Biography
I obtained a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, followed by an MSc in Biomechanics. I received a PhD in Medical Engineering from Queen Mary, University of London in 2012 where I investigated structure-function relationships in a connective tissue, namely the aortic valve. I was a postdoctoral research associate at University College London (UCL) from 2011 to 2013, before joining the University of Portsmouth as a lecturer. I am currently a member of the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (MBM) Research Group at the School of Engineering.
Research Interests
Multi-scale biomechanics of soft tissues
• Experimental analysis and mathematical modelling of:
(i) Tissue-level behaviour
(ii) Micromechanics of the Extra-Cellular Matrix (ECM)
Arterial haemodynamics
• Experimental modelling and in vitro investigation of pulsatile arterial flows in atherosclerotic arteries:
(i) First principle diagnosis procedures and technology
(ii) Arterial wall shear stress-circumferential stress waves interaction
Cell-mediated tissue engineering strategies for tissue regeneration and repair
• Cellular biomechanics
• Development of cell-seeding scaffolds
• Mechanically induced cellular ECM metabolism