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Staff Profile

Dr Lucy Smith

Research Associate

Background

Position:

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sarah Pickett's lab, part of the Mitochondrial Research Group.


Previous positions/Qualifications:

2024-2025 - Tissue Bank Coordinator, Â鶹´«Ã½ Central Biobank, Â鶹´«Ã½

2023-2024 - Postdoctoral Research Associate in iPSC derived skin model development, Reprocell Europe Ltd funded, Durham University

2020-2023 - Postdoctoral Research Associate in ageing skin model development, BBSRC/P&G funded, Durham University

2015-2019 - PhD Pluripotent stem cell differentiation, Anatomical Society studentship, Durham University

2011-2015 - BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences with Placement Year, Durham University


Professional Memberships:

British Society for Cell Biology (2025 -present)


Research interests:

Pluripotent stem cell models, pluripotency assessment, differentiation capacity, cellular ageing, in vitro tissue model development




Publications

  • Articles

    • Low E, Smith LA, Miwa S, Fielder E, Przyborski S, von Zglinicki T. . Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2025, 145(1), 208-211.e8.
    • Smith L, Bunton D, Finch M, Przyborski S. . Cells 2025, 14, 1044.
    • De Los Santos Gomez P, Rai R, Ritchie P, Smith L, Simpson A, Goncalves K, Przyborski S. . Journal of Anatomy 2026, 248(1), 108-125.
    • Hidalgo Aguilar A, Smith L, Oewns D, Quelch R, Przyborski S. . Bioengineering 2022, 9(5), 185.
    • Goncalves K, De Los Santos Gomez P, Costello L, Smith L, Mead H, Simpson A, Przyborski S. . Bioengineering and Translational Medicine 2022, 8(2), e10415.
    • Smith LA, Hidalgo Aguilar A, Owens DDG, Quelch RH, Przyborski SA. . Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2021, 9, 667246.
    • Hoyle,HW, Smith,LA, Williams,RJ, Przyborski,SA. Applications of novel bioreactor technology to enhance the viability and function of cultured cells and tissues. Interface Focus 2020, 10(2).

  • Book Chapters

    • De Los Santos Gomez P, Goncalves K, Maltman V, Smith L, Przyborski S. . In: Thomas Biedermann and Sophie Böttcher-Haberzeth, ed. Skin Tissue Engineering: Methods and Protocols. Springer Nature, 2025, pp.115–134.
    • Smith L, Maltman V, De Los Santos Gomez P, Goncalves K, Przyborski S. . In: Thomas Biedermann and Sophie Böttcher-Haberzeth, ed. Skin Tissue Engineering: Methods and Protocols. New York: Springer Nature, 2025.

  • Review

    • Smith L, Quelch-Cliffe R, Liu F, Aguilar A, Przyborski S. . Stem Cell Reviews and Reports 2025, 21(1), 107-125.