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Biography
Ben is a research fellow working in the Experimental Neuroscience Research Group within the Department of Biomedical Sciences. His work focuses on neurodegeneration and extracellular matrix (ECM) dysfunction in the brain and the eye, with research interests in neurodegenerative disease, haemorrhagic stroke and glaucoma.
He has a particular interest in using both in vivo and organotypic models and applying his expertise in molecular biology, transcriptomics and neurobiology to improve understanding of the drivers of the underlying disease processes in these conditions.
Research interests
- Haemorrhagic stroke
- CSF dynamics
- Organotypic culture
- Tissue equivalents
- Genetic modification and engineering
- Nuclear hormone receptor signalling
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, The effect of nuclear hormone receptor stimulation in oral epithelia, Dentistry
1 Oct 2019 → 19 Dec 2023
Award Date: 23 Apr 2024
Bachelor of Biomedical science, Biomedical Materials Science, 1st Class Honours
Award Date: 1 Jul 2019
External positions
Virginia Commonwealth University
5 May 2025 → 17 May 2025
Keywords
- RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
- Stroke
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- RE Ophthalmology
- Glaucoma
- RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
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0538 Exploring the role of m6A-RNA methylation in severe epidermolysis bullosa simplex
Balacco, D. L., Hewitt, B., Bardhan, A., Khanna, D., Shriane, L. M., Hunjan, M., Hickerson, R., Heagerty, A. & Chapple, I., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145, 8, p. S93-S93 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review
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Adult organotypic brain slice cultures recapitulate extracellular matrix remodelling in haemorrhagic stroke
Hewitt, B. J., Roberts, L., Roberts, J. A., Fulton, D., Hill, L., Kitchen, P., Bill, R. M. & Botfield, H., 16 Jul 2025, bioRxiv.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
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An in vitro model of post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus
Hewitt, B. & Botfield, H., Jun 2025, In: Brain and Neuroscience Advances. 9, p. 2-3 2 p., 23982128251339055.Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract
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Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial evaluation of morin
Solera Sales, L., Hewitt, B., Muchová, M., Lourenção Brighenti, F., Kuehne, S. A., Grant, M. M. & Milward, M. R., Oct 2025, In: Archives of Oral Biology. 178, 12 p., 106343.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Systematic Review of the Differential Effects of TGF-β1 in Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Preclinical Stroke Models
Hewitt, B. J., Ali, M., Hubbard, J., Hill, L. J. & Botfield, H., 15 Jul 2025, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 14, 14, 22 p., e037890.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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RNA-sequencing data underpinning "Adult organotypic brain slice cultures recapitulate extracellular matrix remodelling in haemorrhagic stroke"
Hewitt, B. (Creator) & Botfield, H. (Creator), National Center for Biotechnology Inform, 14 Jul 2025
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/PRJNA1262501
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Prizes
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SRHSB Graduate Travelling Fellowship 2024
Hewitt, B. (Recipient), 28 Jun 2024
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SRHSB President's Prize 2025
Hewitt, B. (Recipient), 18 Oct 2025
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