Dr James Armstrong
PhD, MChem
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Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (THS)
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Research interests
I am a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow based in the Department of Translational Health Sciences in Bristol Medical School. A PhD graduate of the University of Bristol, I conducted my postdoctoral studies at Imperial College London, supported by fellowship awards from Arthritis Research UK (2015-2018) and the MRC (2018-2021). In this time, I was awarded the President's Medal for Excellence in Education in recognition of my contribution to student supervision and wellbeing.
My research group (www.TheArmstrongGroup.co.uk) develops new biotechnologies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. We use a diverse range of methods from engineering, chemistry, and biology to control the assembly of biomaterials and engineered tissues, including cartilage, bone, cardiac, skeletal muscle, and neural tissue. Collaborating with international leaders and local clinicians, we aim to develop new regenerative therapies and generate advanced biological models for studying development, disease, and drug response.
Note that the publication list below is largely incomplete. For a full list of research articles and reviews - including works in Advanced Materials, Nature Communications, Science Advances, and Science Translational Medicine - please see Google Scholar. If you are interested in joining my research group, please contact me at james.armstrong@bristol.ac.uk to discuss open and upcoming vacancies, PhD scholarships, or postdoctoral fellowships.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
3D Bioprinting Tissues with Multiscale Vasculature
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/05/2024 to 31/10/2024
Using artificial intelligence to decode morphological signatures underpinning neural development
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Engineering Mathematics and TechnologyDates
01/12/2023 to 30/06/2024
Integrating mechanical forces to balance and coordinate morphogenetic cell and tissue transitions
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/04/2023 to 31/03/2026
3D Bioprinting Vascularized Bone
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
31/03/2023 to 30/03/2024
NeuroMeta Project
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
4D printing of biomaterials, hydrogel electronicsManaging organisational unit
School of Cellular and Molecular MedicineDates
13/03/2023 to 13/03/2026
Publications
Recent publications
21/05/2024Flax fibre reinforced alginate poloxamer hydrogel
Soft Matter
Ultrasonic manipulation of particles and cell aggregates with simultaneous acoustic visualization
Applied Physics Letters
Community-driven online initiatives have reshaped scientific engagement
Nature Reviews Materials
Advances in the Fabrication of Biomaterials for Gradient Tissue Engineering
Trends in Biotechnology
Assembling Living Building Blocks to Engineer Complex Tissues
Advanced Functional Materials