Mr Matthew Ward
PhD Researcher
School of Engineering and materials science, Division of Bioengi
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Mechanobiology, Mechanotransduction, Cardiomyocyte, LIM domain, Hypertrophy, Hypertension
Interests
Creating and studying tissue culture models of cardiac hypertrophy and increased tissue stiffness seen in various pathologies such as hypertensionPublications
Publications of specific relevance to Predictive in vitro Models2019
Hawkes W, Huang D, Reynolds P, Hammond L, Ward M, Gadegaard N, Marshall JF, Iskratch T and Palma M (2019). Probing the nanoscale organisation and multivalency of cell surface receptors: DNA origami nanoarrays for cellular studies with single-molecule control. Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) Faraday Discussions 10.1039/c9fd00023bWard M and Iskratsch T (2019). Mix and (mis-)match – The mechanosensing machinery in the changing environment of the developing, healthy adult and diseased heart. Elsevier Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Molecular Cell Research vol. 1867, (3) 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.01.0172011
Nadendla SK, Hazan A, Ward M, Harper LJ, Moutasim K, Bianchi LS, Naase M, Ghali L, Thomas GJ, Prowse DM, Philpott MP and Neill GW (2011). Gli1 confers profound phenotypic changes upon lncap prostate cancer cells that include the acquisition of a hormone independent state. Plos One vol. 6, (5) 10.1371/journal.pone.0020271