Parsa Namazian is a Master’s intern conducting a lab rotation at the Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides (LMS). His research focuses on computational biomechanics, specifically modeling the complex mechanical behaviors of cells within tissue-engineered scaffolds.
Background
Parsa is currently pursuing his Master’s degree, building a strong analytical foundation in computational mechanics and biomechanical engineering. His academic training equips him with the advanced numerical and programming skills required to simulate the behavior of complex biological systems.
Internship Overview
Project: Numerical assessment of cell orientation impact on collagen hydrogels
During his lab rotation in May 2026, Parsa is investigating the mechanobiological principles governing how cells orient and reorient themselves within 3D collagen environments.
His core responsibilities and methodologies include:
- Computational Modeling: Studying the mechanical effects of cell orientation and the dynamic processes of cellular reorientation within soft hydrogel matrices.
- Numerical Tool Development: Utilizing and expanding the laboratory’s custom computational toolbox, which is built upon the
dolfin_mechPython library. - Mechanobiology Simulation: Running finite element simulations to predict how local cellular alignment impacts the global mechanical properties and structural integrity of tissue scaffolds.
Through this rotation, he is gaining hands-on experience in advanced numerical methods and the computational modeling of active, living materials.
Key topics: Computational Biomechanics Cell Orientation Python / dolfin_mech