Hermenegild Arevalo, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Natalia Trayanova, Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute for Computational Medicine, received a merit award in the poster competition at the 7th Gordon Research Conference on Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms held in Il Ciocco, Italy on March 22-27, 2015. Hermenegild’s poster was entitled “Virtual electrophysiological study improves risk prediction of adverse cardiac events in post-infarction patients”.

Hermenegild’s research aims to translate computational tools into clinically utility. His approach utilizes simulations with patient-specific computer models to predict the susceptibility of patients to lethal arrhythmias. This methodology provides a non-invasive, safe, and accurate way to identify patients that could benefit from prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Congratulations, Hermenegild!