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Dr Amy Naylor

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Amy Naylor

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Dr Amy Naylor

Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham

 

Research Interests

Dr Naylor’s research group studies the bone remodelling process to identify aspects that can be targeted therapeutically to reverse the bone loss seen as a result of inflammation and ageing, both of which represent a significant clinical burden in terms of cost and patient quality of life.

We use models of bone turnover and healing, which are analysed using cutting-edge imaging techniques including the Diamond Light Source facility and novel in silico methods that we have developed in collaboration with the Computer Sciences at the University of Birmingham. To make a positive impact in reducing animal usage as part of our commitment to the practice of the 3Rs, we actively collaborate with chemical and tissue engineers to develop complex in vitro models that mimic the in vivo microenvironment, something that is currently lacking in the field of bone research. To this core research we are adding systems biology approaches (transcript profiling and metabolomics) to further enhance our modelling and mechanistic understanding of the cellular, tissue and whole organism phenotypes that we encounter, with clear translational potential.


Project Details

Dr Amy Naylor is supervising no projects this year.