Nowlan:People

Niamh Nowlan, Principal Investigator

Dr Niamh Nowlan is a lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering of Imperial College London, UK. Dr. Nowlan’s research is in the area of developmental mechanobiology, with particular focus on skeletogenesis; the study of how mechanical forces induced by prenatal movements affect bone and joint formation before birth. Prior to joining Imperial College, Dr. Nowlan held two postdoctoral fellowships in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and in the Centre for Genomic Research, Barcelona, Spain. In 2009, Dr. Nowlan travelled to the USA as a Fulbright scholar, and spent six months working in Boston University. Dr. Nowlan obtained a PhD in Bioengineering from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland in 2007, and holds a degree in Computer Engineering.

Mario Giorgi, PhD Student

Mario Giorgi is a PhD student in the Department of Bioengineering of Imperial College London, UK. The aim of his PhD project is to understand how mechanical forces influence joint shape development, especially those caused by pre-natal movement during hip joint morphogenesis. Before joining Imperial College Mario worked in the Department of Mechanics of Politecnico di Torino (Italy). From April 2009 to June 2010, Mario worked at the European Centre for Knee Research in Leuven (Belgium). Mario holds a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master degree in Biomedical Engineering.

Vinayak Nambiar, MSc Student

Vinayak Nambiar is an MSc student in the Department of Bioengineering of Imperial College London, UK. His project is titled “Hip Joint Morphogenesis in Developing Mice” and aims to investigate the development of the hip joint during the later stages of foetal development in mice, using a combination of OPT imaging and histological samples. Before joining Imperial, Vinayak completed a B.Eng. (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus.