Laura Fernández Jiménez

Graduate in Biomedical Engineering from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Applied Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics at King's College London.

I am proactive, resourceful, and extroverted, with a strong interest in applying technology to improve quality of life and modernize health systems.

Hospital Rotations

• Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital (Sep – Oct 2023) 
• Puerta de Hierro University Hospital (Jan – Feb 2024) 
• Immersion in hospital life supporting sanitary professionals in their daily tasks 
• Areas of interest: Cardiology, Radiology, Paediatrics, IT services and Electromedicine

King’s College London (Sep 2024 – today): MSc Applied Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics 

• Thesis (in process): “Revolutionising drug selection in IBD: development of a machine learning algorithm to identify differential prognostic trajectories 
• Relevant courses (in process): Clinical Trials, Machine Learning for Health and Bioinformatics, Statistical Programming, Artificial Intelligence for Health Analytics

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Sep 2020 – Jun 2024): BEng Biomedical Engineering – Average: Second Class Honours

• Thesis: “Prediction of comorbidities of hypoxemic diseases using clinical data” 
• Exchange semester at Monash University in Melbourne (Jun 2022 – Jan 2023) 
• Relevant courses: Programming (2:1), Algorithms and Data Structures (2:1), Information Systems (1st), Biomedical Data Science (2:1) 

St. Patrick’s school in Spain (Sep 2018 – Jun 2020): Spanish Baccalaureate of Science – Average: 9.2/10

•  Received the Honorific Mention for my personal and academic achievements