Dr Enda Minnock
Research Associate
Location: Synthes GmbH, Oberdorf, Switzerland
E: endaminnock@gmail.com
T: +44 (0)1793 785531
Department of Engineering and Applied Science
Current activities
Enda Minnock is currently a product design engineer with Synthes GmbH, Switzerland working on biomedical engineering projects. His recent research focused on investigating bone density using ultrasonic methods. He is also involved in a project examining the skeletal condition of recruits beginning training with the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
During his PhD studies, Enda was primarily involved with developing and optimising methods for the early detection of osteoporosis. He has examined the use of questionnaires as a means of quantifying risk of fracture and developed a new assessment tool specifically for post menopausal, British women. He has also developed a prototype scanning system that uses ultrasound to predict bone structure of the finger.
Enda's latest work is attempting to quantify the correlation between this measurement and density at the hip. It is hoped that this device may allow for cheap and easy screening for osteoporosis of very large numbers of individuals. The initial findings have been presented at the SimBio-M Conference in France, where he won a student award for his presentation.
Background
Enda graduated with a first class honours degree in Biomedical Engineering from NUI Galway, Ireland in 2005. He worked for a short while in a biomedical company in Galway, Ireland as a materials engineer.
Enda joined Cranfield University in January 2006 where he stayed until the end of 2010 before moving to his new post in Switzerland. He remains a research associate of the Cranfield Forensic Institute.
Selected publications
E. Minnock, L. Mulder, B. van Reitbergen and P. Zioupos, Does the finger structure reflect changes at the neck of the femur? European Society of Biomechanics Conference, Jul ’10.
E. Minnock, P. Zioupos, K. Winwood and L. Mulder, Simulating the Passage of Ultrasound Through the Phalanx, SimBio-M Conference, Jul ‘09
E. Minnock, R. Cook, D. Collins, J. Tucker, and P. Zioupos, Using risk factors and quantitative ultrasound to identify postmenopausal Caucasian women at risk of osteoporosis, Journal Of Clinical Densitometry, 11(4):485–493, Oct. ‘08.
E. Minnock, K. Winwood, and P. Zioupos, Using quantitative ultrasound to predict bone structure, Journal of Biomechanics, 41:S405, Jul ’08.
