Biography

My PhD project involves imaging live cells at high resolution. I am attempting to see features the size of nanometres, approximately 10,000 times smaller than a human hair. To achieve this goal, I am working with a relatively new technique called Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy (SICM). SICM is specifically designed to image soft surfaces in salt buffer solutions. I am also working on extending this capability to apply localised forces to cells and monitor how they react. This project is especially exciting to me because it involves biology, chemistry, physics, and electrical engineering.