Professor Zubair Ahmed

Role within SRMRC

Zubair is a Theme Lead for Regenerative Medicine. He is also Principle Investigator (PI) for the ‘Post-injury scar-free healing’ and a co-I for the ‘Development of an antimicrobial ink capable of coating medical surfaces for use in trauma reconstruction’ research projects.

Other positions held

Professor in Neuroscience – University of Birmingham

Lead for Neuroscience and Ophthalmology Section – University of Birmingham

Programme Director for the MSc Trauma Science – University of Birmingham

Qualifications

Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy

PGCert (Academic Practice) – University of Birmingham

PhD (Plastic Surgery) – University College London

Based at

Neuroscience and Ophthalmology, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, Robert Aitken Institute of Clinical Research, University of Birmingham.

Biography

Professor Zubair Ahmed obtained his PhD from University College London in 1999. After post-doctoral training at the Institute of Neurology, he moved to the University of Birmingham in 2002. He received a prestigious RCUK Academic Fellowship in 2007 and established an independent research group within the Neuroscience and Ophthalmology Section centred on Neurotrauma and NeuroRegeneration. Currently, he is the Lead for Neuroscience and Ophthalmology Section within the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences. His research interests centre upon defining the molecular reasons why CNS neurons fail to regenerate their axons and in particular after traumatic eye, spinal cord and brain injury. He has contributed important observations in the field of regenerative biology, ocular drug delivery and has expounded some of the mechanisms involved in the death of neurons, CNS scarring and how CNS axons are inhibited from regenerating their axons. He is currently translating some of this exciting research into clinical trials.

Within the SRMRC, Zubair is a Lead for the Regenerative Medicine research theme and is PI for a number of major translational projects related to the clinical development of anti-scarring and pro-regenerative technologies. This unique multidisciplinary grouping of academics with civilian and military clinician researchers provides an unrivalled opportunity to promote trauma research for patient benefit in the UK. In addition, he is programme director for MSc Trauma Science – which brings together civilian and military, clinical and non-clinical teachers from the University of Birmingham, the SRMRC, the Centre for Defence Medicine and QEHB.