Is Synthetic Biology the Future of Tissue Engineering?

Thursday, 28th March 2019
Humanity Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow

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Prof. Jon Cooper


Biography

Professor Jon Cooper holds the Wolfson Chair in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow and is the Vice Principal leading the University’s strategy in Knowledge Exchange and Innovation.

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He is an EPSRC Research Fellow and holds an European Research Council Advanced Programme Grant. His major research interests are in medical diagnostics and imaging, with a track record of spin-out and translation of devices into industry and practice.  In one example, he is working with colleagues in UCLA on combining ultrasonics with computational photonics to produce ultra-high resolution mobile microscopes for biological imaging, resolving objects at sub-micron resolutions on a phone camera (e.g. differentiating viruses and bacteria).
 
In a second strand of his current work, rapid, zero-cost multiplexed “origami paper” diagnostics are being trialled in rural East Africa as species-specific DNA sensors to identify the cause of infectious disease and inform treatment amongst under-served rural communities. Further examples of translation of his research include bathroom diagnostics, sold as a bowel cancer test on the high street (e.g. Boots the Chemist), and a new venture-funded product for sexual health testing in the clinic.  
 
He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK’s national academy of engineering) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Scotland’s national academy of arts, humanities and sciences).


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