Projects
MRes projects available
MRes Bioengineering students work on their research project throughout the year. You must discuss possible projects with your potential supervisor before making your MRes application to ensure that there is a suitable project available for you.
Some specific projects available for 2021-22 are listed below and more will be added soon. If none of the projects is suitable for you, you can also contact your chosen supervisor directly to discuss an alternative project.
| Supervisor | Project title | Type | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martyn Boutelle | Microfabricated multimodality probes for minimally invasive monitoring the brain | Lab based | Biomedical sensing diagnostics and imaging, Medical devices |
| Martyn Boutelle | Real-time detection of exposure to pesticides | Lab based | Biomedical sensing diagnostics and imaging,Medical devices |
| Martyn Boutelle | Tracking neuronal activity in the human brain | Lab based | Neurotechnology and robotics |
| Martyn Boutelle | New 3D printed devices for tissue sampling | Lab based | Biomedical sensing diagnostics and imaging |
| Martyn Boutelle | Microfluidic technologies for monitoring of premature babies | Lab based | Biomedical sensing diagnostics and imaging,Medical devices |
| Armando Del Rio Hernandez | Drug induced plasma membrane tension alterations in Hepatic Stellate Cells | Desk based | Biomechanics and mechanobiology |
| Armando Del Rio Hernandez | Characterization of collagen secretion by HSCs seeded on different matrix rigidities and pH values | Desk based | Biomechanics and mechanobiology |
| Armando Del Rio Hernandez | The combined role of matrix stiffness and inflammation in promoting PDAC malignancy | Desk based | Biomechanics and mechanobiology |
| Armando Del Rio Hernandez | The mechanical stress in the tumor micro-environment | Lab based | Biomechanics and mechanobiology |
| Armando Del Rio Hernandez | Modelling the dynamic complex of EMT in pancreatic cancer | Lab based | Biomechanics and mechanobiology |
| Armando Del Rio Hernandez | Biomechanical responses of cancer cells in biochemically relevant environments | Lab based | Molecular and cellular bioengineering |
| Jun Ishihara | Engineering a growth factor binding protein that concentrates growth factors at the wound site | Lab based | Molecular and cellular bioengineering,Regenerative medicine and biomaterials |
| Jun Ishihara | Engineering new protein: modulating immune system to enhance tissue regeneration | Lab based | Molecular and cellular bioengineering,Regenerative medicine and biomaterials |
| Jun Ishihara | Engineering anti-cancer cytokine for effective cancer immunotherapy | Lab based | Molecular and cellular bioengineering |
| Jun Ishihara | Enhancing the effect of COVID-19 vaccine by prolonged skin tissue retention of antigen | Lab based | Molecular and cellular bioengineering |
| Reiko Tanaka | Development of computational tools to predict the occurrence of eczema using machine learning methods | Desk based | Computational and theoretical modelling |
| Reiko Tanaka | Systems biology approach for mechanistic understanding of paediatric asthma exacerbations | Desk based | Computational and theoretical modelling |
| Reiko Tanaka | Development of automated evaluation tool for clinical signs of atopic dermatitis using machine learning image analysis | Desk based | Computational and theoretical modelling |
| Reiko Tanaka | Systems biology approach for cancer immunotherapy: Dynamical mechanisms to turn cold tumours into hot tumours | Desk based | Computational and theoretical modelling |
| Reiko Tanaka | Modelling the effects of stochastic inhalation of fungal spores in lung fungal infection | Desk based | Computational and theoretical modelling |
| Reiko Tanaka | Modelling the effects of immunotherapy in pulmonary fungal infections | Desk based | Computational and theoretical modelling |