Professional activities
We work with local NHS organisations and the Clinical Research Network to study donated human material.
Conference Roles
- Ageing and the extracellular matrix at Cell-Matrix Atlas Workshop, by Invitation (The Wellcome Trust, London, 2025)
- Considerations for modelling extracellular matrix ageing in microphysiological systems (MPS) and organoids at Modelling aging in MPS and organoids: satellite meeting of the MPS world summit, by Invitation (Brussels, Belgium, 2025)
- The ECMage Network (2 presentations) at Celebrating UK Ageing Research and Innovation: UK Ageing Research Networks, BSRA Satellite, by Invitation (London, 2023)
- Joint CELLO/ECMage Ageing Networks meeting: opportunities for intervention across the socioeconomic spectrum in cellular metabolism and extracellular matrix ageing (The Spine, Liverpool, 2024)
- ECMage/BLAST and lifETIME CDT: Young leaders in interdisciplinary ageing science (Birmingham, 2024)
- Gordon Research Conference: Collagen (2023)
- CIMA/CMAR Musculoskeletal Ageing Centres Joint Meeting - Musculoskeletal Ageing Research from Discovery to Improved Health (Birmingham, 2023)
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting 2023 at Tissue engineering & regenerative medicine approaches in extracellular matrix ageing (Manchester., 2023)
- Quality of Life 4 OI (for Osteogenesis Imperfecta) Conference (Online, 2023)
- ECMage Network and CIMA: The Extracellular Matrix in Musculoskeletal Ageing and across the Life Course (York, 2023)
- British Society for Matrix Biology: The Matrix in Development (Liverpool, UK, 2022)
- ECMage satellite event; British Society for Matrix Biology meeting (The Maritime Museum, Liverpool, UK, 2022)
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta 2022 (OI2022) (Sheffield, UK, 2022)
- Bone Research Society (BRS) Annual Meeting 2022 (Manchester, UK, 2022)
- Joint TCES (Tissue and Cell Engineering Society) / EPSRC lifETIME CDT (Centre for Doctoral Trainng) Conference 2022 (Birmingham, UK, 2022)
- International Dupuytren Symposium (Online, 2021)
- Invited speaker, Aorta: Structure to Rupture, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, UK, by Invitation (2018)
- Selected presentation, Gordon Research Conference (Collagen), New London, NH, USA (2017)
- Invited speaker, British Society for Matrix Biology (BSMB) spring meeting, Chester, UK, by Invitation (2016)
- Invited speaker, British Society for Research on Ageing, 64th Annual Meeting, Liverpool, UK, by Invitation (2014)
- External speaker, Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, UK, by Invitation (2013)
- Presentation at Tendinopathy: from basic science to treatment, BSMB meeting, Norwich, UK (2012)
- Presentation at the Centre for Integrated Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA) launch event, Liverpool, UK, by Invitation (2012)
- Presentation at the 4th International Workshop on Alkaptonuria, Cambridge, UK, by Invitation (2011)
- Presentation at Tendon Biology and Pathology Satellite Symposium, Norwich, UK, by Invitation (2010)
- Presentation at the 33rd FEBS Congress & 11th IUBMB Conference, Athens, Greece, by Invitation (2008)
- Selected presentation and bursary, British Society for Matrix Biology Meeting, Cardiff, UK, by Invitation (2008)
- Presentation at the Tendon Satellite Symposium, BSMB Meeting, Cambridge, by Invitation (2006)
- Rupert Timpl Award Lecture, Oulu, Finland, by Invitation (2006)
- Presentation at Metzincin Metalloproteases in Health and Disease, Ascona, Switzerland, by Invitation (2006)
- Presentation at American Society for Cell Biology, Special Interest Subgroup, San Francisco, USA, by Invitation (2005)
- Collagen Gordon Research Conference Presentation, USA, by Invitation (2005)
- Presentation at 6th Bispebjerg Symposium on Sport Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Invitation (2004)
Editorships
- Matrix Biology Plus (Invited Editorial Board Member, 2022 - present)
- Matrix Biology (Invited Editorial Board, 2022 - present)
- PlosONE (Academic Editor, 2011 - 2013)
Event Roles
- Ageing and the extracellular matrix at British Society for Research Into Ageing (BSRA) online seminar series, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2025)
- Type I collagen homotrimer in musculoskeletal and age-related disease at Department of Biosciences seminar series, Durham University, UK, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2024)
- Type I collagen homotrimer in musculoskeletal and age-related disease at Department of Biomedical Engineering seminar series, The City College New York, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2023)
- Type I collagen homotrimer in musculoskeletal and age-related disease at Royal Veterinary College seminar series, University of London, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2022)
- Cell-based tendon bioengineering at Botnar Musculoskeletal Research seminar series, University of Oxford, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2021)
Examination Roles
- University of Liverpool, PhD thesis viva (2025)
- University of Oxford, DPhil (PhD, 2023 - 2024)
- University of Sheffield, PhD (2023)
- Veterinary Medicine (UG, 2021 - 2024)
- Queen Mary University of London, PhD (2018)
External Administrative or Committee Roles
- Director of the National BBSRC/MRC Extracellular Matrix ageing across the life course interdisciplinary research network: ECMage (2022 - 2025)
- EuroAgeNet Director (UK Research and Innovation, 2023 - 2025)
- CIMA Scientific Steering Group Representative (2015 - present)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- Institute Research Lead (School / Institute, 2024 - 2025)
- Independent PhD viva chair (School / Institute, 2023)
- Human Materials Officer, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease/Life Course and Medical Sciences (School / Institute, 2017 - 2021)
- Family Friendly Advisor, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease/Life Course and Medical Sciences (School / Institute, 2018 - 2021)
- Radiation Protection Supervisor (Leahurst site main building, unsealed sources) (School / Institute, 2012 - 2015)
Media Appearances
- UK Research and Innovation awards ECMage grant for Liverpool researchers – hoping to explain the ageing process, North West Bylines (Invited, March 2022)
Organisations I have been associated with
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (2019 - present)
- Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2018 - present)
- Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2014 - present)
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (2014 - present)
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) North West Coast (2014 - present)
- The MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA) (2012 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) (Fellow, 2014 - present)
- Biochemical Society (Full membership, 2011 - present)
- International Society for Matrix Biology (Full membership, 2010 - present)
- British Society for Matrix Biology (Full membership, 2001 - present)