Funded Projects

STEM Equals funded projects

Title: Development of novel, innovative, automated analyses for the quantification of cellular and sub-cellular dynamics from fluorescence video-microscopy
PI: Dr Susan Chalmers, Chancellor's Fellow, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)
Co-Is: Dr Mairi Sandison, Biomedical Engineering
Dr Paul Murray, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Dr Andrew Campbell, Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Title: Developing a novel multicellular 3D cardiac spheroid model for assessment of cardiotoxicity
PI: Dr Susan Currie, Senior Lecturer, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)
​Co-Is: Dr Margaret Cunningham, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)
Dr Gwyn Gould, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)
Dr Mairi Sandison, Biomedical Engineering
Dr Junxi Wu, Biomedical Engineering
Dr Michele Zagnoni, Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Title: Enabling Digital Renewable Energy - Ensuring Safety and Sustainability
PI: Dr Angela Daly, Senior Lecturer, Law
​Co-Is: Dr Sofia Koukoura, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Dr Tania Wallis, Computer Science, University of Glasgow

Title: Development of a point of care sensor for optimisation of precision medicine in cancer
PI: Dr Lynn Dennany, Senior Lecturer, Pure and Applied Chemistry
​Co-Is: Dr Marie Boyd, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)
Dr Alexander Mullen, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)

Title: Microfluidic synthesis and scaleup of metallic nanomedicines for pancreatic cancer
PI: Dr Clare Hoskins, Reader, Pure and Applied Chemistry
​Co-I: Dr Yvonne Perrie, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)

Title: Blood flow dynamics in women with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A numerical investigation into the effects of pulmonary vascular resistance based on 4D flow magnetic resonance imaging
PI: Dr Asmina Melina Kazakidi, Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Engineering
​Co-Is: Dr Mandy MacLean, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)
Dr Victorita Dolean Maini, Mathematics and Statistics
Dr Maria Boumpouli, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Dr Pauline Hall Barrientos, Imaging Centre of Excellence, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Title: Aligned 3D collagen hydrogels for Parkinson’s disease therapeutics
PI: Dr Monica Oliveira, Senior Lecturer, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
​Co-Is: Dr Asimina Melina Kazakidi, Biomedical Engineering
Dr Luis Bimbo, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)
Dr Ioanna Marina, Biomedical Engineering

Title: Characterisation of natural background seismicity: the effect of seismometer deployment depth, weather, and urban ambient noise on detection threshold.
PI: Dr Stella Pytharouli, Senior Lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering
​Co-Is: Dr Lina Stankovic, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Dr Mark Naylor, GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

Title: Rational design of novel microfluidics devices for in vitro evaluation of nanomedicine biological fate
PI: Dr Zahra Rattray, Chancellor's Fellow, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)
​Co-Is: Dr Mairi Sandison, Biomedical Engineering
Dr Asimina Melina Kazakidi, Biomedical Engineering
Dr Yvonne Perrie, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)

Title: Opto-acoustic sensing for remote, chemical process monitoring
PI: Dr Theodosia Stratoudaki, Chancellor's Fellow, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
​Co-I: Dr Helen Mulvana, Biomedical Engineering

STEM Equals + RKES funded project

Title: Sustainable impact by design: a pilot study of effective STEM dissemination for hard-to-reach audiences
PI: Dr Jane Essex, Senior Lecturer, School of Education
Co-Is: Mr Martyn Hendry, School of Education
Dr Margaret Cunningham, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS)
Dr Agusti Egea-Gonzalez, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Dr Cristina Gonzalez-Longo, Architecture
Dr Aruna Ivaturi, Pure and Applied Chemistry
Dr Rui Li, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Dr Christie Maddock, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Dr Tosin Somorin, Chemical and Process Engineering
Dr Hong Yue, Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Ms Jenn McEwan, South Ayrshire Council
Dr Elio Caccavale, Glasgow School of Art
Dr Michael Johnson, Glasgow School of Art

Initiative Evaluation

All PIs and research team members will participate in evaluative research for STEM Equals. The data collected will provide evidence of the impact of these pump-priming initiatives on the numbers of underrepresented scholar-led grant funding applications to EPSRC from the University of Strathclyde. We aim to use the data gathered to build a case for continuation of the scheme, both within the University of Strathclyde and at other institutions.