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Eva C. Herbst is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Shoulder Biomechanics at ETH Zurich's Institute for Biomechanics, Department of Health Sciences and Technology. She works in close collaboration with Prof. Dr. Stephen Ferguson at ETH and Prof. Dr. med. Philipp Moroder at the Schulthess Clinic, developing computational models to investigate dynamic joint loading in patients and maximize clinical impact.
Her research integrates multi-body dynamics and finite element modeling to create shoulder biomechanics models for implant development and patient analysis. With a background in comparative biomechanics and paleontology, she maintains a strong interest in the link between form and function across biological contexts, applying evolutionary perspectives to clinical problems.
- Clinical biomechanics of the shoulder
- Computational modeling for implant development
- Finite element analysis and multibody dynamics
- Biomechanical analysis of patient-specific scenarios
- Comparative biomechanics across evolutionary time scales
Dr. Herbst has developed several important computational tools that have gained recognition in the biomechanics community, including Spherical Frame Projections for visualizing joint range of motion, Trabecular Segmentation techniques for bone analysis, and MyoGenerator, a Blender add-on for 3D muscle modeling. She founded Finite Element Zurich to make finite element modeling more accessible by sharing resources, code, and workflows.
Her publication record shows a clear progression from evolutionary biomechanics toward clinical applications, with recent work focusing on shoulder arthroplasty, osseous shoulder morphology, and patient-specific computational modeling. Her earlier research examined paleopathology in early tetrapods, cervical morphology in sloths, and salamander locomotion. She actively shares her research tools through GitHub, FigShare, and Morphosource, demonstrating a strong commitment to open science practices.
