Research
Ligament and tendon structure
My interests are in musuloskeletal biology with particular regard to human and comparative veterinary species ligament and tendon biochemistry, proteomics and histopathology. Tendon and Ligament webpage
Mechanobiology of ligament and tendon
I am also interested in the mechanobiology of ligaments and tendons and how mechanical load can affect their cellular function with age and exercise.
Research grants
Validation of owner-reported mobility data using a tool developed for the Generation Pup longitudinal study
DOGS TRUST (UK)
September 2020 - August 2021
application to British veterinary orthopaedic association
BRITISH VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION (UK)
March 2020 - December 2021
The Royal Canin Wellness Clinic for Senior Cats - An initiative to promote the health of older cats
ROYAL CANIN (FRANCE)
January 2016 - September 2028
Regenerative medicine platform in theraputic delivery ACL pre-clinical spoke
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2016 - March 2018
Engineering ligamentous/ tendon tissue for rotator cuff repair.
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
November 2014 - March 2018
Tissue engineering of canine ligaments: from ligamentocyte to ligament-the role of mechanical environment
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST (RCVS) - (UK)
April 2007 - July 2008
Hip Registry
BRITISH VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION (UK)
January 2015 - December 2016
Determining the contribution of proteoglycans to the viscoelasticity of porcine cornea and sclera
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
June 2013 - November 2013
A modern perspective on the investigation of tendon allografts for canine cranial cruciate ligament repair
BRITISH SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION (UK)
December 2007 - December 2012
Research collaborations
Kei Hayashi
Ligament structure and function
Cornell University, New York
Dr. Hayashi helps with sample acquistion.
Chris Mendias
Proteomic collaboration in soft tissues
Shriners Institute, New York
We provide proteomics expertise for Dr. Mendias
Tim Welting
sncRNAs in human ACLs
Maastricht University
Dr. Welting is providing expertise on sncRNAS and a well profiled sample set
Victoria James
sncRNA profile in human ACLs
University of Nottingham
Dr. James is an extracellular vesicle expert.
Mandy Peffer
sncRNAs in human knee ligaments
sncRNAs in human knee ligaments
Alex German
Adipokines in cruciate ligament disease and osteoarthritis