Dr Michael Trikić
FHEA
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University Teacher
+44 114 222 5946
Full contact details
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
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He joined the department from Multidisciplinary Engineering Education where he taught Bio- related engineering labs, set up the Bioengineering labs and pilot plant bioreactors, and managed technical resources and staff.
Prior to this he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Oncology department of The University of Sheffield Medical School investigating drug resistance mechanisms in cancer. He was awarded his PhD from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in 2009.
He has also held project management roles in Research Offices at The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam, as well as research-related technical roles in Westlake Scientific Consulting and the Virology department at The University of Reading.
- Research interests
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- Cell-material interactions
- Molecular biology
- Protein expression and purification
- Model systems.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- The importance of mimicking dermal-epidermal junction for skin tissue engineering : a review. Bioengineering, 8(11). View this article in WRRO
- Regulation of zebrafish hatching by tetraspanin cd63.. PLoS One, 6(5), e19683. View this article in WRRO
- Drug-resistant aurora A mutants for cellular target validation of the small molecule kinase inhibitors MLN8054 and MLN8237.. ACS Chem Biol, 5(6), 563-576.
- A pilot study examining germline minisatellite mutations in the offspring of Danish childhood and adolescent cancer survivors treated with radiotherapy.. Int J Radiat Biol, 82(3), 153-160.
- Mitochondrial DNA mutation frequencies in experimentally irradiated compost worms, Eisenia fetida.. Mutat Res, 603(1), 56-63.
- Attenuating mutations in the influenza virus genome which may increase the safety of vaccine production. International Congress Series, 1263, 687-690.
- The importance of mimicking dermal-epidermal junction for skin tissue engineering : a review. Bioengineering, 8(11). View this article in WRRO
- Teaching interests
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Michael is the Year 1/2 Director for the Bioengineering degree programme and is involved with teaching and learning activities for the following course modules:
- Tissue Structure and Function
- Biology and Chemistry of Living Systems
- Tissue Engineering Approaches to Failure in Living Systems
- Group Projects in Bioengineering
- Bioimaging
- Experimental Skills for Tissue Modelling
He also supervises final year projects at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level.