Rylie Green

Professor Rylie Green is a faculty member in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London, leading the department since 2016. Her research focuses on developing soft, stretchable bioelectronic materials for improved neural and medical device integration, including living bioelectronics that grow into biological tissues. She holds editorial roles in journals like APL Bioengineering and Biomaterials, and her work has been recognized with awards such as the EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Challenge Award (2018) and the Royal Society for Chemistry Emerging Technologies Award (2018).

Education:

• PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia (2008)

Research Interests:

• Development of conductive polymers and hydrogels for neural interfaces
• Biohybrid devices for non-invasive deep brain stimulation
• Material-tissue interactions in regenerative medicine
• Electrochemical drug delivery systems
• Collaborative projects with organizations like Galvani Bioelectronics and the US Department of Defense

Affiliations:

• CDT in Chemical Biology: Innovation in Life Sciences (supervisor)
• Cancer Technology Network
• Centre for Neurotechnology
• Institute of Chemical Biology
• Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Technology Network
• Wound Healing and Regeneration Network

Grants & Collaborations:

• EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Challenge Award (2018)
• Co-PI on the NEUROMOD+ project for next-generation neuromodulation therapies

Labs & Teams:

Her research group (Greengroup) focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to bioelectronic systems, integrating material science, neuroscience, and clinical applications. Key projects include living bioelectronics and temporal interference stimulation for CNS repair.