Sara Aristizabal, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Biomedical Engineering and Physiology


Innovation in science depends on our ability to integrate ideas from a variety of fields and specialties and that’s what we are doing.

Sara Aristizabal, Ph.D., has a keen interest in the development of new techniques and biometric indicators to assess the health and wellness of the human body under varying conditions. She contributes to the Well Living Lab’s scientific endeavors related to the study of stress and resiliency.

Aristizabal specializes in signal processing, biological modeling and clinical research.

Her knowledge of the wearables research field helps us use the power of digital physiological signals to further understand the effect of the indoor environment on human health and well-being.

After earning a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Escuela de Ingenieria de Antioquia in Colombia, she received a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering and Physiology from Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She has worked on the development of algorithms for optimization of wearable devices.

While earning her Ph.D., Aristizabal focused on developing theory and experimental approaches to evaluate the mechanical properties of soft tissues as a screening tool for various diseases using medical ultrasound. As a graduate student, she was in charge of research grants aimed at developing an alternative to invasive needle biopsy for monitoring acute rejection in transplanted organs. Aristizabal was responsible for the design of the clinical research protocols, establishing lines of communication, delegating and coordinating the tasks between the clinical care team, sonographers, study coordinators, and the research team.

Aristizabal has been involved in an Initiative for Medical Equipment Sustainability (IMES) at Mayo Clinic, which aims at enhancing medical equipment availability and sustainability in Central America. She also is a director at Delos.

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