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Dr Nikki Kuiper

Title: Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Phone: +44 (0)1782 555229 (GHRC) or 734653 (MedSch)
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Location: Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Guy Hilton Research Centre, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7QB United Kingdom
Role: ISTM research theme: Bioengineering & Therapeutics
Contacting me: Try my office or arrange an appointment by e-mail.

Year (date)

Position

Institution and location

2008-

 

Senior Lecturer

 

Medical School, Institute of Science & Technology in Medicine, University of Keele.

2003-2008

 

Lecturer

 

Medical School, Institute of Science & Technology in Medicine, University of Keele.

1999-2003

 

PDRA

 

Arthritis Research Centre, Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire.

1997-1999

 

PDRA

 

The Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Medical School, University of Manchester, Manchester.

1995-1997

PDRA

 

The Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA.

Nikki has developed an internationally recognised profile for research into the biology and pathology of chondrocytes and cartilage. She has expertise in a wide range of techniques for the analysis of cartilage glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and currently her lab is the only one in the UK to perform GAG profiling by the sensitive and discriminatory procedure; fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE). Her interest in GAGs and FACE has led to the application of novel technologies for the study of repair, native and engineered articular cartilage.

 

ISTM research theme: Bioengineering & Therapeutics

In the Medical School, Nikki delivers biomedical science teaching for Modules 1-3. She is the academic lead for the ‘Movement’ Unit in Module 2. She delivers post graduate teaching within the School of Health & Rehabilitation.

Research funding:        

2009-2014 £484,207 Arthritis Research UK Programme Grant. Developing and evaluating the use of cell implantation therapy for the repair of cartilage in osteoarthritis. Prof S Roberts (PI), JB.Richardson, NJ Kuiper, I McCall, E Johnson & JH Kuiper.

 2005-2011 £212,700 Ruth Kent Memorial Fund. Relief of osteoarthritis using tissue engineering strategies. NJ Kuiper & S Cartmell.        

2011 £10,000 Ruth Kent Memorial Fund. Can dietary supplementation improve ageing cartilage. NJ Kuiper

2005-2012 £216,888 BBSRC Doctoral Training Centre. Prof Alicia El Haj (PI) & ISTM group leads including NJ Kuiper

2005-2008 £382,912 EPSRC Project Grant. Micromechanical analysis of chondrocytes – the role of the pericellular matrix. NJ Kuiper and Prof Alicia El Haj incollaboration with Dr Z Zhang and Prof C Thomas, Chemical Engineering, Birmingham University

2004-2006 £92,323 Arthritis Research UK. A novel approach for characterising repair cartilage following human autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI). Nikki Kuiper & Prof James Richardson

2004-2007 £30,000 Smith & Nephew Plc   Nikki Kuiper

 

 

Society Membership:    

British Society for Matrix Biology (BSMB),

Tissue and Cellular Engineering Society (TCES),

Tissue and Cell Engineering Society International (TCESi),

The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)

 

Committee Roles:         

2006-09 elected to the BSMB committee