Dr Mark Allenby
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Biography
Dr Mark C Allenby is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland, where he is currently hiring postdoc and PhD researchers. Allenby is also an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at QUT performing research in collaboration with the Biofabrication and Tissue Morphology Laboratory. Allenby was a Lecturer and Advance Queensland Research Fellow at QUT from mid-2018 to mid-2021, where he principally supervised 3 PhDs and 2 MPhil/RAs and co-supervised 7 PhDs. He received a PhD and MSc in chemical engineering from Imperial College London for his research in cell biomanufacturing and has undergraduate degrees in mathematics and chemistry. Allenby has published more than 20 articles which aim to improve medical manufacturing processes through tissue engineering, biomedical image analysis, and computational modelling. He is the keynote speaker of bioprocess engineering and automation for the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS), and in 2020 won his department's Early Career Researcher Award. Allenby's projects and interests include:- Bioreactor optimisation for tissue manufacturing. PhD Advert.
- 3D printed implant devices for vascular surgery. PhD Advert.
- Intelligent biomedical imaging diagnostics. PhD Advert. RA Position.
- 2020-2021: Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Foundation (x2)
- 2019-2022: Bionics Queensland
- 2019-2022: Advance Queensland
- 2018-2021: QUT SEF and IHBI Development Grants (x6)
- Metro North Hospitals and Health Services, Graphene Manufacturing Group, Konica Minolta, 3D Systems
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Mech., Medical & Process Engineering
Research field
Biomedical Engineering, Other Physical Sciences
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD in Chemical Engineering (Imperial College, London)
Professional memberships and associations
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) - Asia Pacific Local Organising Committee International Society for Biofabrication (ISBF) - Member Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE; AUS) - Member Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES; UK) - Member
Teaching
2018- , Biomaterials, School of Mechanical, Medical & Process Engineering, QUT 2015-2017, Reaction Engineering I & II, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London 2013-2015, Reactor Design Labs, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London 2011-2012, General Chemistry I & II Labs, Natural Sciences Division, Pepperdine University 2010-2011, Calculus 3 Tutorials, Natural Sciences Division, Pepperdine University
Experience
Employment
2019- , Advance Queensland Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health and Biomedical Research 2018- , Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health and Biomedical Research 2017-2018, Postdoctoral Researcher, Imperial College London, Department of Haematology 2012-11/2017, MSc and PhD, Imperial College London, Department of Chemical Engineering 2012, Developmental Engineer, Hughes Research Laboratory, Sensors and Materials Laboratory Outreach Volunteer Activities
2018- , Queensland University of Technology STEM camp and Robotronica (2x). 2015-2016, Pint of Science (2x). 2013-2015, London International Youth Science Forum (3x). 2013-2014, Imperial College London Science Festival (2x).
Publications
- Paxton, N., Daley, R., Forrestal, D., Allenby, M. & Woodruff, M. (2020). Auxetic tubular scaffolds via melt electrowriting. Materials and Design, 193. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200913
- Paxton, N., Lanaro, M., Bo, A., Crooks, N., Ross, M., Green, N., Tetsworth, K., Allenby, M., Gu, Y., Wong, C., Powell, S. & Woodruff, M. (2020). Design tools for patient specific and highly controlled melt electrowritten scaffolds. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 105.
- Angelopoulos, I., Allenby, M., Lim, M. & Zamorano, M. (2020). Engineering inkjet bioprinting processes toward translational therapies. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 117(1), 272–284. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/133045
- Allenby, M., Brito Dos Santos, S., Panoskaltsis, N. & Mantalaris, A. (2019). Differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells for red blood cell production. In JMS. Cabral & CL. da Silva (Eds.), Bioreactors for stem cell expansion and differentiation, 1st Edition (Gene and Cell Therapy) (pp. 47–62). CRC Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122180
- Paxton, N., Allenby, M., Lewis, P. & Woodruff, M. (2019). Biomedical applications of polyethylene. European Polymer Journal, 118, 412–428. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129514
- Paxton, N., Ren, E., Ainsworth, M., Solanki, A., Jones, J., Allenby, M., Stevens, M. & Woodruff, M. (2019). Rheological characterization of biomaterials directs additive manufacturing of strontium-substituted bioactive glass/polycaprolactone microfibers. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 40(11), 1–6. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/127592
- Allenby, M. & Woodruff, M. (2019). Biofabrication of personalised anatomical models and tools for the clinic. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 18(2), 161–162. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/126928
- Allenby, M., Panoskaltsis, N., Tahlawi, A., Brito Dos Santos, S. & Mantalaris, A. (2019). Dynamic human erythropoiesis in a three-dimensional perfusion bone marrow biomimicry. Biomaterials, 188, 24–37. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120778
- Panoskaltsis, N., Mantalaris, A., Tahlawi, A., Klontzas, M., Allenby, M. & Morais, J. (2019). RGD-functionalized polyurethane scaffolds promote umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell expansion and osteogenic differentiation. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 13(2), 232–243. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/123714
- Allenby, M., Tahlawi, A., Morais, J., Li, K., Panoskaltsis, N. & Mantalaris, A. (2018). Ceramic hollow fibre constructs for continuous perfusion and cell harvest from 3D hematopoietic organoids. Stem Cells International, 2018, 1–14. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223983
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Mark, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Development of Geometric Melt Electrowritten Polycaprolactone Scaffolds to Optimise Cellular Growth and Mechanobiology
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Mia Woodruff