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Clara Park is pioneering the frontier of biohybrid organ simulation, merging soft robotics with preserved cardiac tissue to create high-fidelity physical models of the human heart. Her research centers on developing biorobotic platforms that accurately replicate myocardial motion, hemodynamics, and valvular function for medical device testing and surgical training. Her landmark 2020 work introduced an organosynthetic dynamic heart model guided by cardiac diffusion tensor imaging, achieving unprecedented biomimicry of transmural cardiomyocyte architecture—a breakthrough cited 55 times. Park’s 2021 comprehensive review (33 citations) established the foundational taxonomy for this emerging field, while her subsequent innovations include a soft robotic right ventricle (27 citations) that simulates pathological conditions and a biorobotic hybrid heart (24 citations) enabling benchtop mitral valve intervention studies. Her 2022 computational design framework (21 citations) provides the engineering blueprint for optimizing soft robotic myocardium actuation. With over 160 cumulative citations across her core publications, Park’s work is reshaping preclinical device evaluation, offering realistic, reproducible platforms that bridge the gap between computational models and animal testing. Her biohybrid approach represents a paradigm shift in cardiac simulation, promising safer, more effective intracardiac device development.