Biography
January 2019 – Present: Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering (HEFC Funded)
Current roles include
• School of Pharmacy & Bioengineering Equality, Diversity Inclusion Chair
• School of Pharmacy & Bioengineering Elected Member of Senate
• Regenerative Medicine FReT Membership Co-lead
• Staff-Student liaison officer for MSc Biomed/CTE/MedEng
2016-2019: Postdoctoral Research Associate (Keele University)
Education record
2021: FHEA Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2012-2016: Ph.D Bioengineering Cancer Studies (Keele University)
2010-2011: MSc Cell and Tissue Engineering (Keele University)
2006-2009: BSc Neuroscience and Psychology (Keele University)
Research and scholarship
Research themes
Regenerative Medicine/Healthcare Technologies
Research interests
My research interests are multidisciplinary; utilising bioengineering, spectrometry and spectroscopy to advance healthcare technologies and understanding. Primary focuses are to move analytical technology and practices to the non-invasive or non-destructive routes.
Scope of interests: Mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS, GC-MS), vibrational spectroscopy (Mid-Infrared FTIR, Synchrotron-FTIR, Raman) preclinical models, supporting technologies, tissue engineering, lungs/Respiratory, ear/nose/throat, stem cell biology, biomarkers, volatile organic compounds, imaging, In vitro modelling, clinical translation, breath analysis, body fluid profiling, cell headspace (the exometabolome).
Current lab group activity
The use of Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry (SIFT-MS) and Vibrational Spectroscopy to profile models of irritable bowel syndromes (IBS), study age related hearing loss (improving basic scientific knowledge, diagnostics and interventions) and investigate the role of cell culture conditions on stem cell metabolic outputs.
Group members
- Amy Worrall (PhD Student, 2019-)
- Sara Barreto (PhD Student, CDT funded, 2019-)
Teaching
Module lead: MSc Cell & Tissue Engineering (MSc CTE) Cell Biomechanics, BSc Cell & Tissue Engineering (BSc CTE)
Current topics in Regenerative Medicine.
Teaching contributions: MSc CTE; Human Physiology and Anatomy Medical technology projects (Research dissertation projects), Academic Mentor. BSc CTE; Human Physiology and Anatomy, Experimental research methodology. MPharm Stage 4 Final year research projects.
Selected Publications
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Physiological Oxygen Causes the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells with Possible Roles in Maintaining Self-Renewal and Pluripotency. doi> full text>2022.
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Optimization of Sample Preparation Using Glass Slides for Spectral Pathology. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, 343-350, vol. 75(3). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Optimization of Sample Preparation Using Glass Slides for Spectral Pathology. Appl Spectrosc, 343-350, vol. 75(3). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Identification of a Glass Substrate to Study Cells Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: Are We Closer to Spectral Pathology?. Appl Spectrosc, 178-186, vol. 74(2). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Fourier transform infrared spectra of cells on glass coverslips. A further step in spectral pathology. Analyst, 5711-5717, vol. 143(23). link> doi> full text>2018.
Full Publications Listshow
Journal Articles
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Physiological Oxygen Causes the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells with Possible Roles in Maintaining Self-Renewal and Pluripotency. doi> full text>2022.
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Optimization of Sample Preparation Using Glass Slides for Spectral Pathology. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, 343-350, vol. 75(3). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Optimization of Sample Preparation Using Glass Slides for Spectral Pathology. Appl Spectrosc, 343-350, vol. 75(3). link> doi> full text>2021.
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Identification of a Glass Substrate to Study Cells Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: Are We Closer to Spectral Pathology?. Appl Spectrosc, 178-186, vol. 74(2). link> doi> full text>2020.
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Fourier transform infrared spectra of cells on glass coverslips. A further step in spectral pathology. Analyst, 5711-5717, vol. 143(23). link> doi> full text>2018.
- 2018.
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Evaluation of peroxidative stress of cancer cells in vitro by real-time quantification of volatile aldehydes in culture headspace. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom, 1344-1352, vol. 31(16). link> doi> full text>2017.
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Effects of nilotinib on leukaemia cells using vibrational microspectroscopy and cell cloning. Analyst, 1299-1307, vol. 142(8). link> doi> full text>2017.
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- 2013.
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Morphological analysis of vibrational hyperspectral imaging data. Analyst. doi>2012.
Chapters
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Artificial Neural Network Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds for the Detection of Lung Cancer. (vol. 650). link> doi> full text>2018.
Other
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Artificial neural network analysis of volatile organic compounds for the detection of lung cancer. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (pp. 183-190). Springer Verlag. full text>2017.
School address:
School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering
Hornbeam Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
Research centre address:
School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering
Guy Hilton Research Centre
Thornburrow Drive
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 7QB
Tel: +44 (0) 1782 674988
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