Aleksandra Serafin is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Engineering at the University of Limerick (UL), she also holds a B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering from UL . Her doctoral research focuses on developing and characterising novel materials for use as electroconductive scaffolds for the purpose of spinal cord injury repair. As a Fulbright Student to University of California San Diego, she will further her material research with detailed in-vitro and in-vivo studies.