Dr Mohammed Al-Mosawi
- Position: Lecturer in Biomineralisation
- Areas of expertise: Dental enamel, Dentine, Biomineralisation, Demineralisation, Remineralisation, Synchrotron X-ray diffraction, X-ray microtomography, Scanning electron microscopy, Neutron Radiography, Fluid dynamics
- Email: M.Al-Mosawi@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 7.13 Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St. James Teaching Hospital
- Website: LinkedIn | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
Mohammed Al-Mosawi holds a BSc in Biomedical Sciences (2011) and an MSc in Biomedical Engineering (2012) from the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
In 2014, he joined Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) as a Research Technician, contributing to a project entitled “Novel insights into the structure of hard tissues affected by inherited metabolic disorders”. His work focused on the development and application of experimental techniques for the collection and analysis of mineralised tissue data.
He was awarded a PhD from Queen Mary University of London in 2018 for his thesis, “Towards a 4-D Spatial and Temporal Model of Human Enamel Biomineralisation”. His doctoral research focused on developing a four-dimensional model of enamel formation, characterising crystallite organisation and mineral density distribution, with applications in regenerative dentistry and biomaterials science.
In 2019, he joined the Division of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry at the University of Leeds as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mineralised Tissues. He was appointed Lecturer in Biomineralisation in 2022, where his research continues to focus on the structure, development and functional properties of mineralised tissues.
Responsibilities
- Final Year Project Module Co-Lead
- Academic Staff Representative on the School Taught Student Education Committee ( STSEC)
- PhD supervisor and examiner
Research interests
Focuses on the structure, development and functional behaviour of mineralised tissues, with particular emphasis on enamel and dentine. A key objective is to understand how hierarchical organisation at multiple length scales influences mechanical properties, biological function and clinically relevant outcomes in dentistry.
A central theme involves biomineralisation processes in dental tissues, combining experimental and computational approaches to investigate tissue formation, crystallite organisation and mineral density distribution. This includes the development and application of advanced imaging and analytical techniques for the quantitative characterisation of mineralised tissues under both healthy and pathological conditions.
Recent work has expanded into dentine hypersensitivity, particularly the study of fluid movement within dentinal tubules. This includes the use of neutron radiography to non-destructively image and quantify dentine fluid flow, providing new insight into the mechanisms underlying hypersensitivity.
Qualifications
- BSc Biomedical Sciences
- MSc Biomedical Engineering
- PhD Dental Physical Sciences
Professional memberships
- International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
- British Society for Oral and Dental Research (BSODR)
- Bragg Centre for Materials Research
- The ImagingBioPro Network