ESPRC New Investigator Award for Dr Pinaki Bhattacharya
Congratulations to Insigneo Member Dr Pinaki Bhattacharya, Lecturer in Solid Biomechanics at the University of Sheffield’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, on his £354k EPSRC New Investigator Award.
Dr Bhattacharya’s research on Stochastic finite element (FE) of Bone Mechanics will aim to develop a computational framework that can predict effect sizes on bone mechanics in preclinical studies for new candidate drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis.
It is expected that over the next 10 years, the number of people in the UK with osteoporosis (currently, 3 million) and the annual costs to NHS for treating osteoporotic fractures (currently, £4 billion) will increase by up to 30%. Dr Bhattacharya’s innovative approach could dramatically reduce the cost and time involved in drug development.
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