Programme:

5-5.20pm: “Changes in Blood Vessels with Age & Hypertension: Histology & Biomechanics.” By Professor Stephen Greenwald

5.20-5.30pm: Discussion

5.30-5.50pm Topic Tbc. By Dr Julia Shelton

5.50-6pm Discussion

6-7pm Refreshments in Derek Willoughby

Professor Stephen Greenwald Professor of Cardiovascular Mechanics, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science

Following a BA in Natural Science at Hertford College Oxford in 1971 and a PhD in Medicine (Pathology) from Guy’s Hospital Medical School (1975), Steve Greenwald obtained a British Heart Foundation Junior Research Fellowship working on arterial elasticity in children. This was followed by a position as research assistant in the Pathology Department of The London Hospital Medical College investigating the relationship between arterial structure and mechanical properties and how this relationship is modified by vascular disease. He has been on the academic staff of The Medical College since 1980 and obtained a personal chair in Cardiovascular Mechanics in 2001. Since 2002 he has been head of intercalated degrees and an Associate Director of The Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials at Queen Mary University of London. He was elected as the Vice President of the International Society of Pathophysiology in 2006

Dr Julia Shelton, Reader in Medical Engineering, School of Engineering and Materials

Julia Shelton’s field of research covers biomechanics, in particular, the development of measurement systems applied to the body. Aspects of her research include using a range of optical systems, the evaluation of tissue engineered structures and developing accelerated wear testing, in vitro, for the evaluation of total hip joint replacements. She has three main areas of research interest namely orthopaedic systems, tissue engineering and optical systems. Overall her research is concerned with all aspects of biomechanics. She has been involved in research in the IRC in Biomedical Materials, co-ordinating 4 project areas namely orthopaedic alloys, fracture fixation, orthopaedic systems and ligament replacement.

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