Research project

Raman-on-a-chip for label-free and culture-free identification of VBNC bacteria

Research groups:
Lead researcher:

Professor Sumeet Mahajan
Other researchers:

Professor Jeremy Webb,

Dr Jonathan West,

Dr Callum Highmore,

Dr Niall Hanrahan
Research funder:

Wessex Medical Research
Status:

Active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Sumeet Mahajan MSc, MTech, PhD, FHEA, FRSC

Prof of Molecular BioPhotonics & Imaging

Email: s.mahajan@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Jeremy Webb

Professor of Microbiology

Email: j.s.webb@soton.ac.uk

Dr Jonathan West

Associate Professor

Research interests

Platelet Diversity The lab has a keen interest in understanding the nature and consequences of platelet functional diversity. Using a droplet microfluidics strategy we can measure intrinsic platelet behaviour. Broad-continuum sensitivity was identified, with hypersensitive platelets able to drive heterotypic system polarisation. Current research aims at characterising platelet dynamics and transcriptome remodelling in response to stimulation to pin-point sub-populations governing thrombosis.

Email: j.j.west@soton.ac.uk

Dr Callum Highmore

Research Fellow

Email: c.j.highmore@soton.ac.uk

Dr Niall Hanrahan

Research Fellow

Email: n.hanrahan@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Institute for Life Sciences

We bring together interdisciplinary researchers with expertise across the themes of health and medicine, living systems, disruptive life technologies, and insights through data

National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC)

NBIC is the central hub where academia, industry, government and public policy come together to tackle the grand challenges biofilms present, impacting $4 trillion in global economic activity.