Assoc ProfessorFiona Freeman
Associate Professor
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Orcid identifier0000-0002-6662-4356 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate ProfessorSchool of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
- 01 716 1831
- University College Dublin, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Engineering Building Belfield Dublin 4
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr Freeman’s interests include mechanobiology, biomaterial design, 3D printing, developing in vitro and in vivo disease models, bone cancer, nanoparticle design, organ-on-a-chip.
GRANTS
- GRANTDevelopment of a lung METAstasis-on-a-CHIP model for osteosarcoma as a biomimetic testing platformEnterprise Ireland14 Jun 2022 - 13 Jun 2023
- GRANTDevelopment of a bioengineered lung METAstasis -on-a-CHIP model for osteosarcoma to explore novel questions regarding the cross-communication between the two organs, the tumor microenvironment, and potential treatment options.Enterprise Ireland24 Apr 2022 - 25 Apr 2021
- GRANTTo develop 3D bioPRINTed osteoinductive constructs that deliver CHEMOtherapeutics within large bone defects that are surgically created when removing bone tumours.European Commission1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2022
- GRANT3D Bioprinting of composite constructs functionalised with ECM components for osteochondral repairIrish Research Council1 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2018