GLORI Team

• Dr Miguel Pineda, PhD, University of Glasgow, GLORI Academic Lead 

  Miguel Pineda is a Lecturer at the University of Glasgow’s School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (SMB) at the Centre for the Microenvironment, specializing in stromal immunology, inflammation and functional glycomics. With a PhD in Molecular Biology from Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Miguel has held key research positions at Glasgow, including Versus Arthritis Career Development Research Fellow.

  Mr Ian W Kennedy, BMSc(Hons) MBChB MD FRCS, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, GLORI Clinical Lead
  

  Ian is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer. He completed Fellowship training at the Vancouver Hip and Knee Institute and the ENDO-Klinik, Hamburg. He is the Educational Chair for the Bone and Joint Infection Society. He completed a higher degree in mesenchymal stem cell response to nanoscale stimulation and has a clinical research interest in revision arthroplasty outcomes.
  

   

   

  Dr P. Monica Tsimbouri, PhD, CBiol, MIBiol, FHEA, University of Glasgow, GLORI Training Lead 

  Training Lead for GLORI and Founding Member of Scottish Sarcoma Research Group (SSRG). She has a PhD in Molecular Genetics, University of Glasgow. She worked on different projects (lymphatic and skin cancer models) studying different aspects of EBV-induced tumourigenesis. She was awarded a 2-year fellowship from Lady Tata Memorial Trust to work on the involvement of Recombination Activating genes (Rag) in EBV-induced tumourigenesis. She then moved to CCE on to a project involving the culture of primary adult human BM stem cells onto different topographical surfaces in the absence of growth factors, investigating the effects of nanotopography on MSC morphology and phenotype canonical and functional pathways and nuclear organisation on plastic and titanium surfaces. She was recently awarded an ISSF welcome Trust fellowship to work on the use of topographical and piezoelectrical cues to manipulate cancer cell phenotype/survival.

  Professor Matt Dalby, FRSE, PhD, Professor of Cell Engineering, University of Glasgow, Former GLORI Academic Lead

  Matt became a Lecturer in Cell Engineering at the University of Glasgow after completing a BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship. His research interests are osteogenesis and cellular mechanotransduction. Further information on awards, grants and publications are on Prof Dalby’s personal profile.

  Professor R.M. Dominic Meek, FRCS, MD, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Former GLORI Clinical Lead

  Consultant, in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow; Clinical Director Orthopaedics Greater Glasgow & Clyde; and Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Glasgow. Dominic undertook fellowship training in adult reconstruction of the hip and knee at the department of lower limb arthroplasty, Vancouver General Hospital. He has been previously awarded the British and American Hip Societies Travelling Fellow and the ABC Fellowship. With his consultant colleagues, he has developed the South of Glasgow complex young hip and revision and periprosthetic fractures arthroplasty service. He is President of the West of Scotland Orthopaedic Research Society. His research interests are in the basic science of nanotechnology and cell behaviour / bone regeneration and implant fixation and effects of wear particles particularly metal CoCr particles. Active member of BOA, BHS and BORS.

  Mr Peter Young, FRCS, PhD, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 

  Clinical Mentor of GLORI and Founding Member of SSRG Specialty Registrar Orthopaedic Surgery training in the West of Scotland. Undertaking higher degree in osteoclast response to nanotopography, with a specialist interest in sarcoma treatment and research.

  Dr Liam Rooney, BSc (Hons) PGCert PhD FRMS, University of Glasgow

  Liam is an independent research fellow in bacteriology at the University of Glasgow School of Infection and Immunity. His research focuses on understanding the spatial dynamics of infection across scales, using advanced microscopy methods to tackle complex issues spanning infection biology, antimicrobial resistance, host-pathogen interactions, and image-based diagnostics.

  Professor Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez, FRSE, Phd, Chair of Biomedical Engineering

  Manuel joined the Division of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow as Head of Division in 2013. He works on material-based strategies for tissue repair and regeneration, and engineers in vitro 3D models to understand physiology, disease and as platforms for drug testing. Since establishing connections with the Dalby group he and Matt merged and became the Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment.

  Mr Robert Silverwood, FRCS, PhD, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

  Clinical mentor of GLORI.

  Mrs Claire Carberry, University of Glasgow

  Claire joined the Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment in 2019 and supports the administration of the Glasgow Orthopaedic Research Initiative.

  Mrs Kayleigh Callaghan, University of Glasgow 

  Kayleigh joined the Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment in 2025 on secondment from the School of Engineering and supports the administration of the Glasgow Orthopaedic Research Initiative.

  Mr David Shields, FRCS, PhD, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

  Dr Justine Rudkin, BSc, PhD, PGCert, University of Glasgow

  Justine is a Lecturer in Bacteriology within the School of Infection & Immunity at the University of Glasgow. Her research group investigates the complex interplay between host, pathogen, and microbiome during Staphylococcus aureus colonisation and infection. Their work focuses particularly on pathogen gene expression in vivo and on how microbiome community structure and metabolic cross-feeding networks shape infection dynamics and clinical outcomes.