PROSENSE
Cancer
Diagnostics: Parallel Sensing of Prostate Cancer Biomarkers
PhD Projects (Early Stage
Researchers):
Title: Carbon nanomaterials
for multimodality imaging of prostate cancer cells (ESR1)
Host
Institution: University of Bath
Supervisors:
Dr Sofia Pascu (Department of Chemistry), Prof Rex Tyrrell (Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology)
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern
Title: Electrochemical DNA-based sensor arrays for
prostate cancer biomarker detection (ESR2)
Host
Institution: University of Bath
Supervisors:
Dr Pedro Estrela (Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering), Prof
Chris Frost (Department of Chemistry)
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Applied Enzyme Technology,
University of the West of England
Title: Generation and applications of antibodies to
biomarkers of prostate cancer (ESR3)
Host
Institution: Dublin City University
Supervisors:
Prof Richard O’Kennedy
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne
Title: Fluorescence and silicon nanowire arrays as
DNA-based sensors for prostate cancer biomarker detection (ESR4)
Host
Institution: University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern
Supervisors:
Prof Sven Ingebrandt, Dr Xuan-Tang
Vu
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: University of Bath, École Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne, University Hospital of Wales, University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol
Urological Institute, Royal United Hospital Bath, Euroimmun
Title: Label-free detection of cancer biomarkers
(ESR5)
Host
Institution: École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne
Supervisors:
Dr Sandro Carrara
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Xeptagen
Start
date: January 2013
Title: Detection of prostate cancer biomarkers
using molecularly imprinted polymer receptors (ESR6)
Host
Institution: Cardiff University
Supervisors:
Dr Chris Allender, Dr Jenna Bowen
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: University of Bath, Applied Enzyme Technology, University
Hospital of Wales
Title: Label-free electrochemical glycoprofiling of prostate cancer biomarkers (ESR7)
Host
Institution: Slovak Academy of Sciences
Supervisors:
Dr Ján Tkáč, Dr Jaroslav Katrlík
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: University of Bath
Title: Label-free detection of anti-cancer drugs
(ESR8)
Host
Institution: École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne
Supervisors:
Dr Sandro Carrara
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: Royal United Hospital Bath, University of Bath
Title: Biosensor platform based on reduced graphene oxide arrays (ESR9)
Host
Institution: University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern
Supervisors:
Prof Sven Ingebrandt, Dr Maryam Abouzar
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: University of Bath, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,
Euroimmun
Title: Electrochemical localised surface plasmon resonance for detection of novel prostate cancer
biomarkers (ESR10)
Host
Institution: University of Bath
Supervisors:
Dr Pedro Estrela (Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering), Dr Ian
Eggleston, Dr Matthew Lloyd (Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology)
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: Cardiff University, Dublin City University, INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias
Title: Glyco-recognition by microarray and SPR biochips
(ESR11)
Host Institution:
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Supervisors:
Dr Jaroslav Katrlík, Dr Ján Tkáč
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, INESC Microsistemas
e Nanotecnologias, Xeptagen
Postdoctocal
Projects (Experienced Researchers):
Title: Mobile medical analysis system for early
cancer detection (ER1)
Host
Institution: Xeptagen
Supervisors:
Dr Andrea Gallotta
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, Dublin City University
Title: Microfluidic platform for immunoassays
(ER2)
Host
Institution: INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias
Supervisors:
Prof Joăo Pedro Conde, Dr
Virginia Chu
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: Dublin City University, École Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Title: Integration of new materials into biosensors
(ER3)
Host
Institution: Applied Enzyme Technology
Supervisors:
Dr Guido Drago
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: Dublin City University, University of Bath
Title: Device integration and validation with
clinical samples (ER4)
Host
Institution: Dublin City University
Supervisors:
Prof Richard O’Kennedy
Secondment
/ Extended Visits to: University Hospital of Wales, University Hospitals Bristol,
Bristol Urological Institute, Royal United Hospital Bath, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne