Seminars
Wednesday 17 January 2007
(PP1, People's Palace)
Programme:
- 5-5.10pm Introduction made by Ursula Martin – Vice Principal (Science And Engineering)
- 5.10-5.35pm Information based on the scheme including funding opportunities by Professor David A Lee, Professor of Cell and Tissue Engineering
Professor David Lee's presentation [PPT 672KB] - 5.35-6pm An overview of the multidisciplinary environment at Queen Mary by Professor Pankaj Vadgama, Director of the IRC in Biomedical Materials
- 6-7pm Refreshments in People Palace Foyer
Speakers:
Professor David A Lee
Professor of Cell and Tissue Engineering
David Lee’s research covers cellular and tissue engineering and, in particular, the investigation of mechanotransduction pathways within cells in load-bearing tissues such as articular cartilage. He has developed and applied methodologies for the assessment of morphological and biochemical changes within cells on application of defined molecular and mechanical signals, which are utilised in the development of tissue engineered repair systems. He has published extensively in the field.
email contact: d.a.lee@qmul.ac.uk
Professor Pankaj Vadgama Director of the IRC in Biomedical Materials
Professor P Vadgama is currently Director of the IRC in Biomedical Materials, Queen Mary, University of London and Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, at Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry. Head of Service in the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Barts and the Royal London NHS Trust. His particular interest in biosensors has been to develop permselective, biocompatible and biomimetic polymeric membranes capable of stable transduction in whole blood and tissue. Current research work includes interfacial problems relating to sensor/biomaterial contact with the biomatrix, and the generalisable insights that may emerge from this.
email contact: p.vadgama@qmul.ac.uk
