Cyril Soliman graduated from the University of California Irvine with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering. His undergraduate research ignited an interest in examining the medical issues faced by under-served communities and developing unique solutions to meet their needs. He is currently a PATHS-UP scholar developing a point-of-care diagnostic platform to improve cardiovascular disease detection within under-served communities.
Research
Dissertation Topic: Point-of-care spectroscopy platform for multi-modal monitoring of cardiovascular biomarkers
Education
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station (2017-present)
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Specialization in Biophotonics, University of California, Irvine (2017)
Awards
AIMBE Public Policy Institute Travel Award (2019)
UCI Applied Innovation TechSurge Incubator Funding Award (2017)
UCI Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Funding Recipient (2015-2017)
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Poster Presentation Award (2014)
NIH Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Initiative of Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Grant (2014)