Current Research

Telomerase: Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells.

Background

As a B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering I conducted my thesis on the design of a 20 degrees of freedom mechatronic hand. My laboratory experience includes culture of cancer cells, fibroblasts and human spleen cells; also retrovirus transfection of human cells.

Awards and Scholarships

• Colciencias Young researchers and innovators program (Internship Grant), Medellín, Colombia, 2005.
• University of Toronto Fellowship, Toronto, Canada, 2005.
• Best GPA among the graduating students in Biomedical Engineering at the School of Engineering of Antioquia (EIA), Envigado, Colombia, February 8th, 2005.
• Full Scholarship given by EIA, Envigado, Colombia, 2000.
• Andres Bello Scholarship for best ICFES, Medellín, Colombia, 1999-2004 (Baccalaureates).
• Best School Student, Colombo Britannic Highschool, Envigado, Colombia, 1999.
• Third Place on the “Olimpiadas Colombianas de Fisica” (Colombian Olympics of Physic), Bogota, Colombia, 1999.

Publications

A. Gómez Aristizábal, C. A. Restrepo Rios, “Cables Musculares” (Muscle Wires) Revista EIA. No.4.

J. Henao, E. Pacheco, G. D. Arboleda, A. Gómez, L. M. Restrepo, “Por qué un banco de público de células madre de sangre de cordon umbilical en Colombia”(Why a Public Cord Blood Bank in Colombia?) SALUD UIS. Bucaramanga, Colombia: vol.37, n.2, 2005.

J. Calle, F. Moreno, R. Baquero, A. Gómez, “La Expresión Gráfica en la Fabricación de Prototipos. Descripción del Proceso de un Prototipo de Mano Derecha”.(The Proficiency in Drafting Oriented to the Fabricatioin of Prototype. Description of Prototype Fabrication Process) CES MEDICINA. Medellín, Colombia. Vol. 16. No. 2. (April-Sept 2002): pp. 21-25, 2002.

Personal Interests

Martial Arts, music, running, swimming, travel, computers, astronomy, traveling, food.