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- Professor Thomas Davis is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Salford
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Salford
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Flavonoid‐Derived Probes for the Detection of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Aggregates
Luo, Zijie, Xu, Yijia, Fan, Jiayi, Lean, Isabel E., Davis, Thomas P., Javed, Ibrahim and Kaur, Amandeep (2025). Flavonoid‐Derived Probes for the Detection of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Aggregates. Analysis & Sensing. doi: 10.1002/anse.202400104
2025
Journal Article
Young rat microbiota extracts strongly inhibit fibrillation of α-synuclein and protect neuroblastoma cells and zebrafish against α-synuclein toxicity
Shiraz, Mohaddeseh Ghorbani, Nielsen, Janni, Widmann, Jeremias, Chung, Ka Hang Karen, Davis, Thomas Paul, Rasmussen, Casper, Scavenius, Carsten, Enghild, Jan J., Martin-Gallausiaux, Camille, Singh, Yogesh, Javed, Ibrahim and Otzen, Daniel E. (2025). Young rat microbiota extracts strongly inhibit fibrillation of α-synuclein and protect neuroblastoma cells and zebrafish against α-synuclein toxicity. Molecules and Cells, 48 (1) 100161. doi: 10.1016/j.mocell.2024.100161
2024
Journal Article
Reverse engineering the Gut-Brain Axis and microbiome-metabolomics for symbiotic/pathogenic balance in neurodegenerative diseases
Munir, Muhammad Usman, Ali, Syed Aoun, Chung, Ka Hang Karen, Kakinen, Aleksandr, Javed, Ibrahim and Davis, Thomas Paul (2024). Reverse engineering the Gut-Brain Axis and microbiome-metabolomics for symbiotic/pathogenic balance in neurodegenerative diseases. Gut Microbes, 16 (1) 2422468, 1-30. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2422468
2024
Journal Article
4D printing hybrid soft robots enabled by shape‐transformable liquid metal nanoparticles
Huang, Xumin, Zhang, Liwen, Hang, Jiangyu, Quinn, Thomas, Nasar, Naufal Kabir Ahamed, Lin, Yiliang, Hu, Chenyang, Pang, Xuan, Chen, Xuesi, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2024). 4D printing hybrid soft robots enabled by shape‐transformable liquid metal nanoparticles. Advanced Materials, 36 (46) 2409789, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/adma.202409789
2024
Journal Article
Valproic acid-induced teratogenicity is driven by senescence and prevented by Rapamycin in human spinal cord and animal models
Pietrogrande, Giovanni, Shaker, Mohammed R., Stednitz, Sarah J., Soheilmoghaddam, Farhad, Aguado, Julio, Morrison, Sean D., Zambrano, Samuel, Tabassum, Tahmina, Javed, Ibrahim, Cooper-White, Justin, Davis, Thomas P., O’Brien, Terence J., Scott, Ethan K. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2024). Valproic acid-induced teratogenicity is driven by senescence and prevented by Rapamycin in human spinal cord and animal models. Molecular Psychiatry, 30 (3) 200, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02732-0
2024
Journal Article
Multifunctional fluoropolymer‐engineered magnetic nanoparticles to facilitate blood‐brain barrier penetration and effective gene silencing in medulloblastoma
Forgham, Helen, Zhu, Jiayuan, Huang, Xumin, Zhang, Cheng, Biggs, Heather, Liu, Liwei, Wang, Yi Cheng, Fletcher, Nicholas, Humphries, James, Cowin, Gary, Mardon, Karine, Kavallaris, Maria, Thurecht, Kristofer, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2024). Multifunctional fluoropolymer‐engineered magnetic nanoparticles to facilitate blood‐brain barrier penetration and effective gene silencing in medulloblastoma. Advanced Science, 11 (25) 2401340, 1-20. doi: 10.1002/advs.202401340
2024
Journal Article
Advancing tissue culture with light-driven 3D-printed microfluidic devices
Li, Xiangke, Wang, Meng, Davis, Thomas P., Zhang, Liwen and Qiao, Ruirui (2024). Advancing tissue culture with light-driven 3D-printed microfluidic devices. Biosensors, 14 (6) 301. doi: 10.3390/bios14060301
2024
Journal Article
Brain targeting nanomedicines: pitfalls and promise
Kakinen, Aleksandr, Jiang, Yuhao, Davis, Thomas, Teesalu, Tambet and Saarma, Mart (2024). Brain targeting nanomedicines: pitfalls and promise. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 19, 4857-4875. doi: 10.2147/ijn.s454553
