Graziana Maria Ragonese

Ph.D. candidate in Bioingegneria E Scienze Medico-chirurgiche , 38^th cycle (2022-2025)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)

graziana.ragonese@polito.it

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Ocular biomechanics

Tutors

Research interests

Medical Innovation and Technology

Cardiovascular Engineering

Biography

She is a biomedical engineer who received her bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering in 2019 from the University of Catania and her master's degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2022 , specializing in biomechanics, from the Politecnico di Torino. Since November 2022, she is a PhD candidate in Bioengineering and Medical-Surgical Sciences at the Politecnico di Torino and in collaboration with Recornea, an ophthalmic MedTech company developing therapeutic corneal implants for the treatment of keratoconus. Her doctoral research focuses on the biomechanical characterization of a corneal implant for keratoconus correction through experimental testing and validated computational tools.