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Dr Rooney is a Postdoctoral Researcher based at the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences. His research interests lie in the development and application of advanced optical imaging methods to the field of microbiology.
Dr Rooney is involved in several ongoing research projects. He is currently funded by the Leverhulme Trust to research new manufacturing and characterisation methods for optical imaging, to democratise access to high-performance microscopy and create open hardware imaging solutions. He is also conducting ongoing research to understand the role of biofilm transport channels which he first identified during his PhD, developing 3D microbial culture platforms, and developing new imaging techniques for the life sciences.
Aside from his research, Dr Rooney is heavily involved in various Learned Societies. He is the current Chair of the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) Early Career Committee, a member of the RMS Life Sciences Committee, and the RMS Council. Dr Rooney is also a Microbiology Society Champion and a Forging Futures Ambassador for the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA). He was awarded the Junior Medal for Microbiology by the Microbiology Society for his PhD research investigating biofilm structure using novel imaging methods and, more recently, the 2023 SULSA Early Career Development Award which funds an ongoing collaboration with researchers at Columbia University, New York, USA.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Surface characterisation of 3D printed lenses for microscopy
13/06/22 → 1/08/22
Project: Research - Studentship
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Optical methods to measure antibiotic production by Streptomycetes
Rooney, L. & Schniete, J. K.
7/05/18 → 10/08/18
Project: Research - Studentship
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Remote-refocus microscopy using a MEMS piston micromirror
Christopher, J., Rooney, L., Uttamchandani, D. & Bauer, R., 3 Jul 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Using 3D printed optics for fluorescence microscopy
Christopher, J., Rooney, L., McConnell, G. & Bauer, R., 3 Jul 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Supplementary information for: "Three-Dimensional Observations of an Aperiodic Oscillatory Gliding Behavior in Myxococcus xanthus Using Confocal Interference Reflection Microscopy"
Rooney, L. (Creator) & McConnell, G. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 21 Feb 2020
DOI: 10.15129/8a0a0e89-847e-4950-9535-67742d92ae25
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Thesis
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Novel applications of advanced optical microscopy for microbiology
Author: Rooney, L., 1 Jul 2020Supervisor: McConnell, G. (Supervisor) & Hoskisson, P. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
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Best Talk Prize - SENSR-BIS Conference 2023
Rooney, Liam (Recipient), Jun 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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EMBO Reports Poster Prize
Rooney, Liam (Recipient), Mar 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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ELMI
Liam Rooney (Organiser)
4 Jun 2024 → 7 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference
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Mesoscopic Microbiology: Visualising bacteria across spatial scales
Liam Rooney (Speaker)
10 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk