Research Interests
For biomedical, bioengineering, biotechnology, marine or equivalent science graduates, I am interested in supervising projects related to any area of bone biomaterial development, bone tissue engineering and bone regenerative medicine. Some examples are, although not limited to just these areas:
- In vitro and in vivo responses to novel ceramic or polymer biomaterials for orthopaedic applications such as synthetic bone substitutes or fracture fixation devices
- Identifying novel bioactives with osteogenic activity, e.g. derived from natural products or marine organisms
- Addressing the challenges of applying stem cell therapies to bone repair e.g. patient variability in bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cell populations
For nursing and other clinically focussed students, I am interested in supervising any projects related to orthopaedics and metabolic bone conditions e.g.
- Outcomes for patients undergoing orthopaedic procedures, e.g. outcomes of joint replacement surgery for different patient groups
- Patient attitudes to novel therapies such as bioresorbable polymer fracture fixation devices or stem cell therapies
Public outreach & key achievements
- Best Paper 2016: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Research students
| PhD Title | The Influence of Nurse Manager Leadership Style on Staff Nurse Structural Empowerment |
| Name | Abdulaziz Khalifa Alanazi |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Year of Study | 2023 - Present |
| PhD Title | Management of Burn Care by Emergency and Critical Care Nurses |
| Name | Mona Alrashdi |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Year of Study | 2023 - Present |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Biological evaluation of calcium phosphate bone cements for spinal repair |
| Year of Study | 2008-2013 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| PhD Title | In vitro osteoclast resorption of calcium phosphate bone substitutes |
| Year of Study | 2009 - 2015 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| PhD Title | Discovering bioactive compounds for bone growth: the osteogenicity of marine organism-derived extracts. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year of Study | 2014 - 2018 |