About LABB
Group
Biomechanics
We focus on understanding bio-mechanical changes that occur with aortic pathology through micro- and nano- mechanical testing methods.
Our Team
Dr Riaz Akhtar
He joined the University of Liverpool in October 2011 as a lecturer in Biomedical Engineering. He currently holds a RAEng/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship investigating aortic diseases with novel approaches.
Dr Jill Madine
Her research group at the University of Liverpool has a wide interest in amyloid protein diseases and elucidating the factors that contribute to the pathogenicity associated with these diseases.
Mr Mark Field
Cardiac Surgery training took place in Nottingham, Sheffield and Liverpool and finished in 2009. He was appointed a consultant at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in 2009.
Dr Alejandro Diaz
Dr Diaz De la O’s research focuses in Bayesian metamodelling approaches for uncertainty quantification. In particular, he has worked on coupling Gaussian process emulators with stochastic finite element techniques.
Our Funders
The Leverhulme Trust was established by the Will of William Hesketh Lever, the founder of Lever Brothers.
Engineering is at the heart of our nation , transforming ideas and materials into global infrastructure, products and services.
We are the nation’s heart charity and the largest independent funder of cardiovascular research.
Our Publications
DR. Riaz Akhtar
Nanomechanics and ultrastructure of the internal mammary artery adventitia in patients with low and high pulse wave velocity.
DR. Riaz Akhtar
Implication of Free Fatty Acids in Thrombin Generation and Fibrinolysis in Vascular Inflammation in Zucker Rats and Evolution with Aging.
DR. Jill Madine
Human cerebral collateral arteriole function in normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment and dementia subjects.
MR. Mark Field
Hemiarch versus total aortic arch replacement in acute type A dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Latest News
We are pleased to announce that our Aorta: Structure to Rupture meeting will be taking place this year face-to-face at the University of Liverpool on Friday 24th June 2022. This is an interdisciplinary meeting bringing together clinicians, engineers and life scientists to explore state-of-the-art in aortic pathology research. Key topics this year will include: Biochemistry […]
We would like to introduce Professor Francesco Torella who has joined the LABB team and is now actively involved in our research efforts. Francesco was appointed Consultant vascular/endovascular surgeon in 2003. He works at the Liverpool University Hospitals and at the Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital. He studied in Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom […]
Congratulations to Phakakorn Panpho who passed her PhD viva today. Her PhD title was “Biomechanics and biochemistry of the aorta in chronic aortic dissection” and her examiners were Prof. Aung Oo (External examiner, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinical Lead for Aortovascular Surgery at The Barts Heart Centre) and Dr Jude Curran (Internal Examiner).
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University of
Liverpool Brownlow Hill,
Liverpool L69 3BX,
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+44 (0)151 794 2000
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