At the July CBT Lunch Club, we welcomed Dr Navid Toosi Saidy, co-founder and CEO at Propel Health AI, Master Student Jessica Marsh and Dr Navid Freidoonimehr.
Dr Navid Freidoonimehr (right in the photo), Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and ARC DECRA Fellow, talked about when small vessels cause big problems. Our Master Student, Jessica Marsh, shared her research on Development of a 3D-Printed Gut-on-a-Chip Model. Dr Navid Toosi Saidy (top right in the photo), co-founder and CEO at Propel Health AI and former Digital Health Leader at Max Kelsen, shared his career journey from academia to CEO.
Congratulations to Prashant Chad, PhD Candidate, on receiving the June Outstanding HDR Award.
Prashant has done excellently this past month, where he attended and presented at two major international conferences. At the Gordon Research Conference: Assisted Circulation in Spain, he presented his work on a virtual clinical trial on HFpEF patients supported by a clinically available left ventricular assist device, garnering positive feedback from world-leading experts at the conference. Then he presented how he uses his lumped parameter network to evaluate VA ECMO hemodynamics at the European Society for Artificial Organs in Netherlands, where his abstract was ranked in the top 10% of all submissions. Read more about Prashant Chand here. Prashant was nominated by Dr Jorge Amaya Cataño and Dr Avishka Wickramarachchi.
More information about the speakers:
Dr Navid Toosi Saidy, co-founder and CEO at Propel Health AI – My career journey from academia to CEO
Navid is co-founder and CEO at Propel Health AI and former Digital Health Leader at Max Kelsen. He is driving the implementation of digital innovation in healthcare. Navid holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Device Development. He has previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher focusing on translation and commercialisation of biodegradable implants. Drawing on years of experience collaborating at the University research level, and with medical device companies and regulators, Navid is currently focused on enabling artificial intelligence-based healthcare solutions to be commercially developed and applied in real-world clinical settings.
Dr Navid Freidoonimehr – When small vessels cause big problems: Engineering tools for coronary microvascular spasm
Navid is a Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and ARC DECRA Fellow at the School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering at Queensland University of Technology. His research lies at the intersection of fluid mechanics and cardiovascular haemodynamics, with a focus on improving the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease. He applies a multidisciplinary approach that combines mathematical modelling, computational fluid dynamics, and experimental flow systems to investigate complex cardiovascular conditions. Navid earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Adelaide in 2021, where he examined the haemodynamic behaviour of diseased coronary arteries. He also holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Jessica Marsh, Master Student – The development of a 3D-printed gut-on-a-chip model
Jessica is currently working within the Micro-Tissue Engineering laboratory. Through her masters project, Jess aims to improve preclinical outcomes for intestinal disease research through the development of an intestinal model that can be produced in a rapid and automated manner. Jess has a natural sense of curiosity and love of learning and is always excited by the opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary research projects that allow her to expand her skillset.