Professor Karen Faulds
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Prize And Awards
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Analytical Division Mid-Career Award
- Recipient
- 2021
- Robert Kellner Lecture Award
- Recipient
- 2021
- Named on the Top 60 Scientists from Around the World Power List by The Analytical Scientist
- Recipient
- 10/2020
- Charles Mann Award
- Recipient
- 10/2019
- Fleischmann Lecture- RSC Electrochemistry Group
- Recipient
- 8/2019
- Named as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Analytical Scientists
- Recipient
- 2019
Publications
- Unmixing hyperspectral SRS images in the cell-silent region of the Raman spectrum using phasor analysis
- Tipping William J, Gould Gwyn W, Faulds (She/Her) Karen, Graham Duncan
- Chemical & Biomedical Imaging (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.5c00023
- Alkyne-tag Raman imaging and sensing of bioactive compounds
- Dodo Kosuke, Tipping William J, Yamakoshi Hiroyuki, Egoshi Syusuke, Kubo Toshiki, Kumamoto Yasuaki, Faulds Karen, Graham Duncan, Fujita Katsumasa, Sodeoka Mikiko
- Nature Reviews Methods Primers Vol 5 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43586-025-00389-9
- Surface enhanced Raman scattering for biomolecular sensing in human healthcare monitoring
- Laing Stacey, Sloan-Dennison Sian, Faulds Karen, Graham Duncan
- ACS Nano Vol 19, pp. 8381-8400 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c15877
- Uncovering the vibrational modes of zwitterion glycine in aqueous solution
- Christie Mark, Mohammadpour Mozhdeh, Sefcik Jan, Faulds Karen, Johnston Karen
- Vibrational Spectroscopy Vol 137 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vibspec.2025.103783
- Gold nanoparticle-based conjugated nanotags as potential compounds against Trypanosoma brucei infection
- Rostán Santiago, Laing Stacey, Girard Alexandre, Scalese Gonzalo, Cooper Anneli, MacLeod Annette, Pérez-Díaz Leticia, Mahler Graciela, Faulds Karen, Graham Duncan, Otero Lucía
- ACS Applied Nano Materials Vol 7, pp. 28219-28228 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.4c05201
- Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy : a half-century historical perspective
- Yi Jun, You En-Ming, Hu Ren, Wu De-Yin, Liu Guo-Kun, Yang Zhi-Lin, Zhang Hua, Gu Yu, Wang Yao-Hui, Wang Xiang, Ma Hao, Yang Yang, Liu Jun-Yang, Fan Feng Ru, Zhan Chao, Tian Jing-Hua, Qiao Yu, Wang Hailong, Luo Si-Heng, Meng Zhao-Dong, Mao Bing-Wei, Li Jian-Feng, Ren Bin, Aizpurua Javier, Apkarian Vartkess Ara, Bartlett Philip N, Baumberg Jeremy, Bell Steven E J, Brolo Alexandre G, Brus Louis E, Choo Jaebum, Cui Li, Deckert Volker, Domke Katrin F, Dong Zhen-Chao, Duan Sai, Faulds Karen, Frontiera Renee, Halas Naomi, Haynes Christy, Itoh Tamitake, Kneipp Janina, Kneipp Katrin, Le Ru Eric C, Li Zhi-Peng, Ling Xing Yi, Lipkowski Jacek, Liz-Marzán Luis M, Nam Jwa-Min, Nie Shuming, Nordlander Peter, Ozaki Yukihiro, Panneerselvam Rajapandiyan, Popp Jürgen, Russell Andrea E, Schlücker Sebastian, Tian Yang, Tong Lianming, Xu Hongxing, Xu Yikai, Yang Liangbao, Yao Jianlin, Zhang Jin, Zhang Yang, Zhang Yao, Zhao Bing, Zenobi Renato, Schatz George C, Graham Duncan, Tian Zhong-Qun
- Chemical Society Reviews Vol 54, pp. 1453-1551 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cs00883a
Research Interests
Our research focuses on using surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) to create new approaches to bioanalysis for use in the life and clinical sciences. SERS is a spectroscopic technique that offers significant advantages over other established techniques such as fluorescence and our research has focused on highlighting the advantages, creating new examples of increased capability in life science applications and interacting with end users to shape future step changes in research. Our research centres around using the inherent sensitivity of SERS for the detection of target DNA or proteins using signal amplification methods to enhance the signal rather than using target amplification methods such as PCR. Our work has focussed on exploiting the sensitivity of SERS for quantitative analysis of biomolecules as well as exploiting one of the key advantages of SERS, the ability to analyse multiple analytes in one sample. This allows more information to be gained per analysis as well as giving information about complex systems that are intrinsically difficult to measure.
Professional Activities
- Development of a Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy Probe for Monitoring Pharmaceutical Drying
- Contributor
- 25/1/2024
- Development of a Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy probe for In-line Monitoring of Pharmaceutical Drying
- Contributor
- 21/3/2023
- Seminar
- Invited speaker
- 11/2022
- SciX 2022
- Keynote/plenary speaker
- 10/2022
- SciX 2022
- Invited speaker
- 10/2022
- Seminar
- Invited speaker
- 9/2022
Projects
- Combined photodynamic and photothermal therapy of breast cancer
- Edkins, Robert (Principal Investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
- Rapid Detection of Pathogens in the Food Production Environment
- Faulds, Karen (Principal Investigator) Graham, Duncan (Co-investigator)
- 03-Jan-2025 - 15-Jan-2026
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Wilson, Connor
- Faulds, Karen (Principal Investigator) Graham, Duncan (Co-investigator) Wilson, Connor (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Non-invasive single cell metabolic studies in adipocytes CT23-6
- Gould, Gwyn (Principal Investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator) Tomkinson, Nick (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
- Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2024 | Whyte, Ryan
- Tomkinson, Nick (Principal Investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator) Whyte, Ryan (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Development of Point of Use Bionanosensors (co-funded PhD )
- Faulds, Karen (Principal Investigator) Graham, Duncan (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2028
Contact
Professor
Karen
Faulds
Pure and Applied Chemistry
Email: karen.faulds@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2507