2024
Journal Article
Light‐assisted 3d‐printed hydrogels for antibacterial applications
Zhang, Liwen, Ahamed Nasar, Naufal Kabir, Huang, Xumin, Hu, Chenyang, Pang, Xuan, Chen, Xuesi, Qiao, Ruirui and Davis, Thomas Paul (2024). Light‐assisted 3d‐printed hydrogels for antibacterial applications. Small Science, 4 (8) 2400097. doi: 10.1002/smsc.202400097
2024
Journal Article
Heterocyclic molecules tethered branched polymers with innate immune stimulating activity
Zhao, Jiayu, Liu, Liping, Wang, Yibo, Huang, Zichao, Zhang, Yu, Qiao, Ruirui, Davis, Thomas P., Tang, Zhaohui, Song, Wantong and Chen, Xuesi (2024). Heterocyclic molecules tethered branched polymers with innate immune stimulating activity. CCS Chemistry, 6 (5), 1278-1288. doi: 10.31635/ccschem.023.202303214
2024
Journal Article
Fluorine-modified polymers reduce the adsorption of immune-reactive proteins to PEGylated gold nanoparticles
Forgham, Helen, Zhu, Jiayuan, Zhang, Taoran, Huang, Xumin, Li, Xiangke, Shen, Ao, Biggs, Heather, Talbo, Gert, Xu, Chun, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2024). Fluorine-modified polymers reduce the adsorption of immune-reactive proteins to PEGylated gold nanoparticles. Nanomedicine, 19 (11), 995-1012. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2023-0357
2024
Journal Article
Nanoengineering liquid metal core–shell nanostructures
Lu, Hongda, Tang, Shi‐Yang, Zhu, Jiayuan, Huang, Xumin, Forgham, Helen, Li, Xiangke, Shen, Ao, Yun, Guolin, Hu, Jinming, Zhang, Shiwu, Davis, Thomas P., Li, Weihua and Qiao, Ruirui (2024). Nanoengineering liquid metal core–shell nanostructures. Advanced Functional Materials, 34 (6) 2311300. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202311300
2024
Journal Article
Author Correction: 3D-printed liquid metal polymer composites as NIR-responsive 4D printing soft robot
Zhang, Liwen, Huang, Xumin, Cole, Tim, Lu, Hongda, Hang, Jiangyu, Li, Weihua, Tang, Shi-Yang, Boyer, Cyrille, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2024). Author Correction: 3D-printed liquid metal polymer composites as NIR-responsive 4D printing soft robot. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 943, 1-1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45465-y
2024
Journal Article
Endothelial leakiness elicited by amyloid protein aggregation
Li, Yuhuan, Ni, Nengyi, Lee, Myeongsang, Wei, Wei, Andrikopoulos, Nicholas, Kakinen, Aleksandr, Davis, Thomas P., Song, Yang, Ding, Feng, Leong, David Tai and Ke, Pu Chun (2024). Endothelial leakiness elicited by amyloid protein aggregation. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 613, 1-18. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-44814-1
2024
Journal Article
Tailored fluorosurfactants through controlled/living radical polymerization for highly stable microfluidic droplet generation
Li, Xiangke, Tang, Shi‐Yang, Zhang, Yang, Zhu, Jiayuan, Forgham, Helen, Zhao, Chun‐Xia, Zhang, Cheng, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2024). Tailored fluorosurfactants through controlled/living radical polymerization for highly stable microfluidic droplet generation. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (3) e202315552, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/ange.202315552
2023
Journal Article
Tailored fluorosurfactants through controlled/living radical polymerization for highly stable microfluidic droplet generation
Li, Xiangke, Tang, Shi-Yang, Zhang, Yang, Zhu, Jiayuan, Forgham, Helen, Zhao, Chun-Xia, Zhang, Cheng, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2023). Tailored fluorosurfactants through controlled/living radical polymerization for highly stable microfluidic droplet generation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (3) e202315552, e202315552. doi: 10.1002/anie.202315552
2023
Journal Article
3D-printed liquid metal polymer composites as NIR-responsive 4D printing soft robot
Zhang, Liwen, Huang, Xumin, Cole, Tim, Lu, Hongda, Hang, Jiangyu, Li, Weihua, Tang, Shi-Yang, Boyer, Cyrille, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2023). 3D-printed liquid metal polymer composites as NIR-responsive 4D printing soft robot. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 7815, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43667-4
