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Overview
Research
I am a scientist working across the fields of physics, biology, engineering and medicine. My research interest is the hierarchical structure of the tissues in our bodies, how it facilitates function, how it is changed in pathology and how we can use this information to develop targeted therapies. I use a range of imaging techniques to visualise the hierarchical structure of tissue and how it responds to mechanical stimuli that mimics the physiological environment. I fit my data to mechanical models to derive structure-function relationships that can be used in meaningful ways by clinicians and other stakeholders.
Gender Equity
I am a founding member of EMPOWER, a network supporting academics at Cardiff University that identify as female. The network has three primary aims:
- Bringing people together
- Arranging in-person and virtual events to connect female academics, develop professional relationships and facilitate cross-disciplinary collaborative project opportunities. We also provide themed workshops on career progression and personal effectiveness, as well as feedback sessions to learn about and share lived experiences.
- Facilitate peer mentoring
- We provide training and a platform for our members to support each other, signpost opportunities and offer informal advice
- Representing our members
- We canvas our members for feedback on their lived experiences as female academics, and feed this back to the university management through direct interaction (e.g. with the EDI Hub) and embedding into relevant administrative structures. Our work is helping inform Cardiff's Strategic Equality Plan, which will launch in 2024.
If you would like to join the network or learn more about it, please contact empower@cardiff.ac.uk.
Publication
2024
- Zheng, K. et al. 2024. Effects of mineralization on thehierarchical organization of collagen—asynchrotron X-ray scattering and polarizedsecond harmonic generation study. Interface Focus 14, article number: 20230046. (10.1098/rsfs.2023.0046)
- Zheng, K. et al. 2024. Effects of mineralization on the hierarchical organization of collagen—a synchrotron X-ray scattering and polarized second harmonic generation study. Interface Focus 14(3), article number: 20230046. (10.1098/rsfs.2023.0046)
2022
- Bell, J., Owen, D., Meek, K., Terrill, N., Sanchez-Weatherby, J. and Maitre, C. L. 2022. X-ray scattering imaging of intervertebral discs under load. Presented at: The Society for Back Pain Research (SBPR) Annual General Meeting, Coventry, 30 June 2022Orthopaedic Proceedings, Vol. 104-B. Vol. Supp 9. pp. 26-26., (10.1302/1358-992X.2022.9.026)
- Bell, J., Morgan, S., Koudouna, E., Hayes, S. and Meek, K. 2022. The hierarchical response of human corneal collagen to controlled inflation. Presented at: 2022 ARVO Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 1-4 May 2022, Vol. 63. Vol. 7. IOVS pp. 2392.
- Bell, J. S. et al. 2022. Tropocollagen springs allow collagen fibrils to stretch elastically. Acta Biomaterialia 142, pp. 185-193. (10.1016/j.actbio.2022.01.041)
- Bell, J. S. et al. 2022. Microstructural characterisation of resistance artery remodelling in diabetes mellitus. Journal of Vascular Research 59, pp. 50-60. (10.1159/000517856)
2021
- Winlove, P., Bell, J., Green, E., Chen, J. and Mnsfield, J. 2021. Synergies between microstructure imaging modalities. Presented at: 2021 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Virtual, 29 April - 01 May 2021, Vol. 29. Vol. Supple. Elsevier pp. S7., (10.1016/j.joca.2021.02.017)
2020
- Hayes, S. et al. 2020. The effect of bacteriochlorophyll derivative WST-D and near infrared light on the molecular and fibrillar architecture of the corneal stroma. Scientific Reports 10, article number: 9836. (10.1038/s41598-020-66869-y)
- Meek, K. M., Quantock, A. J., Hayes, S. and Bell, J. 2020. X-ray diffraction imaging of corneal ultrastructure. In: Ahearne, M. ed. Corneal Regeneration: Methods and Protocols., Vol. 2145. Methods in Molecular Biology New York, NY, USA: Humana, pp. 231-247., (10.1007/978-1-0716-0599-8_16)
