Pasquale MaffiaPasquale has a major interest in the immune response in cardiovascular disease. Pasquale's current research focuses on the role cells play in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Pasquale and his research team use cellular and molecular imaging to observe cells and their products during the development of disease, identifying which cells are causing inflammation, and which cells are preventing it. He has authored 60 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals including Immunity, Circulation, PNAS, and Blood. He is an elected fellow of the Higher Education Academy, the Royal Society of Biology and the British Pharmacological Society.
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Jonathan NoonanHi! I'm Jonny, and my interests in the immune system and cardiovascular disease drove me to join the NanoMate team. My focus has always been based in translational research, a very exciting aspect of science where we try to improve the treatment and diagnosis of disease - and here at NanoMate that's exactly what we are doing. I spend most of my time carrying out research in the laboratory, alongside being very involved in organising our public engagement activities (see events). When not in the lab I can usually be found keeping coffee shops in business, in one of the many music venues in Glasgow, or supporting the best football team in Scotland!
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Gianluca GrassiaGianluca is an eggcellent Research Fellow interested in diagnosing, and treating inflammation in vascular diseases. Gianluca answered a few questions to help you get to know him! Describe yourself in three words? Motivated, Neapolitan, Curious. Favorite Band? Nirvana! Favourite thing? Italian Food & Wine. Most fun thing you’ve ever done? Driving on the wrong side of the street in the UK (on the left I mean). What did you want to be after leaving school? In order: Priest, Scientist, Photographer, Butcher, Archer, Lottery Winner. Best thing you’ve done as a scientist? I was involved in taking a new medicine to clinical trial for Restenosis. Tell us a joke? Customer says to pharmacist: “Why does my medication have 40 side effects?” - pharmacist replies, “because that’s all we’ve documented so far!”.
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Duncan GrahamDuncan (@duncangraham70) is the Head of Department and Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde. Duncan is interested in using light and nanoparticles to diagnose diseases. Duncan answered a few questions to help you get to know him! How would you describe yourself in three words? Determined, enthusiastic and motivated. Favourite band? Iron Maiden. Favourite thing? Beer. Most fun thing you’ve ever done? I played rugby for a season in Australia. If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? I'd wish I was slimmer, with a better memory, and be more eloquent. What did you want to be after leaving school? I wanted to be the chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries. Were you ever in trouble at school? Yes, and at university! Best thing you’ve done as a scientist? Enthused students to believe in themselves and think. Tell us a joke? A man went to the zoo…all they had to exhibit was a dog….it was a shih tzu.
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Karen FauldsKaren (@FauldsKaren) is a Professor of chemistry at the University of Strathclyde. Karens work focuses on developing new diagnostics using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Karen answered a few questions to help you get to know her! Describe yourself in three words? Truthful, Misunderstood and Independent. Favourite Thing? Food and Drink. Most fun thing you’ve ever done? Backpacked around Australia. If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? To get a puppy & I’d use two wishes to have endless grant funding so I didn’t have to write any more applications! What did you want to be after leaving school? A scientist. Were you ever in trouble at school? Lots, but mainly in primary school. Best thing you’ve done as a scientist? Being able to work in multidisciplinary teams, particularly with clinicians. My best research involved developing a test to detect multiple pathogens that cause meningitis from a single sample! Tell us a joke? Kirsten stole my joke!
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Steve AsialaSteve (@SteveAsiala) is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Strathclyde. Steve wants to develop optical imaging to tell the difference between health and disease. Steve answered a few questions to help you get to know him! Describe yourself in three words? Myers-Briggs-ESTJ (myersbriggs.org) Favourite band? John Mayer, and I feel zero shame about this! Favourite Thing? Mexican food. Most fun thing you’ve ever done? When I was a kid in Michigan, my buddy had a snowmobile. We'd attach a sled to the back and have him pull us around town, over jumps we had built, and on a few occasions, into stationary objects. If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? health, wealth, and fraternity. What did you want to be after leaving school? I wanted to be a secondary school teacher, though my mother will tell you I wanted to be the President of the United States. Best thing you’ve done as a scientist? I think the best thing I’ve done is make a small contribution to human knowledge. One blip that only a few people will be interested in, but it’s my life’s work to this point, and my blip! Tell us a joke? My favourite chemistry joke!—What do you do with a dead chemist? Ba (Barium).
