Personal profile
Research interests
I am a Reader (Associate Professor) in Bioengineering, Head of the Bioengineering Research Group, and Deputy Director of the EUREKA Robotics Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University. I am also a 2023-24 Fulbright Scholar in the NSF ATP-Bio research centre at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
My current research focuses on the development of laboratory systems for biopreservation and transplantation, tools for analysing signalling networks in the nervous system, and the development of classification and staging systems for ageing-related pathology within the context of the WHO ICD-11.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Biological Science / Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
PGCert, History, University of Oxford
Bachelor, Computer Science / Bioinformatics, University of Plymouth
External positions
Fulbright Scholar, Harvard Medical School
CASMI Fellow, University College London
Keywords
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
- Q Science (General)
- QA76 Computer software
- QH301 Biology
- QP Physiology
- R Medicine (General)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Mental Health Challenges in Older Women: A Systematic Review of Post-COVID Technology-Based Interventions
Zhang, Y., Shengjie, D., Kabir, J., Kaburu, F. M., Zhang, R., Kudiza, A., Tong, C., Yu, X., Intizar, M., Jiang, J., McDonnell, D., Bentley, B. L., Cheshmehzangi, A., Ahmed, J., Šegalo, S., Nie, J.-B., da Veiga, C. P., Xiang, Y.-T. & Su, Z., 17 Feb 2026, In: Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 118, p. 104906Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Senescence-related myocardial dysfunction: Keeping a young heart
Ajjan, R. A., Huckstepp, R. T. R., Akbar, N., Bauersachs, J., Lok, J. C. W., Choppy-Madeleine, J., Christopher, G., Dalakoti, M., Dawson-Plincke, E., Dodds, J., Ellison-Hughes, G. M., Emanueli, C., George, C. H., Goyal, A., Higginbotham, V., Holzner, L., Kanamarlapudi, V., Madeddu, P., Mauro, C. & Lewis-McDougall, F. & 9 others, , 6 Mar 2026, In: European Heart Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Adrenal cortex senescence: an ageing-related pathology?
Short, E., Ajjan, R., Barber, T. M., Benson, I., Higginbotham, V., Huckstepp, R., Kanamarlapudi, V., Mumwiro, N., Calimport, S. R. G. & Bentley, B., 25 Mar 2025, In: Journal of endocrinological investigation. 48, 7, p. 1515-1524 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Establishing a Swine Model to Study Whole Eye Transplant Dynamic Preservation and Transplantation
Oubari, H., Cabanel, L., Berkane, Y., Dieren, L. V., Bentley, B. L., Jeljeli, M., Randolph, M. A., Uygun, B. E., Uygun, K., Cetrulo, C. L. & Lellouch, A. G., 25 Nov 2025, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2025, 225, e69179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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International Consortium on Ageing-Related Pathologies (ICCARP) Audiovestibular Group: fostering international consensus to refine International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) codes for hearing loss across the life course
Tsimpida, D., Akeroyd, M. A., Bentley, B. L., Bhattacharjee, S., Bowl, M. R., Broome, E., Calimport, S. R. G., Calvert, S., Christopher, G., Dening, T., Di Bonaventura, S., Goswami, A., Gougousis, S., Govaerts, P. J., Gupta, M., Henshaw, H., Huckstepp, R. T. R., Iliadou, V. M., Koutsimani, T. K. & Lewis, M. A. & 15 others, , 28 Jun 2025, In: GeroScience.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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