Dr John Connelly
Reader in Bioengineering
Blizard Institute
School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
+44 (0)20 7882 7160School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
j.connelly@qmul.ac.uk
www.qmul.ac.uk/blizard/staff/centre-for-cell-biology-and-cutaneous-research...
Research Interests
skin, 3D bioprinting, mechanobiology, regenerative medicine
My research group focuses on the repair and regeneration of human skin. We develop novel biomaterials and engineered biosystems to model the skin and employ technologies such as micro-fabrication, engineered hydrogels, and 3D bioprinting. This approach has allowed to uncover fundamental mechanisms of tissue homeostasis and wound repair, and a key are of interest is the role of mechanical and biophysical cues in skin regeneration.
Current Funded Predictive in vitro Model Research
- Understanding the mechanobiology of senescence and ageing
Principal Investigator: John Connelly
DMT Dunhill Medical Trust, The (£126,098)
15-04-2019 - 14-04-2021 - Expert technical support for CREATE Lab pump-priming projects
Principal Investigator: John Connelly
Barts and the London Charity (£191,679)
01-10-2018 - 30-09-2021 - Understanding the mechanisms of epidermal barrier damage and repair using 3D skin equivalent models
Principal Investigator: John Connelly
GSK GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd (£34,000)
01-10-2019 - 30-09-2023 - 3D bio-printing human pluripotent stem cell-derived skeletal muscle constructs for disease modelling
Principal Investigator: Yung-Yao Lin
Co-investigator: John Connelly
NC3Rs National Center for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (£90,000)
01-10-2020 - 30-09-2023