Dr. Marisa Sargent completed her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in 2023, specialising in rehabilitation engineering. Her work sits at the intersection of biology and mechanics, exploring how the body’s soft tissues, in particular skeletal muscles, respond to load bearing through movement or external loading. She is part of the VIVO project, a multidisciplinary team from multiple universities that develops soft robotic devices to support an ageing population. Her research focuses on understanding how these devices interact with the human body, combining biological, physiological, and biomechanical perspectives - from the behaviour of individual cells all the way up to whole-limb movement. Dr. Sargent also previously worked as an editor at Wiley, where she contributed to leading scientific journals including Small and Advanced Functional Materials. This experience has given her a broad perspective on cutting-edge research across bioengineering and materials science.

Besides pursuing her own research, Dr. Sargent is involved in teaching, tutoring and assessing classes on Prosthetics within the BSc(Hons) Prosthetics & Orthotic and the MSc in Biomedical Engineering course as well as co-supervising student projects in Biomedical Engineering.