Lead researcher (Lecturer in Bioengineering)

Chris is the lead researcher in the CARClab. He has significant experience in the development and deployment of bioelectronic devices.

He holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from University of California - Davis (2017) and bachelors degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina State University (2012).

Post-doctoral Research Associate

Luke Philbrooks is a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the ARIA-funded project, Oligodendronics: Engineering biology for scalable neural interfaces.

He holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from Queen Mary University of London (2026 and 2019) and a BSc in Medical Physiology from the University of Nottingham (2015)

PhD student

Ester started her PhD in the CARClab in October 2024 on the development of materials and implanted devices for cancer bioelectronics.

She holds an MEng in Biomedical engineering from Imperial College London (2021).

PhD student

Joshua started his PhD in the CARClab in January 2025 on the development of in vitro cancer recurrence models.

Joshua holds an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from Queen Mary University of London (2024) and a bachelors degree from St. George’s in Biomedical Science (2023).

PhD student

Hasitha started his PhD in the CARClab in September 2025 on the development of sensor functionalised organ-on-chip platforms.

Hasitha holds an MEng in Biomedical Engineering from University of Glasgow (2024).

PhD student

Alexandra started her PhD in CARClab in September 2026 after completing her post as Research Assistant. Her PhD is focused on public and patient interaction (PPI) to understand glioma patient interest in implanted bioelectronics for cancer monitoring and treatment.

She holds an MSc in Psychology from Queen Mary University of London (2024) and a bachelors degree from St. George’s in Biomedical Sciences (2023)

PhD student

Harry started his PhD in the CARClab in September 2026 on the development of an organ-on-chip platform to study recurrence of brain cancer.

Harry holds a MRes in Neuroscience from University College London (2025) and a BSc in Neuroscience from University of Leeds (2024).

PhD student

Joshua started his PhD in the Green Group at Imperial College London in 2022. He is now also affiliated with the CARClab as a co-supervised PhD student.

Undergraduate student

Sheena is currently undertaking research in the CARClab as part of the Queen Mary Centre for Undergraduate Research on the topic of creating brain tissue phantoms to simulate tissue properties changes in brain cancer.