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Ariel Duren - Architect.
Ariel founded MakerLinks in 2012 based on his vision of utilizing 3d printing and digital design technologies to nurture children’s creativity and creating global networks of young innovators who share knowledge and help each other.
Ariel believes creative endeavors are incredibly rewarding. Children involved in creative activities gain self-confidence and experience the feeling of happiness and fulfillment that comes from expressing themselves.
After graduating from Harvard University – Graduate School of Design - with a Master’s Degree in Design Technology (2003) and a Master in Architecture from Buenos Aires University (1999), Ariel worked for more than 18 years for leading architectural firms in New York City including Rafael Vinoly Architects, Frank Gehry Technologies, TEN Architects and Martha Schwartz Inc. as well as an independent architectural designer and design technology consultant.
HGR is an applied mathematician, mathematical biologist and computational neuroscientist. He received his PhD from the TECHNION (Israel Institute of Technology). His research interests lie in the interface between mathematics and biology, particularly neuroscience. His research focuses on building and analyzing mathematical models to understand oscillatory networks (e.g., neuronal, biochemical, genetic) and how these networks process information and perform computations. As a STEM educator, advisor and mentor, he views teaching as helping learners in the process of discovering knowledge and developing analytical, problem-solving and independent thinking skills. He believes a significant amount of knowledge can be constructed from the subject's own experience. This requires the creation of appropriate environments and tools. It also requires a redefinition of the roles of "teachers" and "students" that is both democratic and effective for the production of knowledge.
Horacio G. Rotstein - PhD. in Applied Mathematics.
Gustavo Nogareda - Medical Doctor- Cardiologist.
Dr. Nogareda graduated with honors when completed his Master in Chemistry and again when obtaining his MD in 1994 at La Plata University in Argentina. During his Internship he was honored with the “Intern of the year award” at Columbia University, New York, USA. During his cardiology residency he found passion in clinical research and conducted a national registry on acute coronary syndromes and a clinical study on mechanisms for myocardial protection leading to receiving the award for Researcher of the Year, by the Buenos Aires University. He received specialty training in Invasive Cardiology at the Buenos Aires Italian Hospital and participated in the first study demonstrating the superiority of angioplasty for treating patients with STEMI, which is currently considered the standard treatment. His passion for research is also demonstrated by his participation in funding a center for the national coordination of international clinical trials in Argentina (TANGO: Trials Argentina Group Organization), where he coordinated trials testing anticoagulants and thrombolytics. In Argentina he co-hosted a TV show dedicated to promoting healthy leaving, nutrition and exercise. He relocated to Canada in the year 2000 to receive further training in Invasive Cardiology at the University of British Columbia where he conducted a study allowing predicting the presence of renal artery stenosis and tested a novel stent design at the UBC animal lab which is currently implemented for humans with cerebral aneurysms. He later completed a fellowship in Echocardiography at the University of Toronto where he participated in clinical research on aortic aneurysms, hematomas and dissection. Since 2007 he holds Clinical Assistant Professor tenure at the University of Alberta and joined the Red Deer Regional Hospital to help develop the Central Alberta Cardiovascular Sciences Department. Here he implemented the echo-stress program, conducted many clinical research projects and was trusted to lead the Heart Function Program for Central Alberta. In 2008 he funded the Red Deer Clinical Assistant Program which he leads. Since early in his career he has been involved in academic activities; teaching epidemiology, statistics and cardiology to MDs at the Universities of British Columbia and currently at the University of Alberta. In 2013 he received the Honorable mention for Teacher of the Year by the University of Alberta. In 2014, he funded the Healthy Heart Institute. In 2015 he completed training at the Cleveland Clinic on Carotid Doppler and in the same year was trusted by his colleagues to lead the Central Alberta Cardiovascular Sciences Department. He is currently focused on implementing an Advanced Cardiovascular Sciences Program to optimize all cardiovascular outcomes for Central Albertans.