Barahona, Mauricio 

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Mathematical and computational biology.
Mathematics of networks: dynamics and graph theory, oscillator synchronization; stochastic gene networks.
Nonlinear dynamical systems: algorithmic nonlinear analysis for neuronal dynamics. 
Multiscale biophysical modelling: protein dynamics and protein aggregation.

Bharath, Anil A 

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Quantitative techniques in medical imaging. Signal processing, image analysis and acoustics.
Mechanisms of biological vision. Vision algorithms.
Steerable filters for shape detection: linking scale-space image analysis techniques and multi-rate filtering.

Boutelle, Martyn G 

Biosensor systems: microelectrode based biosensors; high sensitivity flow-injection assays; low volume flow cells; dialysis electrodes; microfluidics.
Clinical monitoring of the traumatised brain: rapid sampling microdialysis; electrocorticography.
Neuroscience: supply of energy substrates in the brain; mechanisms of secondary brain injury and neurochemical correlates; spreading depression.

Bull, Anthony M J 

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Mechanics of the musculoskeletal system, patient-specific modelling, morphology of bones, mechanics of joints (knee and shoulder), sports biomechanics.

Burdet, Etienne 

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Human Robotics: Neurophysiology and motor learning.
Human-machine interaction and assistive devices.
Micro/nano-robotics for the life sciences.

Caro, Colin G 

Influence of three-dimensional vascular and respiratory geometry on flow and mass transport. Implications for biology and pathology, including atherosclerosis and intimal hyperplasia. 
Single and multi-phase industrial flows in three-dimensional conduits.

Cashman, Peter M M 

Applications of MRI and automated methods for image processing in orthopaedics and rheumatology.
Physiological monitoring instrumentation.

Dickinson, Robert J 

Ultrasound devices for cardiovascular systems.
Medical device design, construction and packaging.
Remote monitoring of soft magnetic materials. Magnetic coil design.

Drakakis, Emmanuel M 

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Circuits and Systems for and from Biology: bionic ear processors; CNN vision processing; cell culture monitoring platforms; ultra-low-power log-domain blocks for filtering and (bio)sensor interfacing.

Ethier, C Ross 

Biomechanics of molecules, cells and whole organs; Numerical and experimental studies of blood flow in large arteries, study of hemodynamic basis of arterial disease; outflow of aqueous humour within the eye, as related to the problem of glaucoma; mechanical and cellular response of optic nerve tissues to intraocular pressure in glaucoma.

Ellis, Tom
 

Synthetic Biology. The engineering of novel regulatory gene networks.
A sequence-to-function understanding of regulatory DNA. Optimising the
design and characterisation standards of biomolecular parts. The
impact of synthetic biology on host organisms.

Faisal, Aldo

Stochastic and Probabilistic approaches to neuroscience, Sensorimotor control & psychophysics, Physical and computational constraints in neural circuits, Decision making in humans & animals, Neuroeconomics, Quantitative analysis of behaviour in humans & animals (Bioinformatics of Behavior) 

Harris, Kenneth

 Neurotechnology

Kitney, Richard I

Biomedical signal and image processing: MR, ultrasound, X-ray.
Medical visualisation. Surgical guidance.
Healthcare and medical informatics.

Krams, Rob   

Development of models of the endothelial cell.
Studying new theories for atherosclerosis.
Image analysis and quantification. Computational genomics

Krapp, Holger G

Systems Neuroscience in insects: behavioural studies, electrophysiology and modelling of sensory information processing, multisensory integration, sensorimotor transformation.

 Michel, Charles C  

Mi crocirculation - particularly microvascular exchange of fluid and solutes between the blood and the tissues and microvascular permeability. Structure of the endothelial glycocalyx and its relation to vascular permeability; mechanics of endothelial cells; mathematical models of solute exchange in populations of microvessels in vascular beds; diffusion and convective transport of solutes in liquids; effective osmotic pressure set up across partia lly selective me m branes.

