Dr Laura Leslie

Head of Group - Mechanical Engineering & Design

Telephone: 0121 204 3747

Email: l.j.leslie@aston.ac.uk

Room Number: MB158a

Deputy Director the Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)

Member of the Biomedical Engineering Research Group

Member of the Aston STEM Education Centre (ASEC)

PG Certificate in Professional Practice, Aston University
PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Birmingham
MSc in Medical Engineering & Biomechanics, University of Leeds
BEng in Materials Science & Technology, University of Birmingham

CEng and Member of the IMechE

Senior Fellow of the HEA

Laura teaches on the CDIO modules and the first year Engineering Science module.

ME1601 - Engineering Science
ME2501 - Design for the User

Deputy Director the Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)

Head of the Biomedical Engineering Research Group

Member of the Aston Stem Education Centre

Research interests include:

Biomaterials and medical device testing
The interaction between artificial implants and the human body
Alternatives to animal testing
Pedagogical research

Selected Publications

Leslie, LJ, Connolly, A, Swadener, JG , Junaid, S, Theivendran, K & Deshmukh, SC 2018, 'Using three-dimensional rapid prototyping in the design and development of orthopaedic screws in standardised pull-out tests' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. DOI:10.1177/0954411918774359
Vasanthi Bathri Narayanan, P, Marshall, LJ , Brown, JE & Leslie, LJ 2017, 'An investigation into the effects of E-cigarette aerosols using a physiologically relevant in-vitro model' Toxicology Letters, vol. 280, no. Supplement 1, pp. S266. DOI:10.1016/j.toxlet.2017.07.941
Leslie, LJ, Vasanthi Bathrinarayanan, P, Jackson, P, Mabiala Ma Muanda, JA, Pallett, R, Stillman, CJP & Marshall, LJ 2017, 'A comparative study of electronic cigarette vapour extracts on airway-related cell linesin vitro' Inhalation Toxicology, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 126-136. DOI:10.1080/08958378.2017.1318193
Leslie, LJ & Gorman, PC 2017, 'Collaborative design of assessment criteria to improve undergraduate student engagement and performance' European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 286-301. DOI:10.1080/03043797.2016.1158791
Junaid, S, Gorman, PC, Leslie, LJ & Prince, M 2016,Student perception of use and level of implementation of logbooks in individual final year projects. in KM Yusof (ed.),RCEE 2016 : 6th Regional Conference on Engineering Education 2016.pp. 35-37, 6th Regional Conference on Engineering Education 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9-10 August.
Leslie, L , Swadener, JG, Bansal, H, Rose, E, Lamb, K, Deshmukh, S & Theuvendran, K 2014, 'A prototype bone screw design for osteoporotic bone' Osteoporosis International, vol. 25, no. Suppl.6, P68, pp. S712-S713. DOI:10.1007/s00198-014-2893-0
Leslie, LJ , Marshall, LJ , Devitt, A, Hilton, A & Tansley, GD 2013, 'Cell exclusion in couette flow: evaluation through flow visualisation and mechanical forces' Artificial Organs, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 267-275. DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1594.2012.01561.x
Leslie, L, Jenkins, M, Shepherd, D & Kukureka, S 2008, 'The effect of the environment on the mechanical properties of medical grade silicones' Journal of biomedical materials research: part B, vol. 86B, no. 2, pp. 460–465. DOI:10.1002/jbm.b.31042
Leslie, L, Kukureka, S & Shepherd, D 2008, 'Crack-growth of medical-grade silicone using pure shear tests' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, vol. 222, no. 6, pp. 977-982. DOI:10.1243/09544119JEIM393

Conferences

Leslie, LJ, Lloyd, H & Marshall, LJ 2016, 'The development of a dynamically perfused system for models of the human airways, with automated feeding and sampling capability' Animal Replacement Science Conference 2016, London, United Kingdom,9/12/16 , pp. P11.
Vasanthi Bathri Narayanan, P, Leslie, LJ & Marshall, LJ 2016, 'A comparative study of two in-vitro methodologies used to assess E-cigarette cytotoxicity' In Vitro Toxicology Society Annual Meeting, Glasgow, United Kingdom,14/11/16 -15/11/16 , pp. 244-245. DOI:10.1089/aivt.2016.29007.abstracts
Vasanthi Bathri Narayanan, P, Leslie, LJ , Brown, JE & Marshall, LJ 2016, 'Towards an in-vitro multi-cellular human airways model for evaluating the effects of Electronic cigarettes' Animal Replacement Science Conference 2016, London, United Kingdom,9/12/16 , pp. P20.
Vasanthi Bathri Narayanan, P, Leslie, LJ & Marshall, LJ 2015, 'Evaluating E-cigarette cytotoxicity in-vitro' In Vitro Toxicology Sociaety Annual Meeting, Birmingham, United Kingdom,10/11/15 -11/11/15 , .
Pallett, R, Leslie, LJ & Marshall, LJ 2014, 'Nicotine exposure reduces cell viability but induces anti-inflammatory effects in human cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cells' Animal Replacement Science 2014, London, United Kingdom,27/11/14 , .
Vasanthi Narayanan, P, Leslie, LJ & Marshall, LJ 2014, 'Using an in vitro human airway model to study the toxic effects of components of e-cigarettes' Animal Replacement Science 2014, London, United Kingdom,27/11/14 , .
Leslie, L , Prince, M & Thomson, G 2013, 'Student input in the development of a marking scheme for improved engineering logbooks' 2013 9th International CDIO Conference on engineering leadership in innovation and design, Cambridge, MA, United States,9/06/13 -13/06/13 , .
Leslie, L , Marshall, L & Tansley, G 2012, 'A novel bearing design to facilitate blood cell exclusion in Couette flow' SET for Britain, London, United Kingdom,12/03/12 , .

Dr Laura Leslie

Head of Group - Mechanical Engineering & Design

Telephone: 0121 204 3747

Email: l.j.leslie@aston.ac.uk

Room Number: MB158a

Qualifications & Education

Teaching Activity

Research Interests

Publications

Selected Publications

Conferences