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Personal Statement
My research focuses on exploiting microsystems engineering approaches (lab-on-a-chip, microfluidics, materials engineering) to create new in vitro models for investigating and controlling cell behaviours. Applications of this work include the development of tools for drug screening and for tissue engineering. My background is highly interdisciplinary, spanning the engineering-life science interface, with expertise in a wide range of cell biology, microfabrication, live-cell imaging and analytical technologies.
Research Interests
Current research projects, involving collaboration with a diverse range of academic and clinical collaborators, include:
- investigating the phenotypic changes in vascular cells that underlie cardiovascular disease
- the development of organ-on-a-chip models for chronic gynaecological conditions
- the development of new methods for monitoring mitochondrial dynamics in neuronal preparations
- the development of novel materials for antimicrobial applications.
Teaching Interests
I have taught on both the BEng/MEng and MSc courses in Biomedical Engineering and I am currently module coordinator for BE105 (Cell Biology 1) and co-lead on the creation and implementation of new UG teaching laboratory classes.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of a functional organ-in-lab model of human vascular aging
Wu, J., Sandison, M. & McCormick, C.
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research - Studentship
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Prosthetics & Orthotics | Brown, Ruth
Sandison, M., Buis, A. & Brown, R.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/22 → 1/10/26
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Microwell arrays for long-term confinement and single-cell tracking of phenotypic heterogeneity in vascular smooth muscle populations
Zagnoni, M., Smith, E. & Sandison, M., 28 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Cellular microarrays for assessing single-cell phenotypic changes in vascular cell populations
Smith, E., Zagnoni, M. & Sandison, M. E., 16 Mar 2023, In: Biomedical Microdevices. 25, 2, 12 p., 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: "3D-Printing of non-cytotoxic high-resolution microchannels in bisphenol-A ethoxylate dimethacrylate tissue-mimicking materials"
Domingo-Roca, R. (Creator), Mulvana, H. E. (Creator), Gilmour, L. (Contributor), Sandison, M. (Creator), O'Leary, R. (Creator), Jackson, J. (Creator), Dobre, O. (Creator), Sarrigiannidis, S. (Creator) & Salmeron-Sanchez, M. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 1 Sept 2021
DOI: 10.15129/620a78c8-b87a-46fa-af7c-abc3e98aebbd
Dataset
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Data for: "Metal oxide-doped elastomeric materials for amplifying visible light-based antimicrobial activity"
McShea, L. (Creator), Kambo, H. (Creator), Maclean, M. (Creator) & Sandison, M. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 4 Aug 2022
DOI: 10.15129/a419251e-4f71-457b-822c-e87704fde120
Dataset
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A Microfluidic Approach to Investigating Vascular Cell Fate at the Single-Cell Level
Ellis Smith (Speaker), Mairi Sandison (Contributor) & Michele Zagnoni (Contributor)
24 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Adenomyosis-on-a-chip: a 3D endometrial-myometrial microfluidic model
Mairi Sandison (Speaker), Michele Zagnoni (Contributor) & Caroline Busch (Contributor)
17 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk