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Personal Statement
Dr Melanie Jimenez is a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow and Chancellor's Fellow working on microfluidic and sensory systems (or “lab-on-chips”) for medical and environment sciences.
Her profile is interdisciplinary, at the interface of engineering, physics and biology and her goal is to develop new tools to manipulate cells and fluids at the microscopic scale. More specifically, her research could be summarised as “finding the needle in a haystack”, where micro- and nano- technologies are engineered to characterise, detect and/or isolate small targets of interest (e.g., pathogens, cancer cells, proteins, etc). These technologies can be used for a wide range of applications; she worked for example in collaboration with Scottish Water to isolate waterborne pathogens from drinking water and she has ongoing projects to improve the detection of pathogens in blood, endometriosis and neglected tropical diseases. A particular focus in her current research is to develop technologies that will improve patient outcomes.
She also has a passion for engagement across disciplines and science communication. She was the recipient of a Wellcome Trust Frontiers Innovator Award (2015), a finalist for the title of Young Woman Engineer of the Year (2020) and currently is one the eight internationally recognised ISAC innovators for advancement in the field of cytometry. She co-led in 2018 a programme in collaboration with physics teachers to challenge the perception of engineering in schools and currently collaborates with charity Sepsis Research FEAT to increase awareness of sepsis in schools (https://sepsisresearch.org.uk/seps_is/).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of a low cost and easy to use electrochemical detection platform for screening cardiac biomarkers at the point of need
Corrigan, D. (Principal Investigator), Jimenez, M. (Co-investigator) & Ward, A. (Co-investigator)
1/05/24 → 30/04/27
Project: Research
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Medical Research Scotland PhD Studentship - Microsystem engineering for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing in urinary tract infections
Jimenez, M. (Principal Investigator), Corrigan, D. (Co-investigator) & Jordan, K. (Research Co-investigator)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: Research - Studentship
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Analysis of the Leishmania mexicana promastigote cell cycle using imaging flow cytometry provides new insights into cell cycle flexibility and events of short duration
Howell, J., Omwenga, S., Jimenez, M. & Hammarton, T. C., 3 Oct 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 10, e0311367.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Current trends in electrochemical approaches for liver biomarker detection: a mini-review
Yaman, D., Jimenez, M., Ferreira-Gonazalez, S. & Corrigan, D., 23 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Analyst. 149, 21, p. 5156-5164 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)10 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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FEAT award: Combining engineering and biology to better understand sepsis for rapid medical diagnostics
Jimenez, M. (Recipient), 1 Apr 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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Honorary Research Fellow at the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences
Jimenez, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary degree
Activities
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High throughput mechanical phenotyping of nano vibrated mesenchymal stem cells using real time deformability cytometry
Pereira Sousa, R. P. (Speaker), Jimenez, M. (Speaker), Reid, S. (Speaker) & Childs, P. (Speaker)
10 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Cantug Bar
Jimenez, M. (Host)
10 May 2024 → 13 May 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor