Amy Dorward

Dr. Amy Dorward is a Researcher and Research Laboratory Technician at the School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews. Her work focuses on cardiac physiology, cellular biology, and biomedical engineering, with contributions to understanding cardiotoxicity mechanisms, intracellular ion dynamics, and advanced optical sensing technologies. She collaborates on interdisciplinary projects involving biointegrated microlasers for real-time cardiac tissue analysis.

Her research interests include the role of Zn²⁺ in cardiac calcium signaling, doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity, and developing biophotonics tools for contractility measurement. Notable contributions span peer-reviewed articles in journals like Journal of General Physiology and Nature Photonics.

Dr. Dorward's work bridges basic science and translational applications, advancing cardiac disease understanding and diagnostic techniques. She maintains active collaborations with researchers in physiology, engineering, and photonics.