Professor Wenhui Song is a chair of Biomaterials and Medical Engineering and the Director for Biomaterials in Surgical Reconstruction and Regeneration at the Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London. She leads research in development of novel biomaterials and biomanufacturing for artificial organs, implantable devices and regenerative medicine. Currently she coordinates and participates several major multi-disciplinary projects funded by EPSRC and Wellcome Trust, working on development of 3D printing human organs, piezo-electric nanofiber based cochlea implant, robotic total laryngeal replacement and soft robotics for surgery. Her work has been awarded 15 national and international prizes. She has authored/co-authored over 70 highly-cited journal papers including Science, Advanced Materials, Biomaterials and 4 book chapters. She is a member/panel member of the EPSRC College and Innovate UK.
Her presentation will update recent progress on 3D printing elastomer nanohybrid and composites for surgical reconstruction and regeneration of soft tissues and organs.
Biography: Mr Ralph N. A. Murphy
Mr Ralph Murphy graduated from Imperial College, London in 2011 and moved back up north to his home town of Manchester where he began my academic plastic surgery training. He undertook lab-based research into peripheral nerve regeneration as part of his academic foundation programme based at the Universities of Manchester and Umeå (Sweden) under the tutelage of Mr. Adam Reid, Professor Terenghi and Professor Wiberg. After his first year of specialist training he applied to an NIHR-funded clinical fellowship helping to run a first-in-man clinical trial of a new nerve conduit device as associate P.I. working under the guidance of Mr. Reid. He have subsequently been awarded an EPSRC/MRC PhD studentship at the University of Manchester looking to develop novel outcome measures for peripheral nerve regeneration.
Biography: Mr Matthew Gardiner
Matthew Gardiner is a consultant plastic and hand surgeon and the new Surgical Specialty Lead for Plastic and Hand Surgery. He is passionate about collaborative clinical research. He co-founded the Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network, with Prof. Abhi Jain, and until recently was the trainee lead. Read more.
Biography: Professor Mikael Wiberg
Professor Wiberg has nearly 30 years experience in the field of reconstructive surgery with focus on mainly congenital malformations and nerve reconstruction. He has worked scientifically within these areas for nearly 40 years in Uppsala, Umeå and the last 20 years also within UK. He has a wide national and international network both clinically and scientifically. His work and scientific production played an important role when Umeå for the first time got national responsibility (Rikssjukvård) together with Stockholm for major nerve injuries (brachial plexus injuries) . Wiberg is a member since the start of the National Board for Cell, Tissue, Organ and Blood (Nationella Vävnadsrådet) and its subgroup for Celltherapy. He is also a Board Member of the National Board of Health care and Social welfare (Socialstyrelsen) and The Swedish Governments expertgroup for Life Sceince. Prof Wiberg has a total of 125 peer reviewed original articles in Pubmed mainly within the area of nerve reconstructive surgery.