Joel Jaramillo Biomedical engineering undergraduate

This is my brain's cortical surface, reconstructed from a research MRI with FreeSurfer 7.4.1. It's an anatomical visualization, not a medical image or a diagnosis. The backdrop can show a live 3D model of the cortex, slices of the T1 MRI (brain only, resampled to 1.5 mm), or a still image. The Explore page adds deep structures and a movable MRI slice plane. Every cortical region is also listed as text on the About page.

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  1. Fall 2026 · coursework

    Biostatistics & Research Methods, Biomedical Transducers & Instrumentation, Physiological Processes, Transport Phenomena, Mechanics of Materials

    In progress.

    coursework

  2. Jul 2026 – present · research

    Undergraduate Researcher, Bikson Lab (CCNY)

    Head models, electrode placement, and finite-element electric-field simulation.

    ongoing

  3. May 2026 – present · research

    MRI and Machine Learning Research Assistant, ZVR Lab (University of Rochester)

    NEUROCITY Summer Scholars. Structural MRI pipeline for 101 participants; exploratory classification; research poster.

    ongoing

  4. 2026 · milestone

    NEUROCITY Summer Scholar, University of Rochester

    completed

  5. 2026 · research

    Analyzed my own structural MRI with about 20 open-source pipelines

    Compared segmentation tools, a medical foundation model, and normative-model calibration on one T1 scan.

    independent

  6. 2026 · project

    Built this site around a live reconstruction of my own brain

    ongoing

  7. 2026 · coursework

    Machine Learning Specialization (DeepLearning.AI)

    In progress.

    ongoing

  8. Expected May 2028 · education

    B.E. in Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, Grove School of Engineering

    Engineering core: bioelectrical circuits, engineering mechanics, thermodynamics, applied quantum mechanics, differential equations, linear algebra, SolidWorks, programming.

    ongoing

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