Doctor Peter Childs
Senior Lecturer
Biomedical Engineering
Personal statement
I am a Chancellors Fellow within the Department of Biomedical Engineering. My research interests include the control of cell function/fate through applied mechanical stimulation and development of materials for tissue regeneration (cellular and acellular). Since 2012 I have been involved with a multidisciplinary collaboration using nano amplitude vibration to stimulate stem cell osteogenesis ('nanokicking'). This technology is now being translated towards clinic as an osteogenic cell therapy for orthopaedic repair. I have also been involved in the translation of implantable bioactive polymers for growth factor delivery ('HealiOst'). Previously I was awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship and have a keen interest in the clinical/commercial translation of cell engineering technologies.
Publications
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- FASEB Journal (2026)
- , Salmeron-Sanchez Manuel, , , Dalby Matthew
- Nature Reviews Bioengineering Vol 3, pp. 408-429 (2025)
- Sonomechanobiology: Understanding High Frequency Mechanostimulation (2025)
- , Dalby Matthew J, Salmer籀n-S獺nchez Manuel, ,
- 7th Termis World Congress (2024)
- , Campsie Paul, , , Werner Anna, Sprott Mark, Meechan Ryan, Huesa Carmen, , Purcell Mariel, Coupaud Sylvie, Dalby Matthew J, , Riddell John S,
- ACS Nano Vol 18, pp. 17630-17641 (2024)
- Dhawan Udesh, , , , Gonzalez-Garcia Cristina, Dalby Matthew J, Salmeron-Sanchez Manuel
- Advanced Materials Vol 36 (2024)
Professional Activities
- Examiner
- 28/7/2025
- Host
- 10/6/2025
- Host
- 29/5/2025
- Organiser
- 23/4/2025
- Speaker
- 28/3/2025
- Invited speaker
- 12/3/2025
Projects
- Childs, Peter (Principal Investigator) Reid, Stuart (Co-investigator) Adams, Charlotte (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2029
- Jimenez, Melanie (Principal Investigator) Reid, Stuart (Co-investigator) Childs, Peter (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025
- Childs, Peter (Principal Investigator) Jimenez, Melanie (Co-investigator) Reid, Stuart (Co-investigator) Williams, Jonathan (Researcher)
- 13-Jan-2025 - 12-Jan-2031
- Zagnoni, Michele (Principal Investigator) Childs, Peter (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2028
- MacKenzie, Lewis (Principal Investigator) Childs, Peter (Principal Investigator) Witte, Kimia (Principal Investigator) Jimenez, Melanie (Principal Investigator) Chow, Shiao (Principal Investigator) Fu, Ying (Principal Investigator) Gomez-Roman, Natividad (Principal Investigator) Fazio, Mariana (Principal Investigator) Reid, Andrew Baxter (Principal Investigator)
- Centre for Doctoral Training in Bridging Research and Advancements in Neurological Sciences (BRAINS). First cohort of PhD students starting autumn 2023.
- 01-Jan-2023
- Childs, Peter (Principal Investigator) Reid, Stuart (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2026
Contact
Doctor
Peter
Childs
Senior Lecturer
Biomedical Engineering
Email: peter.childs@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3026