Dr Claire Villette
Lecturer in Computational Bioengineering
Engineering 314, Mile End
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In person: Wednesday 2-3pm Online: Wednesday 3-4pm |
| Expertise: | With the B-MECA lab, I focus on the interactions between cancerous metastases and bone intrinsic remodelling processes, with a particular interest in dormancy and the influence of mechanical loading. I use both in silico and in vitro approaches, harnessing the synergy between mechanistic computational modelling and experimental tissue engineering. |
| Research Centre: | Bioengineering |
Brief Biography
I hold a diploma (BSc + MSc) in Maths and Physics from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne (France). I also hold an MSc in Biomedical Engineering and a PhD in Computational Biomechanics from Imperial College London (UK). Shortly after my PhD, I joined Oxford-based CRO Physiomics, specialised in computational modelling of cancer therapies for Pharma and Biotech R&D. In 2022, I was awarded an FWO senior post-doctoral fellowship to join Prof. Liesbet Geris' team in KU Leuven (Belgium) and investigate the therapeutic potential of mechanical loading on bone metastases. I joined Queen Mary University of London in 2025 as Lecturer in Computational Bioengineering.