Davide Filingeri, PhD
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor in Thermal Physiology
University of Southampton
Associate Professor in Thermal Physiology
University of Southampton
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I research how human skin senses temperature and wetness, how this influences our body temperature regulation and thermal behavior, and how this integrated system is impaired by neurodegeneration in the form of Multiple Sclerosis.
Following on my doctorate, I received an Endeavour Research Fellowship to investigate thermoregulation in multiple sclerosis at the University of Sydney (awarded by the Australian Government). I then held a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley, where I researched patterns of skin thermosensing across the body in healthy individuals (funded by the US Dept. of Energy). In October 2016, I was recruited to a research-intensive Vice Chancellor’s Lectureship by Loughborough University, where I set up the THERMOSENSELAB. In March 2021, I joined the University of Southampton’ Skin Sensing Research Group as an Associate Professor, where I continue to investigate how the skin, this marvellous organ that wrap us all, detects and reacts to the thermal challenges posed by our surrounding environments. |
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Ralph Gordon, PhD
Postdoctoral research fellow
University of Southampton
University of Southampton
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Dr Ralph Gordon is a Research Fellow in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton. After completing a BSc (Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK) and MSc (University of Roehampton, UK), Ralph obtained his PhD in thermal and neuromuscular physiology (University of Roehampton, UK).
Following his doctorate Ralph held academic lecturing positions at the University of Bedfordshire and Anglia Ruskin University, before joining the Skin Sensing Research Group at the University of Southampton in September 2023. Ralph is an active researcher within the field of thermal physiology. He is currently working on a Medical Research Council funded project titled: “Temperature Modulation Of Skin Tolerance To Applied Mechanical Loading And Shear”. Research interests: Thermal and Exercise Physiology, Heat Acclimation/Acclimatization, Skin Cooling, Neuromuscular Function . |
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Hannah Blount, MSc
PhD Researcher
University of Southampton I completed a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Leeds (Dissertation: The effects of Nike Vaporfly shoes on the mechanics of natural foot springs and running economy in male and female runners) and an MSc in Human and Applied Physiology at King’s College London (Dissertation: The physiology and biomechanics of ambulation in partial gravity with the use of a simulated microgravity horizontal suspension system).
I joined the ThermosenseLab in September 2022, to conducted a PhD )funded by Nike and EPSRC) that will investigates female thermoregulation across the lifespan with applications to new sportswear for females. |
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Jade Ward, MSc
PhD Researcher
University of Southampton I completed my undergraduate in Sports Science and MSc in Applied Sport and Excise Physiology at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. After completing my MSc, I joined the English Institute of Sport for over 4 years as a physiology laboratory technician. During my time at the Institute, I had a role as a rehab scientist working in the Intensive Rehabilitation Unit, supporting athletes' return to training and competition after injury, and as a Physiologist with GB Hockey, delivering the heat acclimation project for both the male and female senior squad and staff members leading up to Tokyo Olympic Games.
I joined the ThermosenseLab in September 2022 to conduct a PhD (funded by Procter & Gamble) that will investigate the physiological and perceptual mechanisms of sweat-induced skin wetness sensing at the underarm with appplications to anti-perspirant deodorants. |
Alessandro Valenza, MSc
PhD Researcher
University of Palermo Alessandro holds an MSc in sciences and techniques of preventive and adapted sports activities at the University of Palermo. In 2015, he qualified as ‘Professional Athletic Trainer’ and, in 2018, as a ‘Basic Football Technician: UEFA B’. Alessandro first joined the THERMOSENSELAB as a visiting researcher in April 2018, and his research focused on the impact of maximal exercise on local wetness sensitivity in males and females.
In 2020, Alessandro joined a PhD program jointly supervised by THERMOSENSELAB and the University of Palermo, and investigating individual variability in skin thermosensing at rest and during exercise. |
Flavia Figlioli
Visiting PhD Researcher
University of Palermo Flavia is a highly skilled postgraduate researcher in the field of skin sensory physiology, who is enrolled in a fully funded PhD program within Dr Antonino Bianco’ Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit at the University of Palermo (Italy).
Flavia joined THERMOSENSELAB at the University of Southampton in April 2023 for a 6-month secondment, during which she will conduct experimental research on microvascular and lympathic function in the skin under temperature modulation. |
Lab alumni
Dr Callie Merrick (PhD researcher) [Wetness perception in absorbent products] - Loughborough University
Dr Kate Christogianni (PhD researcher) [Thermoregulation in Multiple Scleroris] - Loughborough University
Dr Kaltrina Feka (Visiting PhD researcher) [Sensorimotor role of wetness sensing] - Loughborough University
Oliver Typolt (MSc student) [TRPM8 channels and wetness sensing] - Loughborough University
Bijou Bukhori, Adam Jones, Harry Mounter (MSc students) [Ethnic differences in regional skin properties in females ]- University of Southampton
Thomas McCartney, Aidan Wooldrige, Daniel Clarke, Kiara Patel (BSc students) [Ethnic differences in regional skin properties in males]- University of Southampton
Riley Wootten (BSc student) [Wetness sensing in children] - University of Southampton
Jasmin Dearden (BSc student) [Wetness sensing in older women]- University of Southampton
Charlie Wildgoose (BSc student) [Wetness sensing in older men] - Loughborough University
Jasmine O'Garro (BSc student) [Thermal sensitivity in Multiple Sclerosis] - Loughborough University
Chris Dennis (BSc student) [Warm droplet skin sensing] - Loughborough University
Helena Cowley (BSc student) [Thermoregulation and babywearing] - Loughborough University
Iona Davis (BSc student) [Upper limb thermosensing for neuroprostetics development] - Loughborough University
James Hilton (BSc student) [Upper limb mechanosensing for neuroprostetics development] - Loughborough University
Ella Ross-Jewell (BSc student) [Passive heating effects on thermosensing] - Loughborough University
Harry Charlier (BSc student) [The interaction of thermal stress and mental fatigue on manual dexterity] - Loughborough University
Dr Kate Christogianni (PhD researcher) [Thermoregulation in Multiple Scleroris] - Loughborough University
Dr Kaltrina Feka (Visiting PhD researcher) [Sensorimotor role of wetness sensing] - Loughborough University
Oliver Typolt (MSc student) [TRPM8 channels and wetness sensing] - Loughborough University
Bijou Bukhori, Adam Jones, Harry Mounter (MSc students) [Ethnic differences in regional skin properties in females ]- University of Southampton
Thomas McCartney, Aidan Wooldrige, Daniel Clarke, Kiara Patel (BSc students) [Ethnic differences in regional skin properties in males]- University of Southampton
Riley Wootten (BSc student) [Wetness sensing in children] - University of Southampton
Jasmin Dearden (BSc student) [Wetness sensing in older women]- University of Southampton
Charlie Wildgoose (BSc student) [Wetness sensing in older men] - Loughborough University
Jasmine O'Garro (BSc student) [Thermal sensitivity in Multiple Sclerosis] - Loughborough University
Chris Dennis (BSc student) [Warm droplet skin sensing] - Loughborough University
Helena Cowley (BSc student) [Thermoregulation and babywearing] - Loughborough University
Iona Davis (BSc student) [Upper limb thermosensing for neuroprostetics development] - Loughborough University
James Hilton (BSc student) [Upper limb mechanosensing for neuroprostetics development] - Loughborough University
Ella Ross-Jewell (BSc student) [Passive heating effects on thermosensing] - Loughborough University
Harry Charlier (BSc student) [The interaction of thermal stress and mental fatigue on manual dexterity] - Loughborough University
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