Dr Flora Gröning

Dr Flora Gröning
Dr Flora Gröning
Dr Flora Gröning

MA, PhD, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Senior Lecturer

About
Email Address
f.groening@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address

Anatomy

The Suttie Centre

University of Aberdeen

Foresterhill

Aberdeen AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Programme coordinator for the BSc Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy) degree & course coordinator for BM2009 - Human Anatomy A

I lead the development of digital 3D Anatomy learning tools at the University of Aberdeen. In my research, I am interested in structure-function relationships in connective tissues (such as bone and tendon) and the application of 3D modelling to biomechanics and musculoskeletal research with the ultimate aim to develop new tools for patient-specific modelling. For my PhD at the University of York, I studied the mechanics of the human lower jaw using a combination of virtual 3D reconstruction techniques, 3D mechanical modelling and experiments.

As an Honorary Curatorial Fellow of the University Museums at the University of Aberdeen I have coordinated the 3D digitisation of specimens to promote our museum collections. This work builds on my previous experience as a project manager at the Neanderthal Museum in Germany, where I was responsible for the digitisation of the German Neanderthal fossils and contributed to the development of an online archive for palaeoanthropologists and archaeologists.

Honours & Awards:

Principal's Teaching Excellence Award: Commendation Prize 2023 (University of Aberdeen)

Best Undergraduate Lecturer 2022 (University of Aberdeen)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2019 (Advance HE)

Scottish Crucible 2015

Newsworthy Activities:

My video projects to support Anatomy students

3D Anatomy tools applied to a cat mummy (covered by STV, The Scotsman, The Press and Journal and the Science website)

Development of a new digital Anatomy learning tool (covered by e.g., The Scotsman and The Press and Journal)

Computer models to cut down on animal experiments (BBSRC blog)

Our work on a human fossil from Kent’s Cavern (published in Nature in 2011) made it into the Guardian's 2011 list of the year's 10 biggest science stories.

External Memberships

Anatomical Society

Anatomische Gesellschaft

European Society of Biomechanics

Research

Research Overview

My core interests include structure-function relationships in connective tissues (such as bone and tendon), the application of 3D modelling to the field of musculoskeletal research with the ultimate aim to develop new tools for patient-specific modelling and the development and evaluation of new interactive 3D learning tools for Anatomy.

Knowledge Exchange

As STEM Ambassador I frequently coordinate and take part in public engagement events about 3D modelling, Anatomy and musculoskeletal research.

Funding and Grants

Wellcome Trust ISSF Public Engagement Grant 2022-2023

Carnegie Trust Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship 2020

IEMDS Summer Teaching Development Studentship 2018

Roland Sutton Academic Trust Grant 2017-2022

Tenvus Scotland Grant 2017-2018

Impact Knowledge Exchange & Commercialisation Award 2017

CLSM Curriculum Development Studentship 2017

CLSM Curriculum Development Studentship 2016

Roland Sutton Academic Trust Grant 2015-2016

Anatomical Society Summer Research Scholarship 2015

BBSRC Research Grant 2015-2018

BBSRC Research Grant 2011-2014

EU Marie Curie Integration Grant 2011-2014

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Programme coordinator for the BSc/MSci Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy) degree

Course coordinator for BM2009 - Human Anatomy A

Teaching on the following courses:

  • Human Anatomy for MBChB Years 1-3
  • AN3009 Architecture of Life
  • AN3504 Human Movement Dissected
  • AY1502 Archaeology in Action
  • BM2009 Human Anatomy A
  • BM2509 Human Anatomy B
  • BM4010 Advanced Molecules Membranes and Cells
  • BM4501 Biomedical Sciences Honours Project (incl. project skills workshops)
  • ME33HA Medical Humanities
  • SR3508 Clinical Exercise Physiology
  • SR4301 Exercise Physiology
  • MSc Medical Physics and Medical Imaging
  • PGCert/Msc in Clinical Education

Recipient of the Principal's Teaching Excellence Award: Commendation Prize 2023 and Best Undergraduate Lecturer Award 2022. Nominated for the Best Postgraduate Supervisor Award 2022 and Best Undergraduate Lecturer Award 2024 (University of Aberdeen)

My video projects to support Anatomy students (in collaboration with Zee Allison and Colm Sheenan): Top tips for effective Anatomy revision, How to make the most of Anatomy practical classes & Dissection Safety

My projects to develop new 3D learning resources for Anatomy teaching have been supported by the Roland Sutton Academic Trust and Curriculum Development Summer Studentships funded by the Development Trust of the University of Aberdeen. My key partner in many of these project has been my former research assistant and PhD student Laura Pérez-Pachón.

Publications

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  • The importance of accurate muscle modelling for biomechanical analyses: a case study with a lizard skull

    Gröning, F., Jones, M. E. H., Curtis, N., Herrel, A., O'Higgins, P., Evans, S. E., Fagan, M. J.
    Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol. 10, no. 84, 20130216
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Comparing the distribution of strains with the distribution of bone tissue in a human mandible: a finite element study

    Gröning, F., Fagan, M., O'higgins, P.
    The Anatomical Record Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, vol. 296, no. 1, pp. 9-18
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Virtual functional morphology: novel approaches to the study of craniofacial form and function

    O'Higgins, P., Fitton, L. C., Phillips, R., Shi, J. F., Liu, J., Gröning, F., Cobb, S. N., Fagan, M. J.
    Evolutionary Biology, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 521-535
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Comment on "The effects of modelling simplifications on craniofacial finite element models: the alveoli (tooth sockets) and periodontal ligaments" (volume 44, issue 10, pages 1831-1838)

    Gröning, F., Fagan, M. J.
    Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 1749-51
    Contributions to Journals: Letters
  • Improving the validation of finite element models with quantitative full-field strain comparisons

    Gröning, F., Bright, J. A., Fagan, M. J., O'Higgins, P.
    Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1498-1506
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Modeling the human mandible under masticatory loads: which input variables are important?

    Gröning, F., Fagan, M., O'Higgins, P.
    The Anatomical Record Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, vol. 295, no. 5, pp. 853-63
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The earliest evidence for anatomically modern humans in northwestern Europe

    Higham, T., Compton, T., Stringer, C., Jacobi, R., Shapiro, B., Trinkaus, E., Chandler, B., Gröning, F., Collins, C., Hillson, S., O'Higgins, P., FitzGerald, C., Fagan, M.
    Nature, vol. 479, no. 7374, pp. 521-524
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Strain accommodation in the zygomatic arch of the pig: a validation study using digital speckle pattern interferometry and finite element analysis

    Bright, J. A., Gröning, F.
    Journal of morphology, vol. 272, no. 11, pp. 1388-98
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The effects of the periodontal ligament on mandibular stiffness: a study combining finite element analysis and geometric morphometrics

    Gröning, F., Fagan, M. J., O'Higgins, P.
    Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 44, no. 7, pp. 1304-1312
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Why do humans have chins?: Testing the mechanical significance of modern human symphyseal morphology with finite element analysis

    Gröning, F., Liu, J., Fagan, M. J., O'Higgins, P.
    American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 144, no. 4, pp. 593-606
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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