Fiona Loftus

Publications

Single-cell mechanics and calcium signalling in organotypic slices of human myometrium

Loftus FC, Richardson MJE and Shmygol A

Journal of Biomechanics 48: 1620-1624 (2015)

Fine spatiotemporal activity in contracting myometrium revealed by motion-corrected calcium imaging
Loftus FC, Shmygol A and Richardson MJE
Journal of Physiology 592: 4447-4463 (2014)

Research

PhD Project

'Spatio-temporal activity patterns in electrically excitable tissue'

Supervisors: Dr Magnus Richardson, Warwick Systems Biology Centre; Dr Anatoly Shmygol, Warwick Medical School

MSc Systems Biology projects (12 week mini projects)

Mini project 1

Measuring calcium concentration in contracting smooth muscle

Supervisor: Dr Magnus Richardson

Mini project 2

Deciphering the gene regulatory network around ANAC083, a key plant stress tolerance gene

Supervisor: Dr Katherine Denby

MSc Interdisciplinary Mathematics project

Voltage distribution in a neuron with spatially dependent membrane conductance

Education

2012 - 2015: PhD Systems Biology, University of Warwick
2011 - 2012: MSc Systems Biology, University of Warwick
2010 - 2011: MSc Interdisciplinary Mathematics, University of Warwick
2003 - 2006: BSc (Hons) Mathematics with English, University of Manchester

Systems Biology DTC

University of Warwick

Coventry House

Coventry

CV4 7AL

F dot C dot Loftus at warwick dot ac dot uk