Our Current Members
Professor Liam M Grover
BMedSc(Hons), PhD, FIMMM, FHEA
Professor Liam M Grover
Professor Liam Grover is a Reader in Biomaterials Science at the University of Birmingham.
His PhD focussed on the development of cement based hard tissue replacements.
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Dr Sophie C. Cox
PhD BEng(Hons)
Dr Sophie C. Cox
Position: Research Fellow
Project title: Novel Implant Design and Manufacture with Embedded Therapeutics (NIDMET)
Funding body: EPSRC
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Dr Gurpreet Chouhan
PhD BSc (Hons)
Dr Gurpreet Chouhan
Position: Research Fellow
Project title: Development of anti-scarring wound dressings
Funding Body: Wellcome Trust
Dr Richard L. Williams
PhD MSc BSc
Dr Richard L. Williams
Position: Research Fellow
Project title: Developing a protocol for the clinical translation of tissue engineered bone-to-bone ligament replacements
Funding body: Orthopaedics Research UK (ORUK)
Rajpal Singh Nandra
MBBS Bsc (Hons) MRCS MRCGP DRCOG
Rajpal Singh Nandra
Position: NIHR Academic Fellow. ST4 Trauma and Orthopaedics. Health Education West Midlands
Project title: Osteoconductive and Osteoinductive solutions for bone defects or fracture non-union
Funding body: National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)
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Sofia S. H. Matrali
PhD student
Sofia S. H. Matrali
Position: PhD student
Project Title: Degradable microspheres for local drug administration
Mr Bauyrzhan Askarov
BSc
Mr Bauyrzhan Askarov
Position: Doctoral Researcher
Project title: Structuring extracellular matrix using microparticles to simulate differentiation of stem cells.
Funding body: Bolashak Scholarship of Republic of Kazakhstan
Jodie Hodgkins
Doctoral Researcher
Jodie Hodgkins
Position: Doctoral Researcher
Project title: Enhancing bone integration through the formulation of a new cell delivery device.
Funding body: EPSRC, ImplantCast
Mr Neil Eisenstein
BMBCh MA(Oxon) MRCS RAMC
Mr Neil Eisenstein
Position: Doctoral Researcher
Project title: Heterotopic Ossification: Evaluating Structure and Developing Models of Pathogenic Ossification
Funding body: Royal Centre for Defence Medicine and Drummond Foundation
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Ms Hayley Floyd
MSc MSci (Hons)
Ms Hayley Floyd
Position: Doctoral Researcher
Project title: Tracking and Evaluating the Influence of Metal Implant Wear Particles on Cellular Behaviour
Funding body: EPSRC
Mr Erik Hughes
BSc (Dual Hons)
Mr Erik Hughes
Position: Doctoral Researcher (EngD) with the University of Birmingham and TWI Ltd
Project title: Development of medical materials with TWI Ltd
Funding Body: EPSRC, TWI Ltd
Mr Kwang Chear Lee
MBChB MSc MRCS
Mr Kwang Chear Lee
Position: Doctoral Researcher
Project title: Development of an anti-scarring bio-membrane dressing with decorin
Funding body: The Healing Foundation
Miss Alexandra Iordachescu
MSc BSc (Hons)
Miss Alexandra Iordachescu
Position: Doctoral Researcher
Project title: Creating an in vitro model of pathogenic ossification to explore methods for dispersion
Funding body: NC3Rs
Miss Niusha Nikravesh
MSc BSc (Hons)
Miss Niusha Nikravesh
Position: Doctoral Researcher
Project title: Pancreatic islet encapsulation
Thomas Hall
BSc
Thomas Hall
Position: Doctoral Researcher
Project title: Innovative Anti-Bacterial Products
Funding body: EPSRC
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