Research staff alumni
Dr Cesar Alcala, 2021
Postgraduate Fellow
Dr Kenzie Baer, 2022
Assistant Research Fellow
Dr Steven Cui, 2017–2022
Research Fellow
Emíle Contreras Pérez, 2020
Research Assistant
Dr Leigh Elmers, 2016–2017
Research Fellow
Dr Khoon Lim, 2015-2022
Research Associate Professor
Dr Caroline Murphy, 2019–2021
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Isha Mutreja, 2015–2018
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Ben Schon, 2014–2017
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Seamus Tredinnick, 2014–2019
Postdoctoral Fellow
Laura Veenendaal, 2019
Research Assistant
Valery Liu, 2022
Research Assistant
Aimee Brown, 2022
Research Assistant
PhD alumni
Gretel Major, 2023
Thesis: Engineering Adipose Tissue Analogues for Advanced Breast Cancer Modelling and Soft Tissue Reconstruction
Cesar Alcala Orozco, 2020
Thesis title: Development of nanocomposite bioinks and biomaterial inks for biofabrication of hybrid constructs towards skeletal regeneration
Pau Atienza Roca, 2020
Thesis title: Development of hydrogel-based strategies for tissue vascularisation
Kenzie Baer, 2021
Thesis title: Quantitative spectral photon-counting computed tomography imaging of bone and cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis and repair strategies
Jun Li, 2020
Thesis title: Surface modification and bio-functionalisation of hybrid additive manufactured titanium implants for orthopaedic applications
Gabriella Lindberg, 2017
Thesis title: Design of cell-instructive photo-polymerisable hydrogels towards functional tissue engineered cartilage
Naveen Mekhileri, 2017
Thesis title: Integration and automation of a micro-tissue and microsphere based tissue engineering system and its application in cartilage regeneration and cancer models
Jonathon Parrish, 2018
Thesis title: Toward a bioreactor or high-throughput screening and osteochondral tissue engineering
Ben Schon, 2014
Thesis title: Investigating chondrocyte redifferentiation capacity in tissue-engineered cartilage using a 3D tissue assembly approach
Josephine Shum, 2021
Thesis title: Optimising the design pathway of additive manufactured scaffolds to improve orthopaedic devices
Masters alumni
William Linkhorn, 2018
Thesis title: Patient matched spinal fusion implant
Alasdair Soja, 2018
Thesis title: Surface modification of additively manufactured parts for end-use surgical instruments
Visiting intern alumni
Jonas Anten, 2017
Masters candidate, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Emílcar Contreras Pérez, 2020
Masters candidate, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Bram Soliman, 2016
Masters candidate, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Laura Veenendaal, 2018
Masters candidate, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Michelle Vis, 2018
Masters candidate, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Ines Weissenbacher, 2018
Masters candidate, University of Applied Sciences (FH Campus Vienna), Austria
Summer student alumni
Jonathan Bong, 2012/2013 summer semester
Project topic: Measurement and motion analysis of knee function in patients following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
Aimee Brown, 2021/2022 summer semester
Project topic: Oxygen control in inflammatory osteoarthritic tissues
Charlotte Cahill, 2020/2021 summer semester
Project topic: Design and development of hydrogel coatings for CPAP prongs
Jonathan Cox, 2021/2022 summer semester
Project topic: Vascular bone organoid as a disease model to osteonecrosis
Kyle Grabowski, 2012/2013 summer semester
Project topic: Measuring 5-year rates in total hip joint replacement patients receiving a new low wear (X3) polymer
Annabelle Greenwood, 2017/2018 summer semester
Project topic: Engineering a physiologically relevant breast cancer tumour model
Max Higham, 2021/2022 summer semester
Project topic: Donor screening and application of adipose-derived stem cells
Karen Hodge, 2010/2011 summer semester
Project topic: 3D printing of porous scaffolds for tissue engineering
Oliver Hunt, 2016/2017 summer semester
Project topic: Mechanical properties of topology optimised 3D printed scaffolds for use in orthopaedic implants
Ben Jar, 2014/2015 summer semester
Project topic: 3D printing system for cartilage tissue engineering
Joanne Lee, 2010/2011 summer semester
Project topic: Characterisation of cellular bioimprints for cartilage tissue engineering applications
Louis Newman, 2021/2022 summer semester
Project topic: Extracellular vesicles for cartilage repair
Jeremy Nicholls, 2013/2014 summer semester
Project topic: 3D printing of scaffolds for cartilage and bone tissue engineering
Nipa Patel, 2021/2022 summer semester
Project topic: Design and development of skin-adhesive hydrogels for CPAP devices
Simona Seizova, 2014/2015 summer semester
Project topic: Investigating the pathology of cobalt-induced pseudo-tumour formation
Josephine Shum, 2016/2017 summer semester
Project topic: 3D printed anatomical model for evaluating patient matched implants (PMIs)
Anna-Maria Siegert, 2010/2011 summer semester
Project topic: Novel imaging methods for detecting articular tissue quality via MARS
Christian Smith, 2021/2022 summer semester
Project topic: Can biofabrication create the 'ideal' patch for congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair?
James Swan, 2018/2019 summer semester
Project topic: Optimisation of oxygen gradients in 3D-bioprinted cartilage constructs
Samuel Tomkins, 2021/2022 summer semester
Project topic: Delivery of growth factors for treatment of avascular necrosis (AVN)
Anna van Pomeran, 2010/2011 summer semester
Project topic: Characterisation of ovine forestomach extracellular matrix for cartilage tissue engineering applications
Sam Wilkinson, 2014/2015 summer semester
Project topic: The clinical assessment of acoustic monitoring in revision total hip replacement
Anthony Yee-Goh, 2020/2021 summer semester
Project topic: Exploring cytotoxicity of neutral hypochlorous acid
Valery Yizhou Li, 2020/2021 summer semester
Project topic: Donor variation and optimisation of 3D cell culture system for cartilage tissue regeneration