Mr Matthew Ward

Matthew Ward

PhD Researcher

School of Engineering and materials science, Division of Bioengi
Queen Mary University of London
07496 735082

Research

Mechanobiology, Mechanotransduction, Cardiomyocyte, LIM domain, Hypertrophy, Hypertension

Interests

Creating and studying tissue culture models of cardiac hypertrophy and increased tissue stiffness seen in various pathologies such as hypertension

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to Predictive <em>in vitro</em> Models

2019

Probing the nanoscale organisation and multivalency of cell surface receptors: DNA origami nanoarrays for cellular studies with single-molecule control
Hawkes W, Huang D, Reynolds P, Hammond L, Ward M, Gadegaard N, Marshall JF, Iskratch T and Palma M
Faraday Discussions, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) 
18-03-2019
Mix and (mis-)match – The mechanosensing machinery in the changing environment of the developing, healthy adult and diseased heart
Ward M and Iskratsch T
Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (Bba) - Molecular Cell Research, Elsevier vol. 1867 (3) 
08-02-2019

2011

Gli1 confers profound phenotypic changes upon lncap prostate cancer cells that include the acquisition of a hormone independent state
Nadendla SK, Hazan A, Ward M, Harper LJ, Moutasim K, Bianchi LS, Naase M, Ghali L, Thomas GJ, Prowse DM, Philpott MP and Neill GW
Plos One vol. 6 (5) 
30-05-2011