Graduate Students
Jamilah Abdur-Rahim
Fourth-year graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department
GEM PhD Fellowship Recipient
NSF CSE IGERT Fellowship Recipient
Research
I am currently investigating learning in a visuomotor skill via System Identification. Learning can be modeled as a controller, thus by using system identification the best controller type can be chosen to describe the dynamics of the system.
Education
SUNY Binghamton, 1999-2003
Syracuse University, 2003-2005
UC Santa Barbara, 2005-present
Theresa Yuraszeck
Fifth-year graduate student in the Chemical Engineering Department
Research
My research focuses on Alzheimer’s disease and uses a systems biology approach to understand its pathology. I am particularly interested in modeling the biological network involving tau, a protein that forms the intracellular tangles universally found in the neurons of those afflicted with this disease. My goal is to generate hypotheses about the triggers leading to the production of abnormal tau species and the formation of aggregates and the most effective ways in which to intervene in these processes. This work is done in collaboration with Dr. Ken Kosik at the Neuroscience Research Institute at UCSB and Dr. Anne Robinson at the University of Delaware.
Education
Lehigh University, 1999-2003
UC Santa Barbara, 2005 – present
Rebecca Harvey
Second Year Graduate Student working in Biomedical Control
Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship Recipient
Research
My research includes the development of control algorithms for insulin delivery for people with Type 1 diabetes. My current focus is the impact of exercise and stress on the physiologic control of glucose in Type 1 patients and its effect on our control algorithm.
Education
Northeastern University, 2003-2008
UC Santa Barbara, 2008-Present
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