2025

• Lawrence JEG, Woods S, Roberts K, Sumanaweera D, Balogh P, Li T, et al.
  Single-cell transcriptomics identifies chondrocyte differentiation dynamics in vivo and in vitro. Developmental Cell 60(22): 3066–3084.e8 (2025)

• Downton P, Bates N, Woods S, Adamson A, Sergouniotis PI
  Genome editing of a low-penetrance albinism-associated variant in TYR in patient-derived pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Research (2025)

• Woods S, Bates N, Cain S, Humphreys PEA, Mancini FE, Burgos BA, et al.
  Human pluripotent stem cell model of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia with MATN3 mutation identifies altered matrix organisation and upregulation of the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway. bioRxiv (2025)

• Larrea Murillo L, Chen Z, Song J, Mitchel A, Woods S, Kimber SJ, et al.
  Blood vessels bioengineered from induced pluripotent stem cell–derived MSCs and porous silk fibroin coated scaffolds. Journal of Tissue Engineering 16 (2025)

2024

• Bantounas I, Rooney KM, Lopes FM, Tengku F, Woods S, Zeef LAH, et al.
  Human pluripotent stem cell-derived kidney organoids reveal tubular epithelial pathobiology of heterozygous HNF1B-associated dysplastic kidney malformations. Stem Cell Reports 19(6): 859–876 (2024)

• Mancini FE, Humphreys PEA, Woods S, Bates N, Cuvertino S, et al.
  Effect of a retinoic acid analogue on BMP-driven pluripotent stem cell chondrogenesis. Scientific Reports 14: 2696 (2024)

• Ogene L, Woods S, Hetmanski J, Lozano N, Karakasidi A, Caswell PT, et al.
  Graphene oxide activates canonical TGFβ signalling in a human chondrocyte cell line via increased plasma membrane tension. Nanoscale 16(11): 5653–5664 (2024)

2023

• Humphreys PEA, Woods S, Bates N, Rooney KM, Mancini FE, Barclay C, et al.
  Optogenetic manipulation of BMP signalling to drive chondrogenic differentiation of hPSCs. Cell Reports 42(12) (2023)

• Humphreys PA, Woods S, O’Flaherty J, Mancini F, Rooney K, Bates N, et al.
  Optogenetic control of BMP signalling to drive human pluripotent stem cell chondrogenesis. Tissue Engineering Part A 29(13–14) (2023)

• Smith CA, Humphreys PA, Naven MA, Woods S, Mancini FE, O’Flaherty J, et al.
  Directed differentiation of hPSCs through a simplified lateral plate mesoderm protocol for generation of articular cartilage progenitors. PLOS One 18(1): e0280024 (2023)

2022

• Cain SA, Woods S, Singh M, Kimber SJ, Baldock C
  ADAMTS6 cleaves the large latent TGFβ complex and increases cell mechanotension to activate TGFβ. Matrix Biology 114: 18–34 (2022)

• Humphreys PA, Mancini FE, Ferreira MJS, Woods S, Ogene L, Kimber SJ
  Developmental principles informing human pluripotent stem cell differentiation to cartilage and bone. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology 127: 17–36 (2022)

• Naven MA, Zeef LAH, Li S, Humphreys PA, Smith CA, Pathiranage D, Woods S, et al.
  Development of human cartilage circadian rhythm in a stem cell–chondrogenesis model. Theranostics 12(8): 3963 (2022)

• Morais MRPT, Tian P, Lawless C, Murtuza-Baker S, Hopkinson L, Woods S, et al.
  Kidney organoids recapitulate human basement membrane assembly in health and disease. eLife 11: e73486 (2022)

2021

• Woods S, Humphreys PA, Bates N, Richardson SA, Kuba SY, Brooks IR, et al.
  Regulation of TGFβ signalling by TRPV4 in chondrocytes. Cells 10(4): 726 (2021)

2020

• De Kinderen P, Meester J, Loeys B, Peeters S, Gouze E, Woods S, et al.
  Differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into chondrocytes: methods and applications for disease modeling and drug discovery. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 37(3): 397–410 (2020)

• Woods S, Charlton S, Cheung K, Hao Y, Soul J, Reynard LN, Crowe N, et al.
  microRNA-seq of cartilage reveals an overabundance of miR-140-3p containing functional isomiRs. RNA 26(11): 1575–1588 (2020)

• Humphreys PA, Woods S, Smith CA, Bates N, Cain SA, Lucas R, Kimber SJ
  Optogenetic control of the BMP signalling pathway. ACS Synthetic Biology 9(11): 3067–3078 (2020)

• Wood KA, Rowlands CF, Thomas HB, Woods S, O’Flaherty J, Douzgou S, et al.
  Modelling Burn–McKeown syndrome using induced pluripotent stem cells. PLOS One 15(7): e0233582 (2020)

• Griffiths R, Woods S, Cheng A, Wang P, Griffiths-Jones S, Ronshaugen M, et al.
  The transcription factor–microRNA regulatory network during hESC chondrogenesis. Scientific Reports 10: 4744 (2020)

• Woods S, Bates N, Dunn SL, Serracino-Inglott F, Hardingham TE, Kimber S
  Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells from anterior cruciate ligament. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 38(1): 92–104 (2020)

2019

• Woods S, Barter MJ, Elliott HR, McGillivray CM, Birch MA, Clark IM, et al.
  miR-324-5p is upregulated in end-stage osteoarthritis and regulates Indian Hedgehog signalling by differing mechanisms in human and mouse. Matrix Biology 77: 87–100 (2019)

2015

• Barter MJ, Tselepi M, Gómez R, Woods S, Hui W, Smith GR, Shanley DP, et al.
  Genome-wide microRNA and gene analysis of MSC chondrogenesis identifies essential roles for miR-140-5p. Stem Cells 33(11): 3266–3280 (2015)

2012–2011

• Barter MJ, Woods S, Young DA
  microRNA in chondrogenesis, cartilage and osteoarthritis. Current Rheumatology Reviews 8(2): 89–97 (2012)

2010

• Purvis HA, Stoop JN, Mann J, Woods S, Kozijn AE, Hambleton S, et al.
  Low-strength T-cell activation promotes Th17 responses. Blood 116(23): 4829–4837 (2010)

• Anderson CMH, Jevons M, Thangaraju M, Edwards N, Conlon NJ, Woods S, et al.
  Transport of the photodynamic therapy agent 5-aminolevulinic acid by distinct H+-coupled nutrient carriers in the small intestine. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 332(1): 220–228 (2010)

About Steven Woods

I focus on stem cell models to unravel cartilage development and tackle osteoarthritis.

Research Focus

Technical Skills

Expertise includes CRISPR editing, single-cell transcriptomics, organoids, and mechanotransduction.

Stay Updated

Subscribe for updates on new publications and projects