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Koren Roach is an Assistant Professor in the Schulich School of Engineering and the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. His research employs multimodal analyses to investigate joint biomechanics and quantitative measures of joint health, utilizing MRI techniques. He focuses on studying physical activity and demographics, particularly sex differences, that contribute to the onset and progression of musculoskeletal diseases, especially osteoarthritis. His long-term research goal is to identify biomechanical and image-based biomarkers that can predict which patients are at higher risk for osteoarthritis, allowing for timely non-surgical interventional treatments to effectively prevent disease progression. He is actively engaged in recruiting graduate student research assistants interested in pursuing Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, with a focus on powered orthosis development and human biomechanics. Koren has a strong background in conducting thorough literature reviews, designing and leading experiments, and technical design of mechanisms and actuators, contributing to a collaborative research environment by preparing research papers and conference presentations.
Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.