Abby Teitgen starts her postdoctoral stay with Eduardo Hernández thanks to the ALLIES program

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Abby Teitgen started her postdoctoral stay at the Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) on February, 1st, 2025. She is now a member of the Simulation and Modeling of Materials Group, where she is working with Eduardo Hernandez, although she will collaborate with multiple groups at the ICMM. She comes from New York (United States).

What have you worked on so far?

I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, where I utilized computational modeling to study the scar tissue that forms in the heart following a heart attack. After my Bachelor’s degree, I spent a year in New Zealand developing finite element models of the heart. I then completed my PhD in Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego, where I utilized multiscale computational modeling to study novel drugs for treating heart failure, from the molecular to whole organ level.

What will you work on? With whom?

I am part of the ALLIES postdoctoral training program, which is led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and coordinated through the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA), cofunded by the European Union (Horizon-MSCA). This program supports research related to artificial intelligence. My project is a collaboration between two CSIC institutes, ICMM and CIB Margarita Salas, so I will be working with both Eduardo Hernandez at the ICMM and Nuria Campillo at the CIB. The overall aim of my project is to utilize artificial intelligence for drug development and materials science applications.

Why did you choose ICMM?

The ALLIES postdoctoral training program is an excellent opportunity to collaborate with researchers with expertise in AI, materials science, and drug development, and the ICMM provides a wonderful research environment for my project and overall goals.

And a personal touch: any hobbies? What would you like to contribute to the institute?

In my free time I enjoy cooking, running, hiking, reading, and traveling. I am also currently learning Spanish. I hope I can contribute an interdisciplinary point of view to the ICMM and look forward to working with the researchers here.