Seminars
Wednesday 21 February 2007
(Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Whitechapel)
Programme:
- 5-5.20pm "Bridging theoretical models of mechanisms with experimental studies of physiological flows" by Professor Wen Wang - Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- 5.20-5.30pm Discussion
- 5.30-5.50pm "Stem cells… what is all the fuss about"? by Professor Ian Mackenzie - Professor of Stem Cell Science
- 5.50-6pm Discussion
- 6-7pm Refreshments in the Nucleus Café
Speakers:
Professor Ian Mackenzie
Professor of Stem Cell Science
Professor Ian Mackenzie trained at the London Hospital and at the Royal College of Surgeons, initially in Dentistry, then in Oral Surgery, and subsequently in Oral Pathology. He then moved to the USA for over twenty years, directing research institutes at the Universities of Iowa and Texas. Before returning to London, he was Vice Dean for Research at the University of Wales School of Medicine and Dentistry in Cardiff. During studies for his PhD he developed interests in the cellular mechanisms involved in the maintenance of skin and oral mucosa and these remain the basis of his continuing interests in stem cells, tissue renewal, and cancer.
email contact: i.c.mackenzie@qmul.ac.uk
Professor Wen Wang
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor Wen Wang’s research covers biofluids and cell mechanics, in particular, fluid flow and solute transport in extracellular matrices; deformation of soft tissues and biological cells; endothelial glycocalyx and its effects on the interaction between flows and endothelial cells; microcirculation and tissue oxygenation; non-Newtonian haemodynamics in non-planar vascular geometries. He is a council member of European Alliance of Medical and Biological Engineering and Sciences (EABMES), member of the executive committee of EPSRC’s network in physiological flow modelling. He is an ordinary member of the Physiological Society and member of a number of international learned societies. He is a visiting professor of Keio University Medical School in Tokyo and Tsinghua University in Beijing. Since 2003, there have been seven research students graduated with PhD degrees in his laboratory. Currently, there are ten PhD students, research assistants and academic visitors working in his laboratory.
email contact: wen.wang@qmul.ac.uk
