Senior Technician of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Services, De Montfort University, UK
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My Current Role – Senior Technician of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Services, De Montfort University, UK. My Career - Over 25+ years of medicinal chemistry research technician in field of cancer small molecules drug discovery & lab management, NMR senior technician, DMU #DMUOpenday including the preparation of ice Dr Ketan Ruparelia Senior Technician cream using liquid nitrogen to prospective students and their families at the NMR Facility Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. CPD include MSc. (with Faculty of Health & Life Sciences distinction) in 2002 and a PhD in 2011, Diabetes UK Community Champion. DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY [email protected] Professional memberships-. Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. My Role – Animal research technician based at Cockle Park farm. Support delivery of research involving animals in SAgE and also support some related teaching delivery. Role is very varied, an example research focus is improvements to farmed animal welfare and husbandry using new technologies or innovative use of existing technology. Emma Malcolm Animal Research Technician My Career – I have worked in a number of areas in the University starting in [email protected] FMS (former Institute of Neuroscience) in 2007. I have been in my current role since July 2019. My Role – Regional Supervising Officer, Sir Robert McAlpine. SRM Technicians – I started as a Trainee Technician and now I coach and mentor Technicians reach their full potential. In SRM our Technicians work on a variety of construction sites and infrastructure projects. My Career – 30 years as a Civil Engineer and Project Manager on multiple high profile projects including the Thames Barrier, Hinkley Point and Dubai Paula McMahon Aluminium. CEng FICE, CMgr FCMI, Professional memberships - Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Civil MWES, FRSA Engineers (ICE) and Chartered Management Institute (CMI). My Role – Senior Research Technician on EPSRC funded Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) projects, i-sense and u-sense https://www.i-sense.org.uk I am also Research Technical Team Leader. My Career - I started my career as a trainee technician and now have over 35 years technical experience working on research projects specialising in Julia Spoors FIBMS CSci immunodiagnostics, chemical and biological sensors and the use of Senior Research Technician/ nanotechnology using microelectromechanical systems for the Research Technical Team Leader development of next generation point of need rapid diagnostics. The for Leech Building, Newcastle current COVID-19 outbreak highlights the need for the early detection, University tracking and tracing of infectious diseases. [email protected] Professional memberships- Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science since 1990 and Chartered Scientist status since 2012. Assessor for Science Council covering all levels of registration. My Role – Technical Team Leader (Health) for the Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care (HPSC) at Manchester Metropolitan University My Career – Became a technician in Sport and Exercise Science after graduating 10 years ago. Presently oversee the human physiology labs in Phill Chandler MSc, BSc Dept. Nutritional Science while managing a fantastic team of technicians in (Hons) the Faculty of HPSC. Technical Team Leader – Health [email protected] Professional memberships - Accredited member of UK Strength and Conditioning Association My Role-I am a Senior Research Technician in the Paul Knox cell wall lab in the Centre for Plant Sciences in the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds working on Plant cell walls using a variety of biochemical techniques. I carry out plant and animal Sue Marcus MIScT RSci cell culture and make monoclonal antibodies to parts of the cell wall and go on to use these in immunocytochemistry and ELISA. Professional membership- I am a member of the Institute of Science and Technology. My Role – Teaching Laboratories Manager – Department of Chemistry University of Manchester My Career – I Joined UoM and an apprentice lab technician in 2007 graduating from my Chemistry degree and apprenticeship in 2011. In 2018 I Mike Hughes became Teaching Labs Manager. Teaching Laboratories Manager – University of Manchester Professional memberships- Member Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) [email protected] @84MikeHughes My Role - Acting manager of Electron Microscopy Research Services, Newcastle University. My Career - I have been involved with electron microscopy for over 22 years. I started at Newcastle University in the department of Agriculture. Tracey Davey MIScT Previously I was in industry doing protein separation work for a local CSci company. Experimental Scientific Officer – Electron Microscopy. Professional memberships- Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society. [email protected] Chartered Scientist with the Institute of Science and Technology. My Role: Facility Manager, Research Technician, NTCO and co-lead on development of Pinnifred training aids at the SMRU research facility Ryan Milne BSc Hons My Career: Sea Mammal Research Unit I have been with SMRU for ten years. I previously managed a public aquarium. Facility Manager My Role – Technician Commitment Manager at the Wellcome Sanger Institute since November 2019 Burcu Bronner-Anar, MSc My Career – I have been a research technician for 20 years. Last 12 of those, Technician Commitment I have worked as an Advanced Research Assistant and contributed to Manager, Wellcome Sanger Malaria Research at the Sanger Institute Institute [email protected] My Role – Laboratory Technician in the Archaeology Laboratories. My Career – After a PhD and 6 years of postdoctoral research in Archaeology, studying animal-vegetation relationships through analysis of bones, pollen and fungi, I started as a part-time Laboratory Technician at Dr Eline van Asperen Newcastle University in 2017, whilst continuing my research as a Visiting Laboratory Technician / Researcher. Visiting Researcher [email protected] The Archaeology Laboratories – Our labs cover everything from artefacts to bones to soils, using equipment and methods ranging from a humble pencil to ovens, saws and analytical chemistry. My Role – Support Teaching Technician for Chemistry at the University of Bradford My Career – I have been supporting the teaching laboratories for almost 4 years, helping undergraduates develop their practical skills. Before this I Heather Reeve MRSC completed 6 months in a polymer research laboratory straight from Support Teaching Technician graduation, all of these were at the University of Bradford. (Chemistry) [email protected] Professional memberships- Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Working towards RSci Tech. My Role – I am a member of staff based at the QMRI Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility, University of Edinburgh. My Career – I started working at the facility almost 4 years ago after completing my PhD in ageing immunology. I wanted to explore my career options beyond academia and now enjoy providing scientific and technical Dr Mari Pattison support to our 250+ facility users. Flow Cytometry Research Assistant Professional memberships – Member of International Society for Advanced [email protected] Cytomics (ISAC). Pending RSci application with the Institute of Science and Technology (IST). My Role - The glassblowing workshop specialises is scientific glassware. Supporting teaching and research at Newcastle. I started as a trainee glassblower in the school of chemistry at Newcastle University in 2010. Over 3 years I trained in the glassblowing workshop working as an assistant to the glassblower at the time and completing BSSG glassblowing exams. Learning about Robyn Hare different types of scientific glassware, designing, making and repairing them. During Senior glassblower this time I trained in other glassblowing workshops, such as Durham and York School of Natural and University as well as BioChem Glass in Milton Keynes to expand my experience and Environmental science and development. Since finishing my training I have become the senior glassblower at Engineering Newcastle University, supervising the workshop and helping to ensure the future of Newcastle University glassblowing by training the next generation of scientific glassblower. [email protected] My Role – Research Technician in the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology My Career – After obtaining Honours and Masters degrees in Neuroscience from the University of Glasgow, I joined a genetics-based research group at the University of Dundee for a year before returning to a lab in Glasgow. I’m Conor Martin part of a team which specialises in the application of different medical Research Technician imaging modalities to study various models of neuropathology's. [email protected] Professional memberships- Member of the British Neuroscience Association and active PIL holder. My Role – Research laboratory technician at Edinburgh Napier University. I provide technical assistance to a number of researchers and support post graduate students in their endeavours. Sadie Kemp BSc AFHEA Research laboratory technician–Edinburgh Napier My Career – Starting at Moredun Scientific, then moving on to Edinburgh University before settling at ENU. I have provided laboratory support to many University groups with a wide range of research interests. [email protected] Professional memberships- Associate fellow of the Higher Education Academy. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sa