From ice to bugs: polymers and sugars to address healthcare challenges.

Matthew I Gibson

doi:10.4155/fsoa-2016-0043

Abstract

Matthew I Gibson talks to Francesca Lake, Managing Editor: After completing his PhD at the University of Durham (UK), Matthew moved to the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland) where he researched nanoparticle delivery technology. In 2009, he then moved to the University of Warwick (UK), to establish his independent research group. He has since been promoted to assistant (2012), associate (2015) and full (2016) professor. His interdisciplinary group undertakes research with the core theme of using biomaterials to improve health. This spans infection to regenerative medicine, and to fundamental polymer chemistry.

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Matthew I Gibson talks to Francesca Lake, Managing Editor: After completing his PhD at the University of Durham (UK), Matthew moved to the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland) where he researched nanoparticle delivery technology
In 2009, he moved to the University of Warwick (UK), to establish his independent research group
I am not entirely sure when I decided I wanted to be an academic, but probably during my final year research project. This was on polymer synthesis and I was encouraged to do a PhD by my supervisors (Professor Lian Hutchings and Professor Randall Richards)

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Matthew I Gibson talks to Francesca Lake, Managing Editor: After completing his PhD at the University of Durham (UK), Matthew moved to the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland) where he researched nanoparticle delivery technology. I have always been keen on trying to understand the medical or biotechnological problems and work toward the solution. My early work on cryopreservation was enabled by Daniel Mitchel (Medical School immunologist) and a former colleague Manu Vatish ( at Oxford, a gynecologist) who arranged access to the cells laboratories and provided encouragement and support, and we continue to publish together on this [2,3,4].

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