Melanie Zile, a fifth year BME Predoctoral Student in the lab of Dr. Natalia Trayanova, Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering and core faculty member in the  Institute for Computational Medicine, has been selected as the 2015-2016 recipient of the ICM’s David C. Gakenheimer Fellowship.

Dr. Gakenheimer, who holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics from Johns Hopkins University, generously funded this fellowship to provide support to a student conducting heart research in developing and advancing diagnostic methods such as detection, classification and treatment of rhythm disorders.

Congratulations Melanie and good luck with your research!