Magnetic Targeting of Stem Cell Populations for in vivo applications
PhD Supervisor(s): Virginie Sottile, Alicia El Haj
Contact Email: mzxrh@nottingham.ac.uk
Undergraduate Degree: BSc Nutritional Biochemistry (The University of Nottingham); MSc Stem Cell Technology (The University of Nottingham)
PhD Summary
Research focuses on the use of magnetic nanoparticles for use as a cell labelling medium and manipulation agent. These two functions may allow cell populations to be directed to specific locations whilst simultaneously tracking their spatial location. Overall cell health and subsequent responses to particle presence in a variety of cell types is being explored using in house techniques including flow cytometry, atomic force microscopy, confocal microscopy, and time lapse microscopy. The ability of these cell populations to then fulfil a set of functionality criteria in ex vivo and in vivo models is desirable to validate their use for cell translocation/transplantation approaches in biomedical applications.
