A Maplethorpe Fellow at UCL School of Pharmacy, investigating potential pharmacological treatments for muscle atrophy following traumatic injury using human 3D tissue-engineered models of muscle atrophy, neuron axotomy and Schwann cell myelination. Poppy's previous positions include: Postdoctoral Research Assistant at Queen Mary University of London, working in Prof. Thomas Iskratsch's lab on a British Heart Foundation-funded project exploring talin-dependent mechanical imprinting as a driver for cardiac disease progression. Research Fellow at UCL School of Pharmacy, exploring the commercialisation of a rapid and easily quantificable tissue-engineered 3D angiogenesis model, in Prof. James Phillips' lab. Supported by the Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Fund. Poppy completed her PhD in 2024, on the BBSRC London Interdisciplinary Doctoral (LIDo) Programme. During her PhD, Poppy was based at UCL researching the application of endothelial cells in nerve tissue engineering under the supervision of Prof. James Phillips of UCL Centre for Nerve Engineering and Prof. Parmjit Jat of the Institute of Prion Diseases. Previously worked with industry as a Research Consultant for Procter & Gamble, as well as an academic collaborator with ReNeuron.