Bio

I have a broad academic background which encompasses computational modelling of immune function in lymph nodes, miRNA extraction from lymphatic vessels and musculoskeletal modelling. I am from the UK where I completed a PhD in Bioengineering at Imperial College London. Following my PhD I worked as a researcher in a gait analysis start-up company, encompassing a broad range of roles from software adaption and musculoskeletal modelling to website design. Outside of academia I am an avid runner, having represented my university at a national level. I am passionate about finding ways to prevent poor bone health in young endurance athletes and returned to academia to pursue this goal.

Research Interests

My current research interests focus around better understanding Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in endurance athletes, a condition that can leads to poor bone health amongst other negative outcomes. I am particularly interested in identifying biometric changes that may be detectable with wearable devices that can be used alongside clinical biomarkers to quantify RED-S status.

Degrees

Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Imperial College London, 2019
M.Res. in Bioengineering, Imperial College London, 2014
B.S. in Biological Sciences (Cell Physiology and Pharmacology), University of Leicester, 2013

Honors and Awards

The Alan Turing Institute Sep 2021 Data Study Group: Drive Approach Award.2021
Lymphatic Education Research Network (LE&RN) Best Scientific Early Stage Researcher Poster Award. Lymphatics Forum. 2017
LE&RN Travel Award: NIH conference ‘Lymphatics as Regulators in health and disease’. 2015
Athletics Sports Scholar on the Developing Excellence Scheme at Imperial College London 2016
British Universities Championships 10000m Silver Medallist.2015
1st Year Academic Scholarship at the University of Leicester. 2012
British U20 5000m England Athletics Gold Medallist. 2011

Representative Publications

Johnson S , Chakraborty S, Drosou A, Cunnea P, Tzovara D, Nixon K, Zawieja D C, Muthuchamy M,
Fotopoulou C and Moore JE Jr. InflammatorystateoflymphaticvesselsandmiRNA2profilesassociated
with relapse in ovarian cancer patients. 2020. PLOS ONE. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230092

Johnson S, Frattolin J, Edgar LT, Jafarnejad M , Moore JE Jr. Lymph node swelling combined with
temporary effector T cell retention aids T cell response in a model of adaptive immunity.2021 Royal
Society Interface. doi/10.1098/rsif.2021.0464

Yufeng Shou, Sarah C Johnson, Ying J Quek, Xianlei Li, Andy Tay. Lymph node-mimicking models for
patho-biological study. Manuscript under review.