IRDG 210 and 13th Martin & Willis Prize

Martin & Willis Programme

• Brillouin Light Scattering Spectroscopy and Elasticity in Hydrated Connective Tissue.
  • Ryan Edginton
• Sleeping sickness: Detection and differentiation of Trypanosoma Brucei using Raman spectroscopy.
  • Alexandre Girard
• Raman spectroscopy for rapid diagnosis of lymphomas and metastatic lesions found in lymph nodes.
  • Leanne Fullwood
• Measuring redox potential in 3D breast cancer tumour models using SERS nanosensors.
  • Lauren Jamieson
• Molecular Identification of Explosives by a New Class of SERS Immunoassay.
  • Holly Butler
• Pre-symptomatic detection of nutrient deficiencies in crop production using vibrational spectroscopy.
  • Rachel Norman
• Studying the distribution of deep Raman spectroscopy signals using liquid tissue phantoms with varying optical properties.
  • Martha Vardaki
• IR Studies on Biopolymers.
  • Calum Welsh
• SERS Detection of Single Base Substitutions in 25-mer Oligonucleotides.
  • Susan Dick

IRDG 210 Programme

• Mid-infrared fiberoptic devices and systems for in vivo medical diagnostics.
  • Prof Angela Seddon (University of Nottingham)
• Fibre optic Raman probes. From cancer to jet engines.
  • Dr John Day (University of Bristol)
• Raman Spectroscopy for Nano-chemistry and Nanostructures.
  • Dr Deb Roy (National Physical Laboratory)
• Nanoparticle based analysis of biomolecules, cells and tissue.
  • Prof Duncan Graham (University of Strathclyde)
• SERS with Metal Colloids- Extending the Lifetime of the Enhancing Particle Aggregates.
  • Prof Steven Bell (Queen’s University, Belfast)
• Studying drugs in live cells using ATR FTIR spectroscopy.
  • Dr Andrew Chan (King’s College, London)
• Label-free Chemically Specific Imaging In-Planta with Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy.
  • Prof Julian Moger (University of Exeter)
• Chemometric analysis of FTIR images for the identification of colorectal polyp cancer.
  • Dr Gavin Lloyd (Gloucestershire Royal Hospital)