1995: BSc (Hons) Chemistry, University of York 1999: PhD Physical Chemistry, University of Bath

Raman Spectroscopy, SERS, Nanoparticle Synthesis, Chemical Sensors and Biosensors

Colloid and Polymer Systems, Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites, Surface Chemistry, Sol-Gels and Advanced Ceramics, Chemical Sensors and Biosensors, Immunoassays, DNA Sequencing, Point-Of-Care Diagnostics and Medical Devices

Drake, Philip, Yi-Chang Chen, Ingo Lehmann, and Pei-Shin Jiang. "Nanoparticle labels for pathogen detection through nucleic acid amplification tests." Microfluidics and Nanofluidics (2014): 1-7 Raman based detection of Staphylococcus aureus utilizing single domain antibody coated nanoparticle labels and magnetic trapping, Anal. Methods, (2013), 5, 4152-4158 Tailored nanoparticles for tumour therapy, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 12, 5076–5081 (2012) Real-time electronic nose based pathogen detection for respiratory intensive care patients, Sensors and Actuators B, 148 (2010) 153–157 The design of a peptide linker group to enhance the SERS signal intensity of an att680 dye-nanoparticle system, J. Raman Spectrosc., (2010), 41, 1248–1253