Researcher Summary
My research revolves around cell and gene therapy and regenerative medicine, looking in particular at Spinal Cord Injury. My work looks at utilising the body's own cells to reconnect the damaged neurons in the spinal cord aided by biodegradable microdevices.
This research tends to be very interdisciplinary and I have collaborations with Mechanical and Electrical Engineering as well as in the School of Biological Sciences which is supported through my membership in the Biomolecular Interaction Centre (BIC) here at UC. Further afield I work with engineers, scientists and doctors at Auckland University, University of Otago, as well as universities in Australia, the US and the UK.
Other research interests include modelling the invasion mechanism of endometriosis and the cellular changes that occur during traumatic brain injuries.