Profile

My dream of becoming a scientist came to life after studying biology and chemistry at high school. My early studies at university were primarily focused on biochemistry (how the cells in our bodies work) and then i did a doctorate degree in clinical chemistry and toxicology.
Currently i am working in the department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London which has people of many different specialties and backgrounds (including scientists and surgeons). This is very important because we can all learn from each other and work together to make important new discoveries. An example of such discovery is the i-knife.
My main research is focused on improving our understanding of important diseases such as cancer or liver failure and to identify early prognostic markers of disease. My area of expertise is the application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to perform these investigations.

I usually arrive at work nice and early in order to start planning my day when nobody is around. I typically aim to spend a few hours performing experiments on the instruments and then analyse the results on my computer. I like working on the instruments so i try to spend as much time there as possible. I also frequently help other fellow scientists or students with their experiments and analysis.