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Claire Higgins joined the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London in April 2014 after completing her postdoctoral training in the Department of Dermatology at Columbia University, New York. Her research journey has been shaped by a focus on the molecular basis of human hair follicle induction, for which she received the Career Development Award from the Dermatology Foundation. Claire obtained her Ph.D. in Skin Developmental Biology from Durham University in 2007 and holds a B.Sc. in Natural Sciences. As an Associate Professor, her research primarily aims to understand the mechanisms of tissue development and regeneration under normal conditions as well as in response to disease and injury. Using hair follicles as a model, Claire's group is dedicated to studying organ regeneration by recreating developmental and regenerative processes in a laboratory setting. This involves leveraging the inherent properties of interacting cells to engineer new tissues and structures. A significant aspect of her work is to elucidate the behaviours of cells in response to traumatic injury and their roles in skin repair.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.