Dr Wendy Leadbeater PhD, MEd, SFHEA

Dr Wendy Leadbeater

School of Biomedical Sciences
Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences

Contact details

Address
Institute of Clinical Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Wendy is an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences, based in the Institute of Clinical Sciences. 

Her research interests are now in educational research with an emphasis on student support, interprofessional education and teaching and learning. 

Wendy is a neuroscientist with teaching responsibilities across the Institute of Clinical Sciences. Her past research interests were centred around CNS injury.

Qualifications

  • Masters in Education, Learning and Teaching, 2022
  •  Post-graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2021
  •  Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2013
  •  Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2011
  •  Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2010
  •  PhD Neuroscience, 1999
  •  BSc Cell and Molecular Biology, 1st Class, 1992

Teaching

Wendy is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is interested in the scholarship of learning and teaching. She contributes to teaching across Medical Sciences.

 Wendy is also a Personal Academic Tutor for the Biomedical Sciences programme.

Other activities

External Examiner on the Learning and Teaching: Student and Professional module for the BSc Biomedical Sciences at St George’s, University of London.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Leadbeater, W, Pallett, R, Dunn, E & Bashir, A 2021, 'A Virtual Approach to Promote Inter-Professional Learning (IPL) Between Biomedical Science and Medicine in Higher Education for the Benefit of Patient Care', Frontiers in public health, vol. 9, 747751. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.747751

Mead, B, Logan, A, Berry, M, Leadbeater, W & Scheven, BA 2016, 'Dental pulp stem cells: a novel cell therapy for retinal and central nervous system repair', Stem Cells. https://doi.org/10.1002/stem.2398, https://doi.org/10.1002/stem.2398

Mead, B, Hill, LJ, Blanch, RJ, Ward, K, Logan, A, Berry, M, Leadbeater, W & Scheven, BA 2016, 'Mesenchymal stromal cell-mediated neuroprotection and functional preservation of retinal ganglion cells in a rodent model of glaucoma', Cytotherapy, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 487-496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2015.12.002

Hill, LJ, Mead, B, Blanch, RJ, Ahmed, Z, De Cogan, F, Morgan-Warren, PJ, Mohamed, S, Leadbeater, W, Scott, RAH, Berry, M & Logan, A 2015, 'Decorin reduces intraocular pressure and retinal ganglion cell loss in rodents through fibrolysis of the scarred trabecular meshwork', Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 3743-57. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-15622

Zatyka, M, Da Silva Xavier, G, Bellomo, EA, Leadbeater, W, Astuti, D, Smith, J, Michelangeli, F, Rutter, GA & Barrett, T 2015, 'Sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum ATPase is a molecular partner of Wolfram syndrome 1 protein, which negatively regulates its expression', Human Molecular Genetics, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 814-827. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddu499, https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddu499

Mead, B, Berry, M, Logan, A, Scott, R, Leadbeater, W & Scheven, B 2015, 'Stem cell treatment of degenerative eye disease', Stem Cell Research, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2015.02.003

Mead, B, Logan, A, Berry, M, Leadbeater, W & Scheven, B 2014, 'Adult stem cell treatment for central nervous system injury', Current Tissue Engineering, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 93. https://doi.org/10.2174/2211542003666141013223828

Mead, B, Thompson, A, Scheven, B, Logan, A, Berry, M & Leadbeater, W 2014, 'Comparative evaluation of methods for estimating retinal ganglion cell loss in retinal sections and wholemounts', PLoS ONE, vol. 9, no. 10, e110612. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110612

Mead, B, Logan, A, Berry, M, Leadbeater, W & Scheven, BA 2014, 'Dental pulp stem cells, a paracrine-mediated therapy for the retina', Neural Regeneration Research, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 577-578. https://doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.130089

Holmes, AP, Turner, PJ, Carter, P, Leadbeater, W, Ray, CJ, Hauton, D, Buckler, KJ & Kumar, P 2014, 'Glycogen metabolism protects against metabolic insult to preserve carotid body function during glucose deprivation', The Journal of Physiology, vol. 592, no. 20, pp. 4493-4506. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2014.276105

Mead, B, Logan, A, Berry, M, Leadbeater, W & Scheven, B 2014, 'Paracrine-mediated neuroprotection and neuritogenesis of axotomised retinal ganglion cells by human dental pulp stem cells: comparison with human bone marrow and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells', PLoS ONE, vol. 9, no. 10, e109305. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109305

Leadbeater, W, Shuttleworth, T, Couperthwaite, J & Nightingale, KP 2013, 'Evaluating the use and impact of lecture recording in undergraduates: Evidence for distinct approaches by different groups of students', Computers and Education, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 185-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.09.011

Mead, B, Logan, A, Berry, M, Leadbeater, W & Scheven, BA 2013, 'Intravitreally transplanted dental pulp stem cells promote neuroprotection and axon regeneration of retinal ganglion cells after optic nerve injury', Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS), vol. 54. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.13-13045

Chapter

Assender, J & Leadbeater, W 2022, Supporting student employability through integrated research exposure and a curriculum-embedded skills module. in D Lochtie, A Stork & B Walker (eds), The Higher Education Personal Tutor’s and Advisor’s Companion. 1 edn, Critical Publishing, pp. 1-9. <https://www.criticalpublishing.com/he-personal-tutors>

Abstract

Read, M, Smith, V, Lewy, G, Ryan, G, Sharma, N, Seed, R, Fong, J, Kwan, P, Warfield, A, Leadbeater, W, Watkinson, J, Franklyn, J, Boelaert, K & McCabe, C 2012, 'Dietary factors augment the ability of the proto-oncogene PBF to induce goitrogenesis and hyperplasia in vivo', Endocrine Abstracts, vol. 28, OC3.8.

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