Prizes and awards

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE): Recipient; 5/2018
Fellowship of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy: Recipient; 10/2017
Named as one of the Top 10 Spectroscopists by Analytical Scientist: Recipient; 2017
Named as one of the Top 50 Women in Analytical Science: Recipient; 10/2016
Craver Award: Recipient; 2016
Joseph Black Award: Recipient; 2013

Publications

Ratiometric analysis using Raman spectroscopy as a powerful predictor of structural properties of fatty acids: Jamieson Lauren E, Li Angela, Faulds Karen, Graham Duncan; Royal Society Open Science Vol 5 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181483
In vivo multiplex molecular imaging of vascular inflammation using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: Noonan Jonathan, Asiala Steven, Grassia Gianluca, MacRitchie Neil, Gracie Kirsten, Carson Jake, Moores Matthew, Girolami Mark, Bradshaw Angela, Guzik Thomas J, Meehan Gavin R, Scales Hannah, Brewer James M, McInnes Iain B, Sattar Naveed, Faulds Karen, Garside Paul, Graham Duncan, Maffia Pasquale; Theranostics Vol 8, pp. 6195-6209 (2018); https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.28665
Towards establishing a minimal nanoparticle concentration for applications involving surface enhanced spatially offset resonance Raman spectroscopy (SESORRS) in vivo: Nicolson Fay, Jamieson Lauren E, Mabbott Samuel, Plakas Konstantinos, Shand Neil C, Detty Michael R, Graham Duncan, Faulds Karen; Analyst Vol 143, pp. 5358-5363 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1039/C8AN01860J
Ratiometric Raman imaging reveals the new anti-cancer potential of lipid targeting drugs: Jamieson Lauren E, Wetherill Corinna, Faulds Karen, Graham Duncan; Chemical Science Vol 9, pp. 6935-6943 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sc02312c
Surface enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (SERRS) for probing through plastic and tissue barriers using a handheld spectrometer: Nicolson Fay, Jamieson Lauren E, Mabbott Samuel, Plakas Konstantinos, Shand Neil C, Detty Michael R, Graham Duncan, Faulds Karen; Analyst (2018)
Synergistic electrodeposition of bilayer films and analysis by Raman spectroscopy: Elmasly Saadeldin ET, Guerrini Luca, Cameron Joseph, Kanibolotsky Alexander L, Findlay Neil J, Faulds Karen, Skabara Peter J; Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry Vol 14, pp. 2186-2189 (2018); https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.14.191

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

Seminar- University of Manchester: Invited speaker; 11/2018
SciX 2018: Invited speaker; 10/2018
RSC Roadshow- IISc Bangalore: Invited speaker; 9/2018
RSC Roadshow- IACS Kolkata: Invited speaker; 9/2018
RSC Roadshow- IISER Kolkata: Invited speaker; 9/2018
International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS): Keynote/plenary speaker; 8/2018

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Projects

Doctoral Training Partnership 2018-19 University of Strathclyde | Benison, Melissa: Faulds, Karen (Principal Investigator) Graham, Duncan (Co-investigator) Benison, Melissa (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 01-Jan-2022
RSC Mobility-Rathnam Ayyasamy: Faulds, Karen (Principal Investigator); 28-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2019
Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP 2016-2017 University of Strathclyde) | Hislop, Ewan: Edrada-Ebel, Ruangelie (Principal Investigator) Graham, Duncan (Principal Investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator) Young, Louise (Co-investigator) Hislop, Ewan (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2022
EPSRC i-sense IRC: Ultra-Sensitive Enhanced NanoSensing of Anti-Microbial Resistance (u-Sense): Graham, Duncan (Principal Investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2022
Catching Nucleation in Action with Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Johnston, Karen (Principal Investigator) Faulds, Karen (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2019
Optical Detection of Listeria in the Chilled Food Environment using Bionanosensors (Industrial Partnership Award) / R170553-1: Faulds, Karen (Principal Investigator) Graham, Duncan (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 28-Jan-2021

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Pure and Applied Chemistry
Technology Innovation Centre

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