Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Rachel Lees-Green
Doctoral Candidate
BE(Hons)
Contact details
UniServices House,
Room 421
70 Symonds Street
Auckland
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 89742
Email: rlee074@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Profile
Rachel Lees-Green received a BE (Hons) in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Auckland in 2009. In 2010 she began a PhD at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute.
Rachel is using computational modelling to explore the mechanisms by which interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the gastrointestinal tract are able to generate spontaneous electrical activity. An accurate model of ICC behaviour can be used to investigate how changes in these cells may lead to conditions such as gastroparesis or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Project supervision
Rachel's doctoral research project is supervised by:
- Professor Andrew Pullan
- Dr Leo Cheng
- Professor James Sneyd (www.math.auckland.ac.nz)
Project links
Rachel is a member of the following research projects
