<strong>Research: </strong>As it has been shown sclerosis is a measure of mortality and morbidity in patients with heart diseases. In the CMRL, students are studying the possible causes of calcification. Manuel is using engineering models such as tensegrity to explain the interaction of the cytoskeleton and pre-stress structures to asses its relationship with secretion of calcifying agents

<strong>Mentor: </strong>Dr. Joshua Hutcheson