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Monika Colombo is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Aarhus University, where she leads the CAReENG research group (CARdiovascular ENGineering and Biofluids Applications). She collaborates with clinicians and scientists to develop predictive computational and experimental models for cardiovascular diseases, with affiliations including the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB) and the MPE Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Her work bridges engineering and medical applications through advanced fluid dynamics analysis.
Her research interests prioritize cardiovascular engineering and biomechanics, extending to fluid mechanics, biofluid dynamics, biomedical engineering, image analysis, additive manufacturing, and statistical analysis. She focuses on hemodynamic alterations in vascular diseases, multiscale modeling linking cellular activity to blood flow, and engineering solutions for thromboembolic conditions, coronary microvascular dysfunction, and femoral artery restenosis. Her group employs 3D printing, microfluidics, and computational simulations to study disease mechanisms.
Analysis of her 2022-2025 publications reveals concentrated work on aortic annuloplasty digital twins, stent-induced restenosis, and biofluid interactions with medical devices. Key trends include porcine-specific hemodynamic validation (2025), smartphone-based diagnostic tools (2023), and multiscale models coupling gene expression to fluid forces (2022). Her research consistently integrates computational fluid dynamics with experimental microfluidics and clinical collaboration.
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Monika Colombo mentors students through her CAReENG research group while teaching Fluid Mechanics at the Bachelor of Science level and Biofluid Dynamics at the Master of Science level. She utilizes departmental laboratories and workshops for experimental work but no grant details or formal advisee names were disclosed. Her leadership extends to the MPE Diversity and Inclusion Committee, promoting equitable practices in academic engineering.
Her CAReENG group operates within Aarhus University's engineering infrastructure, specializing in biofluid dynamics experiments using microfluidic channels, 3D-printed vascular phantoms, and image analysis systems. Current projects involve smartphone-based diagnostic workflows and magnetite nanoflowers for thromboembolic disease modeling, leveraging the department's microfluidics and additive manufacturing facilities for translational medical research.
