Prizes 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

Synthesis, characterisation and multi-modal intracellular mapping of cisplatin nano-conjugates: Leventi Aristea Anna, Braddick Henry J, Billimoria Kharmen, Wallace Gregory Q, Goenaga-Infante Heidi, Tomkinson Nicholas CO, Faulds Karen, Graham Duncan; Chemical Communications (2023); https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cc00925d
Understanding radiation response and cell cycle variation in brain tumour cells using Raman spectroscopy: Hill Iona Elizabeth, Boyd Marie, Milligan Kirsty, Jenkins Cerys Anne, Sorensen Annette, Jirasek Andrew, Graham Duncan, Faulds Karen; Analyst (2023); https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN00121K
Development of a spatially offset Raman spectroscopy probe for monitoring pharmaceutical drying: Al-Attili Mais, Ferreira Carla, Price Chris, Faulds Karen, Chen Yi-Chieh; Chemical Engineering Research and Design Vol 192, pp. 510-520 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.02.041
Label-free cytometric evaluation of mitosis via stimulated Raman scattering microscopy and spectral phasor analysis: Hislop Ewan W, Tipping William J, Faulds Karen, Graham Duncan; Analytical Chemistry (2023); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00212
Terahertz vibrational modes of sodium magnesium chlorophyllin and chlorophyll in plant leaves: Coquillat Dominique, O'Connor Emma, Brouillet Etienne V, Meriguet Yoann, Bray Cédric, Nelson David J, Faulds Karen, Torres Jeremie, Dyakonova Nina; Journal of Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves Vol 44, pp. 245–264 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-023-00905-6
Determination of intracellular esterase activity using ratiometric Raman sensing and spectral phasor analysis: Braddick Henry J, Tipping William J, Wilson Liam T, Jaconelli Harry S, Grant Emma K, Faulds Karen, Graham Duncan, Tomkinson Nicholas C O; Analytical Chemistry Vol 95, pp. 5369–5376 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05708

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 Resolved Spectroscopy probe for In-line Monitoring of Pharmaceutical Drying: Contributor; 21/3/2023
Seminar: Invited speaker; 11/2022
SciX 2022: Invited speaker; 10/2022
SciX 2022: Keynote/plenary speaker; 10/2022
Symposium: Invited speaker; 9/2022
Seminar: Invited speaker; 9/2022

More professional activities

Projects

New Capability for Bacterial Testing in the Food Production Environment: Faulds, Karen (Principal Investigator) Graham, Duncan (Co-investigator) May, Hayleigh (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2024
DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Gale, Cameron: Faulds, Karen (Principal Investigator) Graham, Duncan (Co-investigator) Gale, Cameron (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2026
Multiscale Metrology Suite for Next-generation Healthcare Technologies (EPSRC Strategic Equipment): Rattray, Zahra (Principal Investigator) Bruns, Nico (Co-investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator) Graham, Duncan (Co-investigator) Halbert, Gavin (Co-investigator) Hoskins, Clare (Co-investigator) McArthur, Stephen (Co-investigator) Perrie, Yvonne (Co-investigator) Reid, Stuart (Co-investigator) Seib, Philipp (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
MICA: Point-of-care assessment of drug-induced liver injury (POC-DILI): Graham, Duncan (Principal Investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator) Sloan-Dennison, Sian (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2024
Plasmonic Photothermal Heating of Gold Nanoparticles Increases Raman Scattering: Graham, Duncan (Principal Investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator) Tuttle, Tell (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
GlasBioPhys: An integrated facility for the analysis of biomolecular interactions (19ALERT Mid-range equipment initiative): Burley, Glenn (Principal Investigator) Chamberlain, Luke (Co-investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator) Hoskisson, Paul (Co-investigator); 11-Jan-2020 - 09-Jan-2021

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Address

Pure and Applied Chemistry
Technology Innovation Centre

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