Dr Victoria Workman

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Lecturer in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

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Dr Victoria Workman
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
North Campus
Broad Lane
Sheffield
S3 7HQ
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Vicki joined the department from Manchester University where she carried out research into self assembling peptide hydrogels.

Prior to this she was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in various labs around the country. Her research has been mainly in the field of Regenerative Medicine including encapsulating cells in hydrogels. She was awarded her PhD from Cardiff University in 2010.

Research interests
  • Hydrogels and cell encapsulation
  • Molecular biology
  • Model systems.
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  • Workman VL, Higginbotham SJ, Roman S, Penuelas AA, Giblin V, MacNeil S, Green N & Hearnden V (2022) THERE'S MORE TO FAT THAN STEM CELLS, CHARACTERISING FAT GRAFT MATERIALS TO UNDERSTAND THE REGENERATIVE PROPERTIES OF ADIPOSE TISSUES. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A, Vol. 28 (pp S544-S544) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Markey A, Workman VL, Bruce IA, Woolford TJ, Derby B, Miller AF, Cartmell SH & Saiani A (2017) Peptide hydrogelin vitronon-inflammatory potential. Journal of Peptide Science, Vol. 23(2) (pp 148-154) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Al Shammari B, Shiomi T, Tezera L, Bielecka MK, Workman V, Sathyamoorthy T, Mauri F, Jayasinghe SN, Robertson BD, D'Armiento J , Friedland JS et al (2015) The Extracellular Matrix Regulates Granuloma Necrosis in Tuberculosis. Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 212(3) (pp 463-473) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kumar D, Workman VL, Diaz LC, Rose F, Miller A, Saiani A & Gough JE (2015) Injectable Peptide Hydrogel for the Treatment of Barrett's Oesophagus. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A, Vol. 21 (pp S258-S258) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Workman VL, Miller AF & Saiani A (2015) Exploiting Peptide Self-Assembling Hydrogels as a Tunable 3D Scaffold for Cell Culture. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A, Vol. 21 (pp S153-S153) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Workman VL, Szkolar L, Gough JE, Miller AF & Saiani A (2014) Peptide self-assembling hydrogels for cell scaffolds. JOURNAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, Vol. 8 (pp 363-364) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Al Shammari B, Shiomi T, Tezera L, Workman V, Jayasinghe S, Sathyamoorthy T, Mauri F, Robertson BD, Friedland JS, D'Armiento J & Elkington PT (2013) Cell-matrix interactions regulate the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. IMMUNOLOGY, Vol. 140 (pp 104-104) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Santos E, Paull G, Filby A, Tyler C, Van Look K, Holt W, Workman V & Kille P (2006) Gender and stage-specific transcriptomic profiles of gonads and brains in breeding zebrafish. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, Vol. 143(4) (pp S101-S101) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Workman V, Penuelas A, Higginbotham S, Roman S, Giblin V, MacNeil S, Green N & Hearnden V () There’s more to fat than stem cells, characterising fat graft materials to understand the regenerative properties of adipose tissues. eCM Meeting Abstracts 2020, Collection 1, Vol. Collection 1(2020 TERMIS EU) (pp 158-158) View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching interests

Vicki is involved with teaching and learning activities for the following course modules:

  • Scientific Writing
  • Biology and Chemistry of Living Systems
  • Tissue Engineering Approaches to Failure in Living Systems
  • Individual Projects in Bioengineering
  • Technical Skills Development
  • Practical, Modelling and Digital Skills

She also supervises projects at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level, including PhD.