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Kirsten GracieKirsten (@GracieKirsten) is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Strathclyde. Kirsten wants to develop nanosensors to detect biomarkers of heart disease. Kirsten answered a few questions to help you get to know her! Describe yourself in three words? Nascent, loud and highly-caffeinated. Favorite Band? Spice Girls! Favourite Thing? Pepsi Max. Most fun thing you’ve ever done? Been to see an NHL ice hockey game in Madison Square Gardens. If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? Earn enough money to be comfortable, have the metabolism of a hummingbird, and 10p crisps were still 10p! What did you want to be after leaving school? Forensic scientist. Were you ever in trouble at school? Nope. Best thing you’ve done as a scientist? Working on the detection of meningitis and it being recognised by the public and the news! Tell us a joke? Do you know any good chemistry jokes?...Na, all the good ones Argon.
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Jennifer GracieJenny (@JennyGracie) is a PhD Student at the University of Strathclyde. Jenny aims to use chemistry to more efficiently treat cardiovascular diseases. Jenny answered a few questions to help you get to know her! Describe yourself in three words? Ambitious, fun & curious Favorite Band? Mood dependent. Favourite thing? My dog Bailey. Most fun thing you’ve ever done? Been travelling, visited new places, met new people, and ate all the cuisines. If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? To be happy, healthy and wealthy. What did you want to be after leaving school? Scientist in the police force. Were you ever in trouble at school? Only for excessive talking! Best thing you’ve done as a scientist? Visited New York to research in another lab. Tell us a joke? What does cheese say when it looks in the mirror?....Halloumi
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Samuel MabbotSam (@Mabbo1) is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Strathclyde. Sam aims to use nanoparticles to detect and treat diseases – right now he is making gold nanostars! Sam answered a few questions to help you get to know him! Describe yourself in three words? Practical, Analytical, and sometimes Clumsy. Favorite Band? I’m a Belieber! Favourite thing? Rugby. Most fun thing you’ve ever done? Travelling, I have seen lots of different places and experienced many different cultures – I think travelling often gives you an alternative perspective on life. If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? To speak all languages in the world, a teleporter, I also wish I could draw. What did you want to be after leaving school? Initially I wanted to be an electrician until my science teacher suggested I go to university and study chemistry! Best thing you’ve done as a scientist? Travelled to international conferences, meeting like minded scientists from all backgrounds. Tell us a joke? What do you get when you cut an avocado into 6.023x1023 pieces…..Gucamole.
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Paul GarsidePaul (@Paulgarside6) is a Professor of Immunology at the University of Glasgow, with a long standing interest in the fundamental mechanisms that regulate the immune system. Paul also has a deep passion for Africa, and has been central in setting up collaborative research between Glasgow and Malawi. Here are Paul's answers to the most important questions! Favourite thing? My Daughter. Describe yourself in three words? Scouser, Scientist, Sports-Fan. Favorite Band? For now, Sleaford Mods. Most fun thing you’ve ever done? Almost anything in Africa! If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? Another EPL title for Liverpool, Another European Cup for Liverpool, To be at all of those games with my brother. What did you want to be after leaving school? A Biologist. Best thing you’ve done as a scientist? Changed some of the dogma. Were you ever in trouble at school? No (I definitely don't believe Pauls answer). Tell us a joke? In Jamaica you can get a steak and kidney pie for £1.75, a chicken and mushroom pie for £1.60 and an apple pie for £2.15. In St Kitts and Nevis a steak and kidney pie will cost you £2, a chicken pie (without mushrooms) is £1.70 and a cherry pie can be yours for £1.95. In Trinidad and Tobago, that steak and kidney pie comes in at £2.50, but you can buy two for £3.50, while the chicken and mushroom pie is £2.25, or two for £3.25. They also offer meat and potato pie for £2, or two for £3. Their apple pies and cherry pies are often sold for £2.75, or two (any combination) for £4.75.''
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