Research
Research grants
Biomaterials and tissue engineering laboratory.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
February 2000 - July 2001
Vertebral Artery Biomechanics
ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST (UK)
December 2011 - August 2019
Factors predictive of non-maturation of arterio-venous fistulae for haemodialysis.
MERSEY KIDNEY FIRST (UK)
July 2008 - June 2009
Physics-based virtual enviroment for training in vascular interventional radiological procedures.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2007 - November 2010
Development and validation of a virtual reality simulator for training in interventional radiological visceral needle puncture procedures.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
March 2005 - July 2009
A dynamic co-culture model of the blood vessel wall for use in vascular research.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
March 1999 - September 2002
University of Liverpool Institutional Discipline Bridging.
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2003 - October 2006
Preventing Ischaemic Steal Syndrome in Patients with Brachial Artery AV Fistulae for Haemodialysis Access.
NATIONAL KIDNEY RESEARCH FUND
January 2000 - August 2002
Research collaborations
Dr Parla Astarci
Catholic University of Louvain
To develop novel surgical techniques of fenestrated endovascular grafting of thoracic aorta in laboratory models.