Lab of Dr Ben Almquist @ImperialBioeng. Aiming to obambulate somewhere between #MaterialsScience, #Biology & #WoundHealing. Tweets personal not @ImperialCollege

London, England
Joined October 2014
Turning our bodies into our own pharmacies?  💊   What if a wound dressing could listen to your body's own healing cells and actively respond?   Hear from Dr Magdalene Ho and Professor Ben Almquist from the department of Bioengineering on the smart biomaterial dressing they’ve developed and successfully tested on human skin, a world first. Find out more 👇 imperial.ac.uk/news/articles… Nature Materials: nature.com/articles/s41563-0…
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🌟Welcome to our brand new Materials Horizons Community Board members! 🌟 To learn more about our wonderful new members visit our blog here: 👇 blogs.rsc.org/mh/2023/11/07/…
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5️⃣ days before 2024 @CMBE_BMES awards close. There are 3 categories that celebrate different career stages. No more extensions — final submission deadline to qualify is July 25. Recognize someone for their outstanding CMBE achievements: ow.ly/5qHM50Phwan
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Wonderful catching up with some current and former Hammond Lab folks @SFBiomaterials #SFB2023! @AlmquistLab @nisargjshah
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We have an exciting PhD opportunity to work with @AlmquistLab at lmperial London and @PhotoBioLab, in advanced imaging techniques to develop next generation biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. cdt-acm.org/trinity-college-…
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Excited to share our latest work out now in @ScienceMagazine! How do ubiquitous blood flow forces instruct local cardiac cell identity? The answer is here: science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…. An incredible work led by Hajime!! 🧵
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Excellent news: @imperialcollege has been named @Thetimes and @TheSundayTimes University of the Year 2022! Well done to of all our students and colleagues. We're so proud to be part of such an outstanding institution! 🥳
We have won @TheTimes and @TheSundayTimes’ University of the Year and University of the Year for Student Experience 2022 🎉 #GoodUniGuide We are so proud of this achievement and thankful to #OurImperial community. Read more about the awards ⬇️ ow.ly/DsM550GbBxM
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Be sure to read this article from @AdvSciNews titled "Controlled Delivery of MicroRNAs into Primary Cells Using Nanostraw Technology." 🔗: ow.ly/c76450FRRXx #OpenAccess @ChemEurope
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Professor Benjamin Almquist: In vitro modelling of the physiological and diseased female reproductive system @AlmquistLab @AnnaStejskalov1 @wyssinstitute @ImperialBioeng @DevReg_KULeuven sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Precise control over the amount of Micro-RNA delivered into a cell is made possible by a nanostraw–electroporation delivery platform @AlmquistLab @MaraPop10 Read the article: ow.ly/clW350FiqUS
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emea01.safelinks.protection.… A new study by @AlmquistLab on the benefits of using nanostraw technology to control the delivery of microRNAs has been published. Find out more on our website, with some thoughts by our own @DRWFEleanor #diabetes
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A valuable way to discover #entrepreneurship as a #postdoc is to hear from postdoc entrepreneurs. Join us for the opportunity to interact with the panellists, learn from their experiences and discuss the challenges they have faced 👇 imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jf…
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Paula Hammond is an MIT professor, entrepreneur, and guest editor of our special issue, Black Trailblazers in chemistry and chemical engineering. Our reporter, Marsha-Ann Watson, interviewed her to learn more about her trajectory. Learn more at ow.ly/lx5C50DH9vU
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Prof Kristyn Masters from @UWMadison will join us tomorrow at 4PM GMT for the last Department Seminar of 2020! Register to attend Kristyn's talk on her work in tissue-engineered models of disease, cardiovascular dysfunction and cancer. eventbrite.co.uk/e/bioengine…
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"I felt a sense of duty and responsibility to act." Read PhD student and #ThankYouAward winner Julia Sun's interview to find out what inspired her to volunteer at @stjohnambulance during the height of the #COVID19 pandemic. cc @AlmquistLab wwwf.imperial.ac.uk/blog/bio…
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We are the 8th best university in the world, according to the latest @worlduniranking QS World University Rankings #QSWUR
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Lost your #undergrad summer #research opportunity during #COVID19? Then sign up for a #Biomaterials "Zoom" REU at @UCSDJacobs! Workshops, seminars, and more planned. Supported by @NSF. Sign up: forms.gle/8GSLixWbtAcczeaq8
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Had a remote meeting with other #ScarAlliance members this morning. Planning exciting collaborations to better understand scars, promote scar remodelling, and enable scar free healing. Watch this space...
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