Simona Francese
@SimonaFrancese
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Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry. Fingerprint lover. Sheffield city Ambassador, TED speaker. Views are my own
Sheffield, UK
Joined May 2012
Proud to be part of the United Nations work addressing infiltration of corruption in forensics drug testing laboratories https://t.co/sMs2K2MLPa
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Could we detect breast cancer with your fingerprint? | Simona Francese | TEDxManchester - YouTube https://t.co/SK5O7PHlNp And from September 2025 follow on funding to continue this research!
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One of the most technically challenging work in fingermarks, directly relevant to Drig Facilitated Sexual Assaults- many congratulations to PhD student @The4n6Analyst Rohith Krishna. You are smashing this PhD! #DFSA #FINGERMARKS #Imaging #MALDI #DESI #SICRIT
A multi-modal mass spectrometry approach for the detection and mapping of date rape drugs in fingermarks - now published in Analyst https://t.co/0EWEfL26d2
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Super-proud of the @ThinkingDigital team for this wonderful 2025 lineup! 💕
Meet the Minds of #TDC25 on 14 & 15 May.. 🚀@juliantreasure: a TED Talk Titan on reconnecting with our powers of listening; 🚀@erinkinnee: an @AccentureUK innovation strategist on how emerging tech will change the future of collaboration; 🚀@conradwolfram: on the future of AI
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Latest publication on small molecule imaging using SELECT SERIES MALDI MRT ! @SimonaFrancese @ELSchemistry Link - https://t.co/1cZqBeakFG If you fancy listening to it instead, here's a podcast of the paper created using Google NotebookLM https://t.co/vB5mJOcvqs
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It's the most wonderful time of the year for our team as we announce the full 2025 speaker lineup! Please help us welcome twelve remarkable humans including.. 🙌 🔴 An Olympic Cycling Gold Medalist, @Chris_Boardman of Active Travel England 🔴 Host of the 'Kill List',
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The journey to TEDxManchester 2025 begins with six amazing people we can't wait for you to meet. Allow us to introduce.. 🔺@carljackmiller: host of Kill List, the Guardian's No. 1 rated podcast of 2024; ◼️@simonafrancese: the chemist seeking to revolutionise cancer screening;
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Dear Followers just to say that by Dec 5th I will have left Twitter. You can find me at
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Non invasive detection of breast cancer from fingertip smears. We must move from proof of concept to reality https://t.co/UOAUlj3x82
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Loved every minute of it starting from the inspiring conversations at yesterday's dinner with the speakers. Such an amazing privilege, thank you to the bright ideas team @herbkim, Beatriz and Stefano for this amazing opportunity and for looking after me so kindly!
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Really excited about this one. Another collaboration with the amazing @herbkim
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Great annual meeting of the #ENFSI Fingerprint Working Group this week at @sheffhallamuni. Thank you all for attending and special thanks to @SimonaFrancese for your help. #forensics
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Me toooooo!!!
Ready for the 21st ENFSI Fingerprint Working Group annual meeting at @sheffhallamuni 🕵️ #forensics #Sheffield
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Ready for the 21st ENFSI Fingerprint Working Group annual meeting at @sheffhallamuni 🕵️ #forensics #Sheffield
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My 2 penny worth thoughts and take on the value of taking risks, importance of failure and definition (?) of success, in the first issue of Policing Tomorrow magazine https://t.co/k3EwSURyxh published by the Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser
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Diversity and fraternity through his eyes and drawn by MALDI MSI. How beautiful Rohith @the_4n6_chemist
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We are recruiting for a Lecturer, primarily to teach chemistry at UG level, with a particular focus on physical chemistry topics at all levels, such as quantum mechanics, electrochemistry & group theory. Go here for more info: https://t.co/mPhxEdu8I7
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When your job has its cool perks!! Given my presentation to the @ukhomeoffice organised policing project (STAR) showcase...in the National Space Centre! An amazing day listening to incredible projects in a supercool venue!
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