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Dr. Stefaan Verbruggen is a Lecturer in Medical Technology at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), affiliated with the School of Engineering and Materials Science and the Centre for Bioengineering. He holds a BEng and PhD from the National University of Ireland Galway and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research focuses on bone mechanobiology, cancer metastasis, and organ-on-a-chip technologies. As a Visiting Academic at the INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine, he develops computational models of metastatic bone lesions. Prior roles include postdoctoral research at Imperial College London and a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellowship at QMUL. He collaborates extensively with institutions like Columbia University.
Research interests include bone cell mechanobiology, developmental biomechanics, and predictive in vitro models for cancer. Key projects involve modeling fetal movement effects on joint development and elucidating how mechanical forces influence cancer cell behavior. He leads grants totaling over £1.8M, including initiatives to reduce animal testing via organ-on-a-chip platforms. Awards include the Marie Curie Fellowship and the European Society of Biomechanics’ S.M. Perren Award (2018).
Teaching roles include organizing modules in medical imaging and biomedical engineering. His work spans interdisciplinary collaborations in oncology, biomechanics, and tissue engineering, with a focus on translating computational insights into clinical applications.
