Kimia Witte
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Biomedical Engineering
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Chondrobags : a high throughput alginate-fibronectin micromass platform for in vitro human cartilage formation Witte Kimia, de Andrés María C, Wells Julia, Dalby Matthew J, Salmeron-Sanchez Manuel, Oreffo Richard O C Biofabrication Vol 12 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/abb653 Bacteria-laden microgels as autonomous three-dimensional environments for stem cell engineering Witte K, Rodrigo-Navarro A, Salmeron-Sanchez M Materials Today Bio Vol 2 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2019.100011 Smart silk origami as eco-sensors for environmental pollution Matthew Saphia A L, Egan Gemma, Witte Kimia, Kaewchuchuen Jirada, Phuagkhaopong Suttinee, Totten John D, Seib F Philipp ACS Applied Bio Materials Vol 5, pp. 3658-3666 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.2c00023 Bioinspired and bioinstructive surfaces to control mesenchymal stem cells Witte K, Luo J, Walker M, Cantini M, Seib F P, Salmeron-Sanchez M Soft Matter for Biomedical Applications (2021) (2021) https://doi.org/10.1039/9781839161124-00301 Recent advances in engineered microbial technologies for the construction industry Salifu Emmanuel, Gutteridge Fiona, Witte Kimia Young Researchers' Forum V (2021) Silk nanoparticle manufacture in semi-batch format Matthew Saphia A L, Totten John D, Phuagkhaopong Suttinee, Egan Gemma, Witte Kimia, Perrie Yvonne, Seib F Philipp ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering Vol 6, pp. 6748-6759 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01028
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Biochemical Society (External organisation) Member 4/7/2023 Advancing Organoid Engineering: High-Throughput Microfluidics for Complex Tissue Models and Non-Invasive Diagnostics Invited speaker 12/6/2023 Mechanobiology & Integrated Cellular System (MICS) Invited speaker 17/5/2023 SULSA Annual General Meeting Participant 16/5/2023 Strathclyde ESRC IAA Operational Board Member (External organisation) Member 25/4/2023 Engineering & Design Through Multispecies Collaboration Invited speaker 18/4/2023
BRAINS Strathclyde Centre for Doctoral Training MacKenzie, Lewis (Principal Investigator) Childs, Peter (Principal Investigator) Witte, Kimia (Principal Investigator) Jimenez, Melanie (Principal Investigator) Chow, Shiao (Principal Investigator) Fu, Ying (Principal Investigator) Gomez-Roman, Natividad (Principal Investigator) Fazio, Mariana (Principal Investigator) Reid, Andrew Baxter (Principal Investigator) Centre for Doctoral Training in Bridging Research and Advancements in Neurological Sciences (BRAINS). First cohort of PhD students starting autumn 2023. 01-Jan-2023 Developing novel non-invasive mechanosensitive toolkits for diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes Domingo-Roca, Roger (Principal Investigator) Witte, Kimia (Principal Investigator) Williams, Jonathan (Principal Investigator) Macente, Alice (Principal Investigator) 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2023 Modelling the interkingdom dynamics between microbial communities in response to climate change Baxter, Katherine (Co-investigator) Witte, Kimia (Co-investigator) Clark, Ruaridh (Co-investigator) Keating, Ciara (Co-investigator) Topsoil microbial communities are key components of biogeochemical cycles and food production. This work looks to investigate the effect of elevated temperature on the dynamics of the soil microbial community from a Scottish Temperate Rainforest, and will use bioinformatics and environmental data to understand the effect of climate change on the network of microbial interactions. The project will also enhance public awareness through the creation of an interactive virtual map for schools and public display. 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022 Mapping the spectrum: Creating the stiffness and elasticity spectrum of central nerve system’s extracellular matrix of individuals on the autism spectrum Witte, Kimia (Principal Investigator) Mueller, Tanja (Co-investigator) Lu, Szu-Ching (Co-investigator) 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022 De(Sci)gn e-magazine, VisNET Collaboration Fellowship Witte, Kimia (Principal Investigator) 10-Jan-2021 - 10-Jan-2021 Development of a bio-interface for engineered growth of lichens as carbon-efficient coating for existing concrete facades Witte, Kimia (Principal Investigator) Salifu, Emmanuel (Co-investigator) Gutteridge, Fiona (Co-investigator) 01-Jan-2020 - 30-Jan-2021
Research Interests
My research interests centre around understanding the mechanosensitivity of cells during the organogenesis of connective tissues, with a particular focus on the nervous system. I am also interested in engineering Blood-Brain Barrier organoid models using microfluidics for applications in disease modelling and drug discovery.
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Kimia Witte
Strathclyde Chancellor's FellowBiomedical Engineering
Email: kimia.witte@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4568