LARISA RADU is a Ph D student in

LARISA RADU is a Ph. D. student in the Department of Bioengineering. She received a B. S. in Medical Bioengineering from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania in 2003 and an M. S. degree in Chemistry from the University of New Orleans, LA in 2006. Her research focuses on self-assembled hydrogels containing beta-sheet domains.

Camelia MIRON is a Ph. D. student in the Department of Materials, Physics and Energy Engineering, Nagoya University, JAPAN. Her research is focused on spectroscopic measurements of gold nanoparticles synthesized in aqueous media, for medical applications. She received a B. S. in Medical Bioengineering from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania in 2003 and an M. S. degree in Engineering from Saga University, Japan, in 2006.

RALUCA GANEA Ph. D. student Doctoral Program in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Her research is focused on the detection of balance impairment in elderly persons by studying spontaneous physical activity. Research assistant in LMAM (Laboratory of Movement Analysis and Measurement) e-mail: raluca. ganea@epfl. ch 1997 -2003 B. S. in Medical Bioengineering from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania

Regional Field Trainer - Medtronic Therapy and Procedure Training Center – Tolochenaz, Switzerland Specialist in Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation ALEXANDRU TRIF 2001 -2004 Technological University of Compiègne, France 1997 -2000 Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa” Iasi, Romania