
Elena Casalino
About
MSc student in Biomedical Engineering at ETH Zürich
I am a Biomedical Engineering MSc student at ETH Zürich, specializing in Molecular Bioengineering. My interests encompass Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Neurosciences. Embracing interdisciplinary work, applying engineering to life sciences, and continuously seeking opportunities to grow and explore!
Social Media:
Skills
Academic Research
Calcium Imaging
Canva
Collaborative Problem Solving
Confocal Microscopy
Data Analysis
Electrophysiology
Excel
Fusion 360
ImageJ
Immunostaining
LaTeX
Mammalian Cell Culture
Matlab
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Public Speaking
Python
Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
SolidWorks
Open for
internship
parttime
fulltime
Work Experience
Macromolecular Engineering Lab, ETH Zurich
2025-02 - 2025-06
Research Assistant
Zürich
parttime
Controlling Mechanical Forces to Modulate Fibroblast Behavior: Engineered a model to analyze how dermal broblasts respond to specic local stiness and osmotic pressure conditions. Developed expertise in cell culture, in vitro models, mechanotransduction, microscopy, immunostaining, data analysis.
Soft Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich
2025-08 -
Research Assistant
Zürich
parttime
Development of Neuromuscular Biohybrid Robots: Developed 3D co-culture systems of motor neurons and muscle tissue to establish functional neuromuscular actuators for biohybrid robots and for advancing biofabrication techniques.
BioIncubate
2025-08 -
Committee Member
Zürich
parttime
Part of the marketing team for the promotion and management of a student-led biotech incubator.
Politecnico di Milano
2022-01 - 2024-07
Peer Tutor
Milan
mentoring
Provided academic support in Experimental Physics, Rational Mechanics and Electrotechnics to fellow students. Developed interpersonal, organizational and teaching skills to tailor learning programs to student needs.
Politecnico di Milano
2022-01 - 2024-07
University events assistant
Milan, IT
parttime
Assisted in organizing Graduation and Open Days, providing visitors with timely and accurate information.
Academic Experience
ETH Zurich -
2024.09 - now
Master of Science, MSc in Biomedical Engineering
Politecnico di Milano -
2021.09 - 2024.07
Bachelor of Science, BSc in Biomedical Engineering