Lucy Di Silvio
Lucy Di Silvio (LDS) is Professor in Tissue Engineeing
(Biomaterials, Biomimetics & Biophotonics Group) at Guy’s,
King’s and St. Thomas’ Schools (GKT) of Medicine & Dentistry,
King’s College London (KCL), Guy’s Hospital, UK. Prior to joining
KCL, she was a member of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre,
(IRC) under the directorship of Prof. William Bonfield. LDS was
the project co-ordinator of the Cell and Biochemistry group
within the ‘Tissue Engineering Programme’ of the IRC. The IRC
having contributed strategic benefits to the society of
Biomaterials research, underpinning Heath Care through techology transfer.
LDS was specifically appointed to King’s College London in 2003 to establish a cell
and tissue engineering group. Her research activity focuses on the development of
viable constructs (stem cell technology), translation and application of tissue
engineering solutions to important clinical problems related largely to hard tissue
regeneration, for craniofacial and orthopaedic applications. She has many national
and international research collaborations, and has strong links with student
exchange programmes internationally (Europe, Asia). LDS has built a successful
group comprising research scientists, postgraduate students, foreign exchange
postgraduate students, visiting research fellows, technical staff and strong links with
clinical researchers. She has over 22 years experience in the field of
biomaterials/tissue engineering and has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed
journals in this field, numerous book chapters and is Editor of “Cell materials
Interactions”. LDS has recently been appointed as ‘Theme Lead’ for Translational
Research (Dental Institute, KCL), and in this role, is responsible for developing
research strategies to facilitate integration with clinical scientists in order to assist in
the translation of technologies developed by basic scientists to the patient.
LDS is currently President of the United Kingdom Society of Biomaterials (UKSB). She
has served both as a council member and is currently Secretary of the ESB. During
her term in ESB office, she has worked very closely with the Young Scientist Forum,
mentoring them and assisting them in attaining official Status within the ESB. More
recently, she has been involved in the education programme and the European
doctorate award.
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