Samuel Winston, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz
Previous appointments:
PhD 2025 (Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University)
BS 2021 (Mechanical Engineering, University of Portland)
Sam Winston is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Gaffney’s Biomechanics Lab. His current primary research interest is computationally examining how prosthetic foot stiffness can affect stresses experienced at the bone-implant interface in patients with bone-anchored limbs. With secondary interests in enhancing the throughput of patient specific finite element models.
Sam is from Tucson, Arizona, he attended University of Portland where he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. During undergrad he developed a passion for research when working on a mechanical device for the suppression of Parkinsonian hand tremors. Following undergrad, he got his PhD in mechanical engineering at Colorado State University investigating mechanically and immunologically instructive tissue engineering scaffolds for rotator cuff repair. During his free time, he enjoys skiing, playing golf, and traveling to sporting events hoping to see every baseball stadium.