Chiara Bellini PhD, MSc

Dr. Chiara Bellini joined the Department of Bioengineering faculty at Northeastern University as an Assistant Professor. Her research is focused on elucidating how pathophysiological processes of cell-mediated growth and remodeling affect the mechanical function of tissues and organs within the cardiovascular system.

Dr. Bellini received her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 2012. While in Calgary, she worked with Prof. Elena di Martino to quantify changes in the mechanics of the left atrium following the onset of atrial fibrillation, using a combination of experimental and computational approaches. Later, Dr. Bellini pursued her postdoctoral training in Prof. Jay Humphrey’s lab at Yale University, where she focused on the mechanical characterization of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections using genetically-modified and pharmacologically treated mouse models.