Paige Nielsen

PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering

Education/Experience:

  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Florida State University, 2022

Hometown: Merritt Island, Florida

Interests: Reading, metal music, rock climbing, being bad at chess

Paige is a 2nd year Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student studying vascular mechanics during pregnancy. Before starting at UMN, she earned her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in Tallahassee, FL where she researched bio-microrheology at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.  Her current research focuses on using experimental and computational tools to uncouple the mechanical and hormonal cues vascular smooth muscle cells use to prevent hypertension during pregnancy at the cell and tissue length scales. 

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