2019
- Al-Rawachy, A., Husseini, T., Benedikt, J., Tasker, P. and Bell, J. 2019. Cardiff behavioural model analysis using a two-tone stimulus. Presented at: 2019 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR), Orlando, FL, USA, 20-23 January 20192019 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR). IEEE pp. 5-8., (10.1109/PAWR.2019.8708726)
2018
- Neal, C. et al. 2018. Novel haemodynamic structures in the human glomerulus. American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology 315(5), pp. F1370-F1384. (10.1152/ajprenal.00566.2017)
- Bates, D. O., Arkill, K. P., Bell, J. S., Winlove, C. P., Harper, S. J. and Neal, C. R. 2018. Bowman's capsule corrected: undiscovered vascular chambers in the renal glomerulus. FASEB Journal 32(S1), article number: 721.22. (10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.721.22)
- Bell, J. S. et al. 2018. The hierarchical response of human corneal collagen to load. Acta Biomaterialia 65, pp. 216-225. (10.1016/j.actbio.2017.11.015)
- Bell, J. et al. 2018. A subfibrillar deformation mechanism in corneal collagen that affords flexibility. Presented at: ARVO Annual Meeting 2018, Honolulu, April 29 - May 3, 2018, Vol. 59. Vol. 9. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
2017
- Al-Atawi, S., Albon, J., Meek, K., Hayes, S., Bell, J. and Regini, J. 2017. Changes in the X-ray diffraction pattern of porcine lens before and after simulated accommodation. Acta Ophthalmologica 95, article number: S259. (10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.0S074)
- Abass, A., Bell, J. S., Spang, M. T., Hayes, S., Meek, K. M. A. and Boote, C. 2017. SAXS4COLL: an integrated software tool for analysing fibrous collagen-based tissues. Journal of Applied Crystallography 50, pp. 1235-1240. (10.1107/S1600576717007877)
- Hayes, S. et al. 2017. The structural response of the cornea to changes in stromal hydration. Interface 14(131) (10.1098/rsif.2017.0062)
- White, T. et al. 2017. The structural role of elastic fibres in the cornea investigated using a mouse model for Marfan syndrome. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 58(4), pp. 2106-2116. (10.1167/iovs.16-21358)
2016
- Bell, J. S. et al. 2016. Microstructure and mechanics of human resistance arteries. American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology 311(6), pp. H1560-H1568. (10.1152/ajpheart.00002.2016)
- Lewis, P., White, T., Young, R. D., Bell, J. S., Winlove, C. P. and Meek, K. M. A. 2016. Three-dimensional arrangement of elastic fibers in the human corneal stroma. Experimental Eye Research 146, pp. 43-53. (10.1016/j.exer.2015.12.006)
- Smith, C. W., Winlove, C. P., Eichhorn, S. J. and Bell, J. S. 2016. Elastic behaviour of biological materials. In: Hashmi, S. ed. Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering. Elsevier, pp. 1-6., (10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.02934-9)
- Bell, J. 2016. Visualising the dynamic behaviour of corneal collagen. Diamond News
2015
- Mansfield, J. C., Bell, J. S. and Winlove, C. P. 2015. The micromechanics of the superficial zone of articular cartilage. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 23(10), pp. 1806-1816. (10.1016/j.joca.2015.05.030)
- Bell, J., Mandalia, V. and Winlove, P. 2015. Changes in human articular cartilage following radiofrequency coblation chondroplasty. Presented at: Indian Orthopaedic Society, Liverpool, 3 July 2015, Vol. 97-B. Vol. SUPP_1. British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
2014
- White, T., Lewis, P., Young, R., Meek, K. and Bell, J. 2014. 3D structural studies of the cornea. Presented at: British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science, Cardiff, 01 November 2014. , (10.1111/opo.12160)
- Mansfield, J. C., Bell, J. S., Moger, J. and Winlove, C. P. 2014. Nonlinear optical microscopy in biomechanics. In: Neu, C. and Genin, G. eds. Handbook of Imaging in Biological Mechanics. CRC Press, pp. 251-260.
