Peter Farlie
  1. Current research activities

    2. We are currently investigating molecular mechanisms of early embryonic development as a design guide for “smart” scaffolds that will support tissue engineered bone.

  2. Keywords

    3. Embryology, osteogenesis, replacement bone, craniofacial development, synthetic scaffolds

  3. End-user applications

    • Repair of craniofacial skeletal defects
    • Repair of other hard tissue defects

  4. Key publications

    5. I. Dunlop and Hall, Int J Dev Biol 39, 357-371, 2001. Relationship between cellular condensation, preosteoblast formation and epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in initiation of osteogenesis.
    II. Zuk et al, MCB 13, 4279-4295, 2002. Human adipose tissue is a source of multipotent stem cells.
    III. Kale et al, Nature Biotech 18, 954-958. Three-dimensional cellular development is essential for ex vivo formation of human bone
    IV. Caplan, Novartis Found Symp 249, 17-25, 2003. Embryonic development and the principles of tissue engineering.
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  5. Outreach activities

    6. None as Yet.

  6. Key organisation membership

    7. None as Yet

  7. Early career researcher?

    8. No.

  8. Young investigator?

    9. No.

  9. Skills and expertise

    • Developmental biology
    • in vivo analysis of development
    • Tissue culture/primary cell culture
    • in ovo electroporation
  10. Specialist equipment and infrastructure

    • Fluorescence microscopy
    • in ovo electroporation equipment. 

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