Michael R Thomas
@TheThomasLab
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Lecturer in Bionanotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
University College London
Joined March 2018
FASERS is out! Really pleased to see our project on label-free SERS sensing out today. Super interdisciplinary collaboration while in the group of Prof. Molly Stevens @imperialcollege. Well done Nayoung Kim! Pleasure working with such a talented team! .
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📅 Deadline to apply: 26th January 2025.Learn more & apply here: Make a real impact in the fight against AMR! 🌟.
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Benefit from a supportive environment:. Weekly meetings & hands-on supervisor guidance.EDI focus & professional development opportunities.Courses in data science, research skills & biomanufacturing.
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Why apply?. Work in world-class labs @ UCL (@TheThomasLab & @DrStefanieF Labs).Access cutting-edge facilities @UCLBiochemEng1 & @LondonNanotech .Build career-ready molecular biology skills 🌍.
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Gain expertise in:. Synthetic biology & Protein engineering.Bacterial culture.Nanotechnology.Immunoassays & LFA device engineering.Analytical techniques: SDS-PAGE, ELISA, chromatography.Simulations & digital twins with MATLAB! 🖥️.
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This interdisciplinary project focuses on:. Designing chemical amplification routes to enhance sensitivity of rapid LFAs.Scaling down tests to reduce antibiotic & bacterial load required.Testing with model bacterial systems. ⚙️.
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The challenge: Current AST methods rely on slow bacterial cultures (1-7 days). This delays critical decisions in urgent care. We’re developing rapid, cost-effective lateral flow assays (LFAs) to detect bacterial resistance without the wait. 🧪⏱️ #AMR #Diagnostics.
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📢 New PhD Opportunity for 2025 Intake! Join the EPSRC & BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) @ucl. Help us revolutionize Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST). 🦠🔬.
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📚 What you’ll gain:.✅ Expertise in nanotech, biochem, lateral flow and simulation.✅ Skills in research, conference presentations, and publishing.✅ A shot at reshaping global health systems! 🌎. 🎯 Got a Master’s or MRes in science/engineering? Apply now! U.K./EU/Global.
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Your mission:.⚙️ Engineer modular LFAs for rapid disease response.🧪 Design proteins, nanoparticles & new assays.📊 Use simulation tools for LFA innovation.💡 Initial focus: SARS-CoV-2 & beyond. 🚀 Be a part of the next pandemic breakthrough!.
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📣 Work with interdisciplinary experts:.Dr. Michael Thomas (Nanotech, @ucl).Dr. Stefanie Frank (Biochem Eng).Dr. Philip Pearce (Maths). Tap into world-class facilities @LondonNanotech @UCLBiochemEng1 protein design, lateral flow assay and nanomaterial production, simulation.
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🧬 LFAs = rapid point-of-care or at-home disease detection. But scaling new ones for emerging diseases is slow and costly. We’re reimagining LFAs as modular, adaptable tools to tackle Disease-X. Think stockpiles ready to deploy—fast.
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🚨 Want to fight pandemics with cutting-edge science? Join us @UCL to revolutionize lateral flow assays (LFAs) for Disease-X! 🌍🧪 Let’s make diagnostics faster, scalable & ready for the 100-Days Mission. 🗓 Deadline: 13:00 GMT, 28 Jan 2025.👉 Apply here:
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RT @markmiodownik: 7 fully funded PhD scholarships for Black, Asian students at the start of their academic career. .
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Great post doc opportunity with @DrStefanieF just out on protein nanoparticle platforms for vaccine development @UCLBiochemEng1 that we’ll be supporting too! Have a look 👀🦠🧪
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RT @drjackjeffries: Excited to advertise a Post doctoral position in enzymatic approaches to plastic waste degradation and valorisation, as….
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RT @UCLBiochemEng1: Exciting news - we are recruiting a PDRA in Seaweed Bioprocessing Intensification Development at our UCL East Campus at….
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Amazing to be part of the new EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for #AntimicrobialResistance hosted by @LondonNanotech @UCL with a cross faculty team to address a cross-disciplinary challenge! Well done! #EPSRC_CDTs.
UCL researchers in @uclmaps, @UCLEngineering and @UCLLifeSciences have been awarded £54 million from @EPSRC to lead seven new Centres for Doctoral Training in areas ranging from quantum computing to antimicrobial resistance #EPSRC_CDTs
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What an awesome area of research and a fantastic supervisor to work with too! 💎💎💎🧲🔦📸⚡️.
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RT @apsbrogan: Super happy to share the first full paper from my group! It’s taken 4.5 years, set back by Covid, but it is finally out in t….
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RT @LondonNanotech: The LCN @ UCL is recruiting for a permenant Instrument Manager, who will be responsible for the LCN’s AFM facility. Thi….
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