Join Professor Danny O’Hare, online or in person, for his Imperial Inaugural.
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Measuring molecules with electrochemistry: biosensors, microfabrication and point-of-care devices
Abstract:
Identifying molecules and measuring their concentration have vital roles in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease. Recent years have seen significant interest in wearable technology and point-of-care devices. The impact is felt by patients who can monitor the impacts of lifestyle changes in real time, and by physicians who can use the data to improve treatments.
Electrochemistry, a field that dates back to Volta’s kicking frogs legs, has proved fundamental to these developments, with its ability to operate in complex, opaque biological media. However, there are still formidable engineering challenges in taking a technique or device from the laboratory and adapting it for point-of-care application by non-experts.
Danny O’Hare is Professor of Biosensor Technology at Imperial College London where he and his group research minimally-invasive devices for diagnosis of sepsis, the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and therapeutic drug monitoring. In his inaugural lecture he will illustrate each aspect of biosensor development using examples from his own research into topics ranging from cells-on-chips and the neurochemistry of ageing to host-pathogen interactions.
Biography:
Danny O’Hare is Professor of Biosensor Technology in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College. He studied chemistry at Imperial College and a PhD in the Physiological Flow Studies Unit at Imperial. He joined the Department of Bioengineering in 2001 as lecturer having previously worked as senior lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Brighton. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and has had international collaborations in Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the United States and Europe.
His research interests are in the application of electrochemical methods to biomedical and clinical problems. His research encompasses fundamental aspects of electrochemistry, novel electrode materials, analogue electronics, signal processing as well as multidisciplinary collaborations in cardiology, cancer and infectious diseases. The translation of technology into clinical application is central to his research.
