Research

External collaborations

University of Connecticut Health Centre, USA, Prof. Guo-Hua Fong.

University of East Anglia, Prof. Ian Clark.

AstraZeneca, Dr. Simon Jones.

Royal National Orthopaedics Hospital (UCL), Mr. Tim Briggs (Chief orthopaedic surgeon, RNOH).

Fellowships

Dunhill Medical Trust, Dunhill Medical Trust Post-doctoral Fellowship. Jan 2000 - Jan 2003.

Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, Parker H. Petit Post-doctoral Fellowship (USA). Jan 1998 - Jan 2000.

Guest lectures

Using Microarrays to Inform Laboratory and Clinical Practice. OARSI 2010 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Brussels, Belgium. Sep 2010. Web link

Plenary session presentation: Hypoxia, a Force for Good in Cartilage - Implications for Joint Repair. The British Society for Rheumatology, Rheumatology 2010 conference, ICC, Birmingham. Apr 2010. Web link

'The Role of MicroRNAs in Chondrocyte Function'. Gordon Research Conference - Cartilage Biology & Pathology, Gordon Research Conference, Les Diablerets, Switzerland. Jun 2009. Web link

'The role of Hypoxia-inducible H19-derived miR-675 in promoting chondrocyte function'. British Society for Matrix Biology, British Society for Matrix Biology - Cardiff. Sep 2008. Web link

Chondrocytes and Stem Cell Sources for Cartilage Repair. Molecular Approachss of Osteoarthritis International Conference, London. Apr 2004. Web link

'Chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal and embryonic stem cells'. British Society for Matrix Biology (BSMB), British Society for Matrix Biology - Manchester. Apr 2001. Web link

'Mesenchymal Stem Cell identity - a microarray approach'. Imperial College Microarray Centre, Imperial College Microarray Centre. 2006.

'Chondrocytes for Tissue Engineering'. London Matrix Group, London Matrix Group - Imperial College Meeting. 2006.