineering

Awards

• International scholarship awarded by the Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (Colciencias), Colombia.