Professor Simon Rawlinson, BSc(Hons), PhD
Professor in Dental Hard Tissue Biology
Email: s.c.f.rawlinson@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)207 882 7139
Room Number: Floor 1, Blizard Building
Profile
Research Technician: Bone Unit, The Royal Veterinary College 1986-2000, during this period the group was at the forefront of loadable bone organ culture model development and use. These had the advantage of maintaining the correct ratio of osteoblasts to osteocytes attached to their natural substrate in appropriate 3D orientation. 1999 PhD Veterinary Anatomy, 'Early loading-related responses of resident cells in mammalian bone organ explants'. In the mid-90s loadable cell culture models allowed for the study of cell monocultures to be investigated. At this time I became interested in the apparent disparity of bone mass and mechanical usage of the skull and limb. Research Associate: Bone Unit, The Royal Veterinary College 2000-2003.
Research Associate: Queen Mary University of London, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry 2003-2009. In collaboration with staff at the IOD, investigating the mechanical responsiveness of the mandible and compared the gene profiles of the skull, limb and mandible. This has led us to consider the mechanism by which bone mass is normally maintained at status quo levels. Lecturer: Queen Mary University of London, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry 2009. Reader Dental Hard Tissue Biology 2021. Lead of 1st Year BDS course (2013-2022) and subject convenor for Systems Physiology. Senior Tutor Admissions (Dentistry) 2013. Teach on MSc Oral Biology, MSc Experimental Oral Pathology courses.
Centre: Oral Bioengineering