- Christmas, J., Everson, R. M., Bell, J. S. and Winlove, C. P. 2014. Inexact Bayesian point pattern matching for linear transformations. Pattern Recognition 47(10), pp. 3265-3275. (10.1016/j.patcog.2014.04.022)
- Bell, J., Mandalia, V. and Winlove, P. 2014. Characterising changes in articular cartilage followingelectrothermal chondroplasty. Presented at: British Society for Matrix Biology, Cardiff, 2nd September 2013, Vol. 95. Wiley, (10.1111/iep.12078)
- Bell, J. S., Christmas, J., Mansfield, J. C., Everson, R. M. and Winlove, C. P. 2014. Micromechanical response of articular cartilage to tensile load measured using nonlinear microscopy. Acta Biomaterialia 10(6), pp. 2574-2581. (10.1016/j.actbio.2014.02.008)
- Mansfield, J., Bell, J., Christmas, J. and Winlove, P. 2014. Micromechanics of the superficial zone of articularcartilage studied using multi-photon microscopy. Presented at: British Society for Matrix Biology, Cardiff, 2nd September 2013, Vol. 95. Vol. 3. Wiley, (10.1111/iep.12078)
- Green, E. M., Mansfield, J. C., Bell, J. S. and Winlove, C. P. 2014. The structure and micromechanics of elastic tissue. Interface Focus 4(2), article number: 20130058. (10.1098/rsfs.2013.0058)
2013
- Alkhouli, N. et al. 2013. The mechanical properties of human adipose tissues and their relationships to the structure and composition of the extracellular matrix. American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism 305(12), pp. E1427-E1435. (10.1152/ajpendo.00111.2013)
- Neal, C., Winlove, C., Bell, J. and Harper, S. 2013. Novel vascular morphology in human glomeruli. Presented at: 37th Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Birmingham, 21st July 2013, Vol. PCC349.
2012
- Bell, J. S., Summers, I. R., Murray, A. R. J., Hendry, E., Sambles, J. R. and Hibbins, A. P. 2012. Low acoustic transmittance through a holey structure. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 85(21), article number: 214305. (10.1103/PhysRevB.85.214305)
- Murray, A., Bell, J., Hendry, E., Summers, I., Sambles, J. and Hibbins, A. 2012. Control of sonic metamaterial stopband. Presented at: META'12, Paris, 19-22 April 2012.
2009
- Bell, J. S., Winlove, C. P., Smith, C. W. and Dehghani, H. 2009. Modeling the steady-state deformation of the solid phase of articular cartilage. Biomaterials 30(31), pp. 6394-6401. (10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.08.026)
Adrannau llyfrau
- Meek, K. M., Quantock, A. J., Hayes, S. and Bell, J. 2020. X-ray diffraction imaging of corneal ultrastructure. In: Ahearne, M. ed. Corneal Regeneration: Methods and Protocols., Vol. 2145. Methods in Molecular Biology New York, NY, USA: Humana, pp. 231-247., (10.1007/978-1-0716-0599-8_16)
- Smith, C. W., Winlove, C. P., Eichhorn, S. J. and Bell, J. S. 2016. Elastic behaviour of biological materials. In: Hashmi, S. ed. Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering. Elsevier, pp. 1-6., (10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.02934-9)
- Mansfield, J. C., Bell, J. S., Moger, J. and Winlove, C. P. 2014. Nonlinear optical microscopy in biomechanics. In: Neu, C. and Genin, G. eds. Handbook of Imaging in Biological Mechanics. CRC Press, pp. 251-260.
Cynadleddau
- Bell, J., Owen, D., Meek, K., Terrill, N., Sanchez-Weatherby, J. and Maitre, C. L. 2022. X-ray scattering imaging of intervertebral discs under load. Presented at: The Society for Back Pain Research (SBPR) Annual General Meeting, Coventry, 30 June 2022Orthopaedic Proceedings, Vol. 104-B. Vol. Supp 9. pp. 26-26., (10.1302/1358-992X.2022.9.026)
- Bell, J., Morgan, S., Koudouna, E., Hayes, S. and Meek, K. 2022. The hierarchical response of human corneal collagen to controlled inflation. Presented at: 2022 ARVO Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 1-4 May 2022, Vol. 63. Vol. 7. IOVS pp. 2392.