 O'Hare, Danny

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Biosensors: photoelectrochemical sensors for molecules of biological significance (cyanide, free r adicals); biosensors based on metallised graphite-epoxy composites.
Scanning electrochemical microscopy to assay transport in cartilage.
Biocompatible endovascular stents.

Overby, Darryl 
 

Mechanics and mechanobiology of cells and tissues. Endothelial transport and the role of mechanics in transport function. Extracellular matrix assembly and transport. Ocular biomechanics and intraocular pressure regulation. Magnetic approaches for probing cells and tissues. Quantitative microscopy and stereology.

Parker, Kim H

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Haemodynamics: wave intensity analysis in the arteries; coupling of heart and arterial flow; mechanics of deep veins; pulmonary circulation.
Physiological mechanics: connective tissue mechanics; deformation of the red-blood cell membrane; osmotic pressure in cartilage; physico-chemical properties of elastin

Schroter, Robert C 
 

Respiratory mechanics: lung elasticity and flow in the airways.
Biodynamics: mechanics of injury, disability and rehabilitation.
Whole body mechanics: Heat stress in large mammals.

Schultz, Simon R

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Computational Neuroscience. Neurophysiology of the visual system.
Information theory and neural coding.
Two-photon fluorescence imaging of brain function.

Shefelbine, Sandra J

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Musculoskeletal biomechanics: how mechanical loading on bones influences bone morphology.
The use of imaging (CT and MRI) to determine fracture healing characteristics and joint pathology.
How mechanics affect angiogenesis in fracture healing.

Siggers, Jennifer H

Physiological fluid mechanics. The study of blood flow in curved arteries and its applications to the progression of atherosclerotic disease, and the fluid dynamics of the ureter and the eye.
The growth and development of bacterial biofilms.

Stan, Guy-Bart

Analysis and control of networks: nonlinear dynamics and graph theory, oscillator synchronisation, consensus, coordinated behaviours;
Nonlinear dynamical systems: feedback mechanisms for almost global asymptotic stability of limit cycle solutions in oscillators and oscillator networks, robust synchronisation;
Modelling, analysis and control of diseases: application of reinforcement learning to the problem "optimal drug cocktails scheduling" for HIV-infected patients, modelling and analysis of activation-induced apoptosis in HIV-infected patients

Tang, Mengxing

Medical ultrasound and micro bubble contrast agents; imaging blood flow and drug delivery with ultrasound and micro bubbles.
Medical signal and image analysis.
Nonlinear tomographic imaging techniques.

Weinberg, Peter D

Roles in atherosclerosis of arterial wall p ermeabil ity, blood flow and nitric oxide synthesis
Flows near arterial branches and pulse wave analysis
Molecular mechanisms by which diet protects against atherosclerosis
Effect of body size on vascular fluid mechanics an d biology

Alastruey-Arimon, Jordi

Pulse wave propagation in arteries and veins: assessment of vascular morphology and cardiovascular functionality by wave analysis.
Haemodynamics in curved vessels: effect of geometry on blood flow patterns.
Airflow in the nasal cavity: numerical simulation and geometry characterisation.

Tanaka, Reiko 

Dr Tanaka is an EPSRC research fellow (Career Acceleration Fellowship). He r main research interest is in theoretical analys i s of biological regulation at cellular, physiological, and brain levels. Special focus is put on how biological systems integrate the complex and compound information from dyna mically changing environments.

Bosanquet, Professor Nick

Honorary Research Fellow

Cashman, Dr Peter

Claesen, Dr Stefan 

Honorary Research Fellow

Dumoulin, Dr Charles

Fass, Dr Leonard

Visiting Professor

Greenbaum, Dr Adam

Visiting Fellow

Hill, Dr Adam

Visiting Lecturer

Johnson, Prof Garth

Visiting Professor

Poh, Dr Chueh Loo

Honorary Research Fellow

Visiting Professor

Rampling, Dr Mike

Honorary Senior Lecturer