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Andrew Hook

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science

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Biography

  • 2024-Current - Associate Professor

  • 2021-2024 - Assistant Professor

  • 2018-2021 - Nottingham Research Fellow

  • 2014-2018 - Senior Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham

  • 2013-2014 - European Metrology Research Programme Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham and the National Physics Laboratory

  • 2012-2013 - HERMES Fellowship at the University of Nottingham

  • 2009-2012 - Research Fellow at University of Nottingham and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • 2005-2009 - PhD 'Patterned and switchable surfaces for biomaterial applications' studies at Flinders University and Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation

Research Summary

In my research I seek to develop biomaterials that positively impact the healthcare sector, focusing on exploring the biological-material interface through an interdisciplinary approach. I have… read more

Selected Publications

Current Research

In my research I seek to develop biomaterials that positively impact the healthcare sector, focusing on exploring the biological-material interface through an interdisciplinary approach. I have pioneered high throughput screening methodologies for the discovery of novel biomaterials, focusing on polymers resistant to bacterial attachment.

In addition, I am fascinated by the complexity and biological role of polysaccharides such as glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), and have developed novel analytical approaches to enable their spatial assessment within pharmaceutical formulations, various biological fluids such as urine and blood, as well as within tissue samples. I am particularly interested at being able to harness the bioinstructive properties of GAGs for biomaterial applications.

Awards

  • Vickerman Prize 2018 (UK Surface Analysis Forum)
  • Nottingham Research Fellow 2018-2021

Current Grants

  • 'GlycoWeb' 2024 - 2029, BB/Y00311X/1 £4.8 million
  • 'Mass spectrometry imaging of glycosaminoglycans in biological samples' 2024-2025, EP/Y002423/1 £164K

School of Pharmacy

University of Nottingham
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