- Winlove, P., Bell, J., Green, E., Chen, J. and Mnsfield, J. 2021. Synergies between microstructure imaging modalities. Presented at: 2021 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Virtual, 29 April - 01 May 2021, Vol. 29. Vol. Supple. Elsevier pp. S7., (10.1016/j.joca.2021.02.017)
- Al-Rawachy, A., Husseini, T., Benedikt, J., Tasker, P. and Bell, J. 2019. Cardiff behavioural model analysis using a two-tone stimulus. Presented at: 2019 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR), Orlando, FL, USA, 20-23 January 20192019 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR). IEEE pp. 5-8., (10.1109/PAWR.2019.8708726)
- Bell, J. et al. 2018. A subfibrillar deformation mechanism in corneal collagen that affords flexibility. Presented at: ARVO Annual Meeting 2018, Honolulu, April 29 - May 3, 2018, Vol. 59. Vol. 9. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Bell, J., Mandalia, V. and Winlove, P. 2015. Changes in human articular cartilage following radiofrequency coblation chondroplasty. Presented at: Indian Orthopaedic Society, Liverpool, 3 July 2015, Vol. 97-B. Vol. SUPP_1. British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
- White, T., Lewis, P., Young, R., Meek, K. and Bell, J. 2014. 3D structural studies of the cornea. Presented at: British Congress of Optometry and Vision Science, Cardiff, 01 November 2014. , (10.1111/opo.12160)
- Bell, J., Mandalia, V. and Winlove, P. 2014. Characterising changes in articular cartilage followingelectrothermal chondroplasty. Presented at: British Society for Matrix Biology, Cardiff, 2nd September 2013, Vol. 95. Wiley, (10.1111/iep.12078)
- Mansfield, J., Bell, J., Christmas, J. and Winlove, P. 2014. Micromechanics of the superficial zone of articularcartilage studied using multi-photon microscopy. Presented at: British Society for Matrix Biology, Cardiff, 2nd September 2013, Vol. 95. Vol. 3. Wiley, (10.1111/iep.12078)
- Neal, C., Winlove, C., Bell, J. and Harper, S. 2013. Novel vascular morphology in human glomeruli. Presented at: 37th Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Birmingham, 21st July 2013, Vol. PCC349.
- Murray, A., Bell, J., Hendry, E., Summers, I., Sambles, J. and Hibbins, A. 2012. Control of sonic metamaterial stopband. Presented at: META'12, Paris, 19-22 April 2012.
Erthyglau
- Zheng, K. et al. 2024. Effects of mineralization on thehierarchical organization of collagen—asynchrotron X-ray scattering and polarizedsecond harmonic generation study. Interface Focus 14, article number: 20230046. (10.1098/rsfs.2023.0046)
- Zheng, K. et al. 2024. Effects of mineralization on the hierarchical organization of collagen—a synchrotron X-ray scattering and polarized second harmonic generation study. Interface Focus 14(3), article number: 20230046. (10.1098/rsfs.2023.0046)
- Bell, J. S. et al. 2022. Tropocollagen springs allow collagen fibrils to stretch elastically. Acta Biomaterialia 142, pp. 185-193. (10.1016/j.actbio.2022.01.041)
- Bell, J. S. et al. 2022. Microstructural characterisation of resistance artery remodelling in diabetes mellitus. Journal of Vascular Research 59, pp. 50-60. (10.1159/000517856)
- Hayes, S. et al. 2020. The effect of bacteriochlorophyll derivative WST-D and near infrared light on the molecular and fibrillar architecture of the corneal stroma. Scientific Reports 10, article number: 9836. (10.1038/s41598-020-66869-y)
- Neal, C. et al. 2018. Novel haemodynamic structures in the human glomerulus. American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology 315(5), pp. F1370-F1384. (10.1152/ajprenal.00566.2017)
- Bates, D. O., Arkill, K. P., Bell, J. S., Winlove, C. P., Harper, S. J. and Neal, C. R. 2018. Bowman's capsule corrected: undiscovered vascular chambers in the renal glomerulus. FASEB Journal 32(S1), article number: 721.22. (10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.721.22)
- Bell, J. S. et al. 2018. The hierarchical response of human corneal collagen to load. Acta Biomaterialia 65, pp. 216-225. (10.1016/j.actbio.2017.11.015)
- Al-Atawi, S., Albon, J., Meek, K., Hayes, S., Bell, J. and Regini, J. 2017. Changes in the X-ray diffraction pattern of porcine lens before and after simulated accommodation. Acta Ophthalmologica 95, article number: S259. (10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.0S074)
