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Karen Faulds

Karen Jane Faulds FRSE is a Scottish academic and Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde.[1][2][3] She develops surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for bioanalysis, and has won several awards for her research, including the Coblentz Society Craver Award.

Karen Faulds
FRSE
Born
Karen Jane Faulds
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde
AwardsNexxus Young Life Scientist of the Year (2009)

Joseph Black Award (2013)

Top 50 Women in Analytical Science (2016)

Coblentz Society Craver Award (2016)

The Analytical Scientist Top 10 Spectroscopists (2017)

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)]] (2018)
Scientific career
FieldsAnalytical chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Strathclyde
ThesisDetection of drugs of abuse by surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) (2004)
Websitewww.strath.ac.uk/staff/fauldskarendr

Early life and education

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Faulds studied forensic and analytical science at the University of Strathclyde, graduating with a BSc in 1998.[4] She remained at Strathclyde for her doctoral studies and in 2003 received her PhD for research on the detection of drugs of substance abuse using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).[5]

Career and research

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Faulds worked as a postdoctoral researcher for Duncan Graham [Wikidata] on the detection of DNA using surface-enhanced resonant Raman spectroscopy (SERRS).[6] She became increasingly interested in the use of analytical chemistry to improve people's lives. Faulds was appointed as a lecturer in 2006.[7][8]

Faulds was promoted to Reader in 2012 and Professor in 2015.[7] Faulds works on the development of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for analytical detection.[9] SERSs permits multiplexed and sensitive biological analysis.[10] Her work uses signal amplification methods for the quantitative analysis of biomolecules, as the sensitivity allows her to detect target DNA and proteins.[11][12] SERS also allows Faulds to make multiple measurements of different analytes in one sample.[13][14] In 2015 she was the first woman and youngest person to ever be elected chair of the Infrared and Raman Discussion Group (IRDG).[15] She has described C. V. Raman as her "hero of spectroscopy".[6]

Her recent work has looked at the optical detection of Listeria using bionanosensors.[16] The bionanosensors permit the multiplexed detection of pathogens, which can remove the risk of infectious diseases without the need for antimicrobial drugs.[17] She covers SERS active magnetic nanoparticles with lectins, which can recognise and bind to carbohydrates in bacteria.[17] These nanoparticles can collect and concentrate bacteria from production lines.[17] Silver nanoparticles are functionalised with a biorecognition molecule, such as an aptamer, and Raman reporter, resulting in a SERS signal when a nanoparticle binds to the bacterial target.[17] The magnetic component can then be studied further using portable Raman spectrometers.[17]

Faulds is a founding member of Renishaw plc diagnostics, a University of Strathclyde spin-off company, and serves as its Director of Research.[18] Faulds joined the editorial board of RSC Advances in November 2016[19] and as Associate Editor of Analyst in August 2020.[20] She co-directs the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Optical Medical Imaging, shared between the University of Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde.[21]

Awards and honours

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Faulds is a Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) and a member of the Young Academy of Scotland (YAS).[28][7]

In 2019 Faulds was included in the 2019 Power List of The Analytical Scientist.[29]

References

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  1. ^ Karen Faulds publications indexed by Google Scholar  
  2. ^ Karen Faulds publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Karen Faulds publications from Europe PubMed Central
  4. ^ "Bloomberg - Karen Faulds". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. ^ Faulds, Karen Jane (2004). Detection of drugs of abuse by surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Strathclyde. OCLC 499152107. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.288636.
  6. ^ a b c "Karen Faulds". theanalyticalscientist.com. The Analytical Scientist. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "YAS Members - Karen Faulds". youngacademyofscotland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. ^ Smith, W. Ewen; Faulds, Karen; Graham, Duncan (23 October 2006). "Biosensing using silver nanoparticles and surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering". Chemical Communications (42): 4363–4371. doi:10.1039/B607904K. ISSN 1364-548X. PMID 17057846.  
  9. ^ "Analytical Research Forum 2018 (ARF18)". rsc.org. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  10. ^ Mier, P. D.; van den Hurk, J. J. (1975). "Lysosomal hydrolases of the epidermis. I. Glycosidases". The British Journal of Dermatology. 93 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.1975.tb06468.x. ISSN 0007-0963. PMID 30. S2CID 221485240.
  11. ^ "Karen Faulds — University of Strathclyde". pureportal.strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. ^ Faulds, Karen; McKenzie, Fiona; Smith, W. Ewen; Graham, Duncan (2007). "Quantitative Simultaneous Multianalyte Detection of DNA by Dual-Wavelength Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Scattering". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46 (11): 1829–1831. doi:10.1002/anie.200604265. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 17262874.
  13. ^ "8th Chemical Nanoscience Symposium Newcastle 2018 - Newcastle University". conferences.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  14. ^ WebsEdgeEducation (28 February 2018), Interview with Karen Faulds from the University of Strathclyde - Pittcon 2018, retrieved 18 March 2019
  15. ^ "Karen Faulds appointed new Chair of IRDG - News - spectroscopyNOW.com". spectroscopynow.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Optical Detection of Listeria in the Chilled Food Environment using Bionanosensors (Industrial Partnership Award) — University of Strathclyde". pureportal.strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Optical Detection of Listeria in the Chilled Food Environment using Bionanosensors | U.S. Department of Agriculture". fsrio.nal.usda.gov. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Stocks". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Professor Karen Faulds joins the Editorial Board – RSC Advances Blog". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  20. ^ "New Associate Editor: Karen Faulds – Analyst Blog". Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Management OPTIMA". optima-cdt.ac.uk. OPTIMA Centre for Doctoral Training. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Joseph Black Award 2013 Winner". rsc.org. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Named as one of the Top 50 Women in Analytical Science — University of Strathclyde". pureportal.strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Prof Karen Faulds | University of Strathclyde". strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  25. ^ Shirlaw, Derek. "Strathclyde Chemistry Professor named in international power list". Glasgow City of Science and Innovation - News. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  26. ^ "Professor Karen Jane Faulds FRSE". rse.org.uk. Royal Society of Edinburgh. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  27. ^ "The Power List 2023". The Analytical Scientist. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  28. ^ "Karen Faulds - SAS". s-a-s.org. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  29. ^ "Analytical Scientists Power List 2019".
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