Bel is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology with a joint background in mechanical engineering and photonics. She earned her BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the American University in Cairo in 2019 and her MSc in Photonics Technologies from the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree Program in 2021. Her current research involves studying the electrophysiology of brain organoids and developing microphysiological and bioelectronic systems to interface with 2D and 3D stem-cell-derived brain models. She works within the Molecular Neuroscience and Bioelectronics Groups. Beyond her research, her interests include healthcare innovation and translation of bioengineered technologies into clinical settings. During her PhD, she aims to advance the robust integrated bioelectronic systems for neural studies.

Research topic : Development of Bioelectronic and Microphysiological Systems for Advanced Neural Models

Specialists or Interests (scientific specific): microphysiological systems, bioelectronics, microfabrication, electrophysiology, neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration in brain organoids