- Abass, A., Bell, J. S., Spang, M. T., Hayes, S., Meek, K. M. A. and Boote, C. 2017. SAXS4COLL: an integrated software tool for analysing fibrous collagen-based tissues. Journal of Applied Crystallography 50, pp. 1235-1240. (10.1107/S1600576717007877)
- Hayes, S. et al. 2017. The structural response of the cornea to changes in stromal hydration. Interface 14(131) (10.1098/rsif.2017.0062)
- White, T. et al. 2017. The structural role of elastic fibres in the cornea investigated using a mouse model for Marfan syndrome. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science 58(4), pp. 2106-2116. (10.1167/iovs.16-21358)
- Bell, J. S. et al. 2016. Microstructure and mechanics of human resistance arteries. American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology 311(6), pp. H1560-H1568. (10.1152/ajpheart.00002.2016)
- Lewis, P., White, T., Young, R. D., Bell, J. S., Winlove, C. P. and Meek, K. M. A. 2016. Three-dimensional arrangement of elastic fibers in the human corneal stroma. Experimental Eye Research 146, pp. 43-53. (10.1016/j.exer.2015.12.006)
- Bell, J. 2016. Visualising the dynamic behaviour of corneal collagen. Diamond News
- Mansfield, J. C., Bell, J. S. and Winlove, C. P. 2015. The micromechanics of the superficial zone of articular cartilage. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 23(10), pp. 1806-1816. (10.1016/j.joca.2015.05.030)
- Christmas, J., Everson, R. M., Bell, J. S. and Winlove, C. P. 2014. Inexact Bayesian point pattern matching for linear transformations. Pattern Recognition 47(10), pp. 3265-3275. (10.1016/j.patcog.2014.04.022)
- Bell, J. S., Christmas, J., Mansfield, J. C., Everson, R. M. and Winlove, C. P. 2014. Micromechanical response of articular cartilage to tensile load measured using nonlinear microscopy. Acta Biomaterialia 10(6), pp. 2574-2581. (10.1016/j.actbio.2014.02.008)
- Green, E. M., Mansfield, J. C., Bell, J. S. and Winlove, C. P. 2014. The structure and micromechanics of elastic tissue. Interface Focus 4(2), article number: 20130058. (10.1098/rsfs.2013.0058)
- Alkhouli, N. et al. 2013. The mechanical properties of human adipose tissues and their relationships to the structure and composition of the extracellular matrix. American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism 305(12), pp. E1427-E1435. (10.1152/ajpendo.00111.2013)
- Bell, J. S., Summers, I. R., Murray, A. R. J., Hendry, E., Sambles, J. R. and Hibbins, A. P. 2012. Low acoustic transmittance through a holey structure. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 85(21), article number: 214305. (10.1103/PhysRevB.85.214305)
- Bell, J. S., Winlove, C. P., Smith, C. W. and Dehghani, H. 2009. Modeling the steady-state deformation of the solid phase of articular cartilage. Biomaterials 30(31), pp. 6394-6401. (10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.08.026)
Research
Overview
My research involves quantifying the mechanical properties of tissue, and relating my findings to the micro- and nano-structure. Most tissues derive their mechanical properties from collagen, which forms an extracellular matrix tailored to the tissue function through interactions with proteoglycan, elastic fibres and interstitial fluid. An excellent paper on the role of collagen in the cornea can be found here. I use techniques such as multiphoton microscopy and X-ray scattering (predominantly at Diamond Light Source, the UK synchrotron) to obtain structural information about tissue that ranges in scale from molecular all the way up to whole tissues. I combine these techniques with mechanical tests that mimic the physiological environment using bespoke apparatus to visualise how the structures I see respond to stress.
Tropocollagen springs
My work in hierarchical biomechanics led to a breakthrough in the understanding of strain mechanisms in collagen. In this paper I showed that some collagen fibrils are able to stretch significantly under relatively small stresses, due to a spring-like straightening of their supramolecular structure. I then showed in this paper that the spring-like mechanism is highly elastic, and accounts for the majority of tissue-scale strain in most non-weightbearing tissues (the rest accounted for by straightening of fibril-scale crimp). This could have profound implications for our biomechanical understanding of a wide range of tissues, including blood vessels, skin, cornea and many other tissues that exhibit this spring-like architecture (see an excellent paper by Ottani et al. for an overview).
