Dani Gonzalez

Dani Gonzalez

Bioengineering
Research Description

Dani Gonzalez is a second-year PhD student in the Bioengineering department at UC San Diego. Originally from California, she received her Bachelor of Science at MIT, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Biomedical Engineering. She is currently co-advised by Dr. Andrew McCulloch in Bioengineering and Dr. Sam Ward in Orthopaedic Surgery. She is interested in investigating the epidemiology of athletic injuries and creating multi-scale models aimed at predicting injury risk in athletes. Outside of the lab, Dani loves making things, exploring San Diego with her dog, and playing on the UC San Diego Club Water Polo team.