Diego Barra Avila
PhD student
in Biomedical Engineering Program
Washington University in St. Louis

About Me

I am a recent graduate from the Accelerated 4+1(BSE/MS) Biomedical Engineering program at Arizona State University. I worked on my MS thesis under the supervision of Dr. Xiaojun Tian. My research interests were in biological networks, dynamical systems, and stochastic processes. My updated research interests can be found in the Research/Publications tab of the website.

Though my research was in mathematical modeling of biological networks, I also have knowledge of medical devices and medical device industry. I hope to continue learning about this industry and others to explore which industry will be a better fit once I finish my graduate program.

Education

Aug 2021 - Present: Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis(GPA: 3.28/4.00)
Aug 2020 - May 2021: M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University(GPA: 4.00/4.00)
Aug 2016 - May 2020: B.S.E in Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University(GPA: 3.85/4.00)

News

• January 2024 - Passed Thesis Proposal!! Now a Ph.D. Candidate
• August 2022 - Passed Qualifying Exam!!!
• July 2022 - Officially joined Dr. Amit Pathak's Cellular Mechanobiology Lab
• June 2022 - Began rotation in Dr. Amit Pathak's lab
• May 2022 - Ended rotation in Dr. Geoffrey Goodhill's lab
• March 2022 - Began rotation in Dr. Geoffrey Goodhill's Lab
• March 2022 - Ended rotation in Dr. Barani Raman's Lab
• Dec 2021 - Began rotation in Dr. Barani Raman's Lab
• Nov 2021 - Research work done while at Arizona State University published in PLOS Comput Biol
• Nov 2021 - Ended rotation in Dr. ShiNung Ching's Lab
• Sept 2021 - Began rotation in Dr. ShiNung Ching's Lab
• Aug 2021 - Started PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis
• May 2021 - Graduated from Arizon State University with MS in Biomedical Engineering
• April 2021 - Defended MS thesis