Research Ambassadors

Myla Nover-Estes '27

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Email me at: mnoveres@u.rochester.edu 

Discipline(s) of Research

  • Engineering and Mathematics

Major(s) and Minor(s)

  • B.S. in Biomedical Engineering
  • Minor in Chemical Engineering
  • Minor in History
Areas of Interest/Research Focus
  • Dr. David Foster's Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab (Current): Analysis of blood flow in the aortic arch of the heart using computational fluid dynamics
  • Dr. Hani Awad's lab in the Center for Musculoskeletal Research (Summer-Fall 2025): Induced pluripotent stem cell diffrentiation into fibroblast-like synoviocytes for joint-on-chip modeling
Areas where I may be particularly helpful
  • Discover Grant App writing
  • Finding time for research as a student athlete
  • Cold emailing

What advice do you have for prospective or new researchers?

Getting into research as a first year or sophmore can feel daunting. My advice to new researchers is begin reaching out to professors early, even if you do not feel you have an excess of time for research. PI's can be quite flexible as long as you communicate your schedule early and often. Getting your foot in the door early on is invaluable to exploring and honing your research interests thoughout undergrad.