Engineering for Health Research Centre
Engineering innovative medical and health technologies, while training the future generation of leaders.
Dr Antonio Fratini
Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Engineering, Director of Engineering for Health
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Email: a.fratini@aston.ac.uk
Dr Eirini Theodosiou
Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Deputy Director
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E-mail: e.theodosiou@aston.ac.uk
Prof Jo Lumsden
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, Deputy Director
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E-mail: j.lumsden@aston.ac.uk
Prof Igor Meglinski
Professor of Quantum Biophotonics and Biomedical Engineering
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E-mail: i.meglinski@aston.ac.uk
Dr Tim Whitehead, Senior Lecturer in Design
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E-mail: t.whitehead@aston.ac.uk
Dr Lyndon Buck
Senior Teaching Fellow, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
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E-mail: l.buck1@aston.ac.uk
Dr Patrick Geoghegan
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
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E-mail: p.geoghegan@aston.ac.uk
Renia Gkountiou
Medical Device Prototyping technician
Email: r.gkountiou@aston.ac.uk
Dr Lilit Hakobyan, Lecturer
Software Engineering and Cybersecurity
E-mail: l.hakobyan2@aston.ac.uk
Dr Ali Jabran
Lecturer, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
E-mail: a.jabran@aston.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Junaid
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
E-mail: s.junaid@aston.ac.uk
Dr Sokratis Komaris
Lecturer, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
E-mail: s.komaris@aston.ac.uk
Dr Surej Mouli
Lecturer, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
E-mail: s.mouli@aston.ac.uk
Dr Dmitri Nerukh
Senior Lecturer, Applied Mathematics and Data Science
E-mail: d.nerukh@aston.ac.uk
Dr Farah Raja
Research Associate, Electronic and Computer Engineering
E-mail: f.raja4@aston.ac.uk
Dr Heather Rose
Research Fellow, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
Email: h.rose1@aston.ac.uk
Dr Jean Baptiste Souppez
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
E-mail: j.souppez@aston.ac.uk
Dr Ian Storer
Senior Teaching Fellow, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
E-mail: i.storer@aston.ac.uk
Dr Alexander Zhigalov
Lecturer, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
E-mail: a.zhigalov@aston.ac.uk
Dr Sami Al-Ani
Senior Lecturer, Anatomy
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E-mail: s.al-ani@aston.ac.uk
Dr Ulysses Bernadet
Lecturer, Applied AI and Robotics
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E-mail: u.bernardet@aston.ac.uk
Dr Felipe Campelo
Senior Lecturer, Applied AI and Robotics
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E-mail: f.campelo@aston.ac.uk
Dr Amit Chattopadhyay
Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics and Data Science
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E-mail: A.K.CHATTOPADHYAY@aston.ac.uk
Prof Aniko Ekart
Professor, Applied Mathematics and Data Science
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E-mail: a.ekart@aston.ac.uk
Dr Val Franklin
Research Fellow, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
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E-mail: biostuff@aston.ac.uk
Dr Hassan Aqeel Khan
Senior Lecturer, Applied AI and Robotics
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E-mail: h.khan54@aston.ac.uk
Dr Laura Leslie
Associate Professor, Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering
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E-mail: L.J.LESLIE@aston.ac.uk
Dr Anisa Mahomed
Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
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E-mail: a.mahomed2@aston.ac.uk
Prof Richard Martin
Professor, Electronics and Computer Engineering
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E-mail: R.A.MARTIN@aston.ac.uk
Prof Andrew Schofield
Professor, School of Psychology
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E-mail: a.schofield@aston.ac.uk
Prof James Wolffsohn
Professor, Head of Optometry
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E-mail: j.s.w.wolffsohn@aston.ac.uk
Prof Brian Tighe
Professor, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
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E-mail: b.j.tighe@aston.ac.uk
Prof Paul Topham
Professor, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
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E-mail: P.D.TOPHAM@aston.ac.uk
Dr Mengchao Zhang
Lecturer, Audiology
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E-mail: m.zhang22@aston.ac.uk
Dr Adrian Crucean
Congenital Heart Surgery/Consultant in Cardiac Morphology
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Professor Adrian Gardner
Consultant Spinal Surgeon
E4H is positioned with close collaboration with regional and national healthcare centres of excellence. We develop and deliver on a range of research projects and services: from fundamental research to clinical practice-ready health and medical technologies.
The West Midlands Health Tech 6D Innovation Accelerator (6D-IA) is a multimillion government-supported programme, led by the University of Birmingham, that brings together key stakeholders in the region (universities, hospitals, industry, technology and innovation centres) to address issues bringing new health and medical technologies to market.
The programme aims to create a supportive environment through centrally coordinated activities that will help companies navigate obstacles to accelerate the commercialisation process
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The project group is using particle image velocimetry to study the cardiovascular system with two key aims:
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) has an annual incidence of 7.44 per 100,000 and cost of £685 million in the United Kingdom alone. Despite its prevalence, there remain unanswered questions associated with the most effective long-term management strategies. This project aims to develop a physical model that accurately represents the spinal cord and its surrounding vertebral column, enabling the simulation of the different presentations of spinal cord compression seen clinically and generating novel insights into management strategies for spinal cord compression. This collaboration between Aston University and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is funded by ORUK, BASS and BSS.
The project aims to develop an extremely selective, high-throughput, single-use intraoperative cell salvage system, based on electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers arranged in membrane chromatography format, for the removal of a target cell population directly from human blood.
The project is developed in collaboration with the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Technical University of Liberec (CZ)
Worldwide meat consumption is not sustainable and presents a huge burden to the environment and to natural resources. It is a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance and is associated with ethical issues, such as animal welfare. Cellular agriculture offers an alternative solution to the traditional meat-production systems and relies on the creation of meat using bioreactors. Our project aims to develop food grade microcarriers that will enable the cost-efficient processing of bovine mesenchymal stem cells in vitro, in order to produce affordable and healthy cultivated beef mince at scales comparable to industrial biotechnology.
The project is developed in collaboration with the Aston College of Health and Life Sciences (HLS) and the University College London
Regular exercise has been proven to increase muscle strength. However, it can be difficult if not impossible for children with cerebral palsy (CP) to undertake regular exercise outside of the home. Vibration training protocols have shown potential when used in children with cerebral palsy for their ability to stimulate a somatosensory response and potentially retrain balance and postural control.
We aim at testing the changes in functional abilities (e.g., range of motion and walking speed) in children with CP before and after different vibratory stimulation session either in upper and lower limbs. Results from this study could provide an addition aid to common physiotherapy, to maximize its outcomes and offer children a more comprehensive and potentially better care.
The project is developed in collaboration with the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, NHS Trust
Research conducted South Africa identified a distinct lack of resources for children’s disability sports, especially wheelchair rugby. One of the main barriers to uptake is the cost of the specific chairs. It was identified that current designs look and sound intimidating to young children who wish to give wheelchair rugby a go. Dr Timothy Whitehead and project partners at the Central University of Technology and Loughborough University created a new chair that better meets user needs.
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3D modelling and printing of anatomical regions (e.g., bones) can assist clinicians in discussing surgical approaches or communicating to patients and carers the specific procedure. Current technologies also allow to create a digital version of the organs or section of interest that can be visualised Virtual or Augmented reality.
The project aims at using advance processing of medical images (CT and MRI) to develop 3D digital versions and the relative 3D physical models (3D printed) of anatomical areas of interest for pre- and post-intervention analysis in in paediatric care.
The project is developed in collaboration with the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, NHS Trust