Research Summary
Research interests include percutaneous osseointegrated prosthetics, breast implant infections, biomaterial development, biomimetic materials, nano-scale and micro-scale surface features for promoting cellular attachment, medical device designs, antimicrobial compounds, and biocompatibility and safety evaluations of medical devices, animal model development, preclinical research and antimicrobial compounds.
Education
- BSc. (Hon), Chemistry, King’s College, University of London . Project: Synthesis of Cyclohexane: Radical Cyclisation from Glucose
- MSc., Chemistry, King’s College, University of London. Project: The Intermediacy of Peroxonitrite in Nitric Oxide-Hydrogen Peroxide Reaction
- PhD, University of Leicester , Chemistry. Project: Hydrothermal and Viscoelastic Properties of Collageneous Scaffolding
Biography
2015-Present
Assistant Research Professor: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
2013-2015
Assistant Research Professor: Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
2008-2013
Assistant Research Professor/Research Instructor: Department of Orthopedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
2004-2008
Postdoctoral Associate: Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering, University of Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK.
2004-2006
Postdoctoral Researcher: Department of Orthopaedics, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
1999-2004
Research Assistant: School of Applied Science, University of Northampton, Northampton, UK.
1995-1999
Color Chemist: Autofil International, Nottingham, UK.