Joseph Bird

Joseph Bird is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biology of Disease at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), affiliated with the Medical Technology Research Centre within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. He holds a PhD from the Strangeways Research Laboratory in Cambridge, focusing on connective tissue extracellular matrix turnover. His academic career spans institutions including the University of Cambridge, University of Brighton, and University of Bradford, with expertise in cell biology, biochemistry, and biological imaging.

Research interests include skeletal disorders, cardiovascular disease mechanisms, ageing biology, and nitric oxide biology. He actively supervises PhD students exploring bone cell metabolism and endocrine disrupting hormones. Joseph teaches modules in Biomedical Science, including Principles of Pathology and Specialist Topics in Biomedical Science.

He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and contributes to over 10 academic journals as a reviewer, alongside roles with research councils and charities. His grants include leadership in projects on vascular disease and ageing, such as the Barbara Price Charitable Trust grant (2018) and multiple collaborative initiatives totaling over £150,000. Research highlights include PET imaging advancements for atherosclerosis and novel insights into Werner syndrome.