After some relatively light-hearted banter when our own member Trevor Kelly tried to sort out our various personality traits (Graham Snowdon’s blog is now published under Previous Talks), our next speaker should be of great interest to the fairly high proportion of medical experts within our membership.
On Mon 20h July, we are honoured to have as our guest Prof Sheila McNeil CMBE, who is Emeritus Professor of Tissue Engineering at the University of Sheffield, and has particular expertise in biomaterials and tissue engineering with more than 500 published research articles to her name.
Her talk is entitled: ““Tackling clinical problems using Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering”
Sheila retired in 2018 but is still active in her very specialised research. Since 1992 she has worked with clinicians in Sheffield, creating skin cells for burns patients both in the UK and overseas.
Her research collaboration with India has led to a simplification in the treatment of corneal scarring which has reduced the cost by 90 per cent and, most importantly, increased accessibility of this technique to patients. This has led to a change in clinical practice in India and has attracted considerable publicity.
She received the UK Society of Biomaterials President’s medal for her contributions to Biomaterials in both the UK and overseas in September 2014 and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Chapman Medal for Biomedical Materials and Biomaterials Innovation in 2018.
Sheila is a colleague of our own member and new lead speaker finder, Prof Chris Chapple, himself a consultant urologist.
Except when a Bank Holiday disrupts the sequence, Stumperlowe Probus Club meet on the first and third Monday of every month in the bar of Fulwood Sports Club. We gather at 10am for complimentary coffee or tea, with the main business of the morning starting at 10.30am. Out of an active membership of 60, we regularly have attendances of 40 or more, so come early to claim your seat.