Microvascular remodelling in diabetes
I worked on a British Heart Foundation sponsored project that investigated changes in our small arteries caused by diabetes. Our small arteries (approx 100 - 400 μm in diameter) are extremely important, because they are the primary means by which our bodies control organ perfusion. I carried out a multiphoton study in healthy arteries that illustrated the different stress transfer mechanisms present that control the response to pressure changes, as well as the highly heterogeneous distribution of stress through the vessel wall. I followed this up with an article investigating the changes associated with diabetes, which found arteries less able to distend and morphologically distorted due to the presence of pathologically thick taut bundles of collagen constraining the outer edge of the vessel.
Funding
- 2023: Vice Chancellor's strategic fund - support for EMPOWER network, £5,000, Co-I
- 2023: Rapid Access Beamtime Grant for beamline K11 (DIAD) "Feasibility study for imaging the lamina cribrosa in DIAD", £8115 (equivalent value for REF), Diamond Light Source, PI.
- 2022: Vice Chancellor's strategic fund - support for EMPOWER network, £5,000, Co-I
- 2021: Cardiff Futures project funding, £3,000, Co-I
- 2021: Commissioning Beamtime Grant for beamline VMXi "Hierarchical effects of mineralisation on collagen structure and biomechanics", £25,416 (equivalent value for REF), Diamond Light Source, PI.
- 2021: Proof of Concept Award "Hierarchical effects of mineralisation on collagen structure and biomechanics", £20,151, ImagingBioPro, Co-I.
- 2019: Proof of Concept Award "Hierarchical morphometric analysis of normal and degenerate intervertebral disc under physiological load" £20,144, ImagingBioPro, Co-I.
- 2019: Commissioning Beamtime Grant for beamline I22 "Hierarchical morphometric analysis of normal and degenerate intervertebral disc under physiological load" £38,124 (equivalent value for REF), Diamond Light Source, PI.
- 2019: Long Term Access Grant for beamline I22: A mechanistic understanding of corneal pathobiology and the development of novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of connective tissue disorders", £114,372 (equivalent value for REF), Diamond Light Source, Co-I.
- 2019: Programme Grant "A mechanistic understanding of corneal pathobiology and the development of therapeutic strategies for the treatment of connective tissue disorders", £2,379,357, Medical Research Council, Research Co-Lead.
- 2019: Standard Access Beamtime Grant for beamline I22 "Microfibrillar architecture of corneal collagen" £5,887 (equivalent value for REF), Diamond Light Source, PI.
- 2019: RESCOM External Grant Application Support Fund "Towards in vivo nanomechanical characterisation of ocular tissue". £2,686, PI.
Biography
Qualifications
- 2006: BSc Mathematics and Physics, Class I, University of Exeter
- 2010: PhD Physics, 'The relationship between the structure and mechanical properties of articular cartilage'.
Career overview
- 2019 - present: Research Associate, Cardiff University.
- 2018 - 2019: Teacher, Cardiff University.
- 2015 - 2018: Research Associate, Cardiff University.
- 2010 - 2015: Associate Research Fellow / Research Fellow, University of Exeter
Honorary appointments
- 2019 - present: Visiting Scientist, Diamond Light Source
- 2018: Visiting Lecturer, Universite Grenoble-Alpes, France.
- 2015 - present: Visiting Scientist, Exeter University
Honours and awards
- 2023: "Best Paper" award, Journal of Vascular Research.
- 2023: "The Honorary Member's Award", Society for Back Pain Research
- 2022: "Editor's Choice Award", Journal of Vascular Research
- 2021: Awarded place on Cardiff Futures training scheme
- 2021: Awarded place on GW4 BBSRC Mock Panel
- 2020: Awarded place on Welsh Crucible future leaders training scheme.
- 2019: STEM Ambassador - 50 hours volunteered in a year
- 2018: Cover Feature, Americal Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Committees and reviewing
School committees
- Chair the Green Impact team
- Environment representative on the Health and Safety committee
- Member and "local champion" on IT committee
Reviewing
- Regular reviewer for Acta Biomaterialia
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Biomechanics
- Biophysics
- Biomedical imaging
- Nonlinear optics and spectroscopy
- X-ray diffraction