2023
Journal Article
Exploring Peptido‐Nanocomposites in the Context of Amyloid Diseases
Andrikopoulos, Nicholas, Tang, Huayuan, Wang, Yue, Liang, Xiufang, Li, Yuhuan, Davis, Thomas P. and Ke, Pu Chun (2023). Exploring Peptido‐Nanocomposites in the Context of Amyloid Diseases. Angewandte Chemie, 136 (9). doi: 10.1002/ange.202309958
2023
Journal Article
Antifouling surface coatings for the next generation of nanomedicine: toward in vivo immune evasion
Forgham, Helen, Liu, Liwei, Davis, Thomas P and Qiao, Ruirui (2023). Antifouling surface coatings for the next generation of nanomedicine: toward in vivo immune evasion. Nanomedicine, 18 (27), 1997-2000. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2023-0316
2023
Journal Article
Senolytic therapy alleviates physiological human brain aging and COVID-19 neuropathology
Aguado, Julio, Amarilla, Alberto A., Taherian Fard, Atefeh, Albornoz, Eduardo A., Tyshkovskiy, Alexander, Schwabenland, Marius, Chaggar, Harman K., Modhiran, Naphak, Gómez-Inclán, Cecilia, Javed, Ibrahim, Baradar, Alireza A., Liang, Benjamin, Peng, Lianli, Dharmaratne, Malindrie, Pietrogrande, Giovanni, Padmanabhan, Pranesh, Freney, Morgan E., Parry, Rhys, Sng, Julian D. J., Isaacs, Ariel, Khromykh, Alexander A., Valenzuela Nieto, Guillermo, Rojas-Fernandez, Alejandro, Davis, Thomas P., Prinz, Marco, Bengsch, Bertram, Gladyshev, Vadim N., Woodruff, Trent M., Mar, Jessica C. ... Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2023). Senolytic therapy alleviates physiological human brain aging and COVID-19 neuropathology. Nature Aging, 3 (12), 1561-1575. doi: 10.1038/s43587-023-00519-6
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Doctor Philosophy
Polymer-siRNA therapeutics for the treatment of brain cancers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao, Dr Helen Forgham
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Doctor Philosophy
New Nanomaterials for obviating amyloid formation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of nanoparticle treatments to the brain
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the role of gut-bacteria in neurodegenerative diseases
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Aleksandr Kakinen
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Doctor Philosophy
Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Perfluoropolyether (PFPE)-Containing Polymeric surfactant for Microfluidic Droplet Generation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cheng Zhang, Dr Ruirui Qiao
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Doctor Philosophy
Liquid metal/polymer composites with controlled shape shifting properties for biomedical applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao
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Doctor Philosophy
New biomedical imaging tools using nanotechnology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cheng Zhang, Dr Ruirui Qiao
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Doctor Philosophy
Biocompatible Gadolinium-free contrast agents for molecular targeted MR imaging
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao
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Doctor Philosophy
Novel 3D Printed Composites for Biomedical Applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao
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Doctor Philosophy
Smart Nanomedicines as Effective Drug Delivery Systems for the Controlled Administration of Theranostic Agents in Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao
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Doctor Philosophy
Intelligent nanomedicine for early diagnosis and treatment of alzheimer's disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ruirui Qiao
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Doctor Philosophy
Inflammation and chronic infections in the pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease: the role of amyloid cross-seeding
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Aleksandr Kakinen
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