Prof Himadri Gupta

Himadri Gupta

Professor of Bioengineering and Biophysics
Director of Graduate Studies (SEMS)

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/h.gupta/
Centre for Bioengineering
ORCID Google Scholar

Research

Multimodal X-ray imaging, Nano- and micro biomechanics, Extracellular matrix, Collagen structure, Small-angle X-ray scattering and diffraction, Synchrotron technique development

Interests

HG is a bioengineer pioneering the analysis of nanoscale biophysics in the ECM of musculoskeletal tissues, by developing high-brilliance synchrotron X-ray nanomechanical imaging methods. His research has quantified the fundamental hierarchical deformation processes in bone at the Angstrom-micron level, uncovered ultrastructural mechanisms for fragility in osteoporosis models, and developed novel X-ray reconstruction models for complex biological tissues (ORCiD 0000-0003-2201-8933). More recently, his BBSRC (BB/R003610/1) funded research has focused on the mechanics of ageing collagen in cartilage, and he leads an EPSRC consortium (EP/V011235/1) to develop and disseminate TomoSAXS, a novel 3D molecular-to-macro scale biomechanical imaging technology for musculoskeletal tissues.