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Daniel Dapaah is a PhD candidate in the Systems Design Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo. He completed his Master’s degree in Systems Design Engineering- Biomedical Engineering specialization under the supervision of Professor Thomas Willett, who is also his PhD mentor.
His research work focuses on gaining a better mechanistic understanding of bone fragility and fractures attributed to aging and bone-damaging diseases such as type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney diseases. Specifically, his PhD work focuses on understanding the changes occurring within the collagen network of cortical bone (which forms about 45% of cortical bone by volume) and how that affects the ability of the tissue to resist fracture. His work aims to enhance fracture risk assessment and treatment strategies related to bone fragility.
In his free time, he loves to spend time with family and friends, play board games, and is an avid follower of sports, mainly soccer and basketball.