Peter John O'Toole is a British biologist who is the Director of the Bioscience Technology Facility[1] and the Head of Imaging and Cytometry[2] at University of York. Since 2023, O'Toole has served as the president of the Royal Microscopical Society.[3]
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| Nationality | British |
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| Known for | Microscopy, Teaching, Outreach |
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| Thesis | Spectrin-lipid interactions: investigations by fluorescence spectroscopy and digital fluorescence microscopy (1998) |
| Website | O'Toole's Research Profile |
Education
editO'Toole completed his undergraduate studies in biology at the University of Essex and earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Cellular Biophysics from University of Essex in 1998. During his Ph.D. studies in the laboratory of Richard Cherry, he was involved in many aspects of fluorescence imaging and flow cytometry.[4][5]
Career and research
editBefore starting his position as Head of Imaging and Cytometry at the University of York in 2022, O'Toole underwent his postdoctoral training at University of Essex with Richard Cherry.[6]
As head of Imaging and Cytometry and, since 2016, also as director of the Bioscience Technology Facility at University of York, O'Toole is responsible for supervising the Imaging and Cytometry laboratories, which are equipped with various confocal microscopes, flow cytometers, and electron microscopes. O'Toole's team collaborates with leading microscopy and cytometry companies, providing research assistance and consultancy services to academic and commercial organizations.[7][8]
O'Toole's research is currently focused on both technology and method development of novel probes and imaging modalities.[9][10][11][12]
In addition to his responsibilities in managing facilities and research, O'Toole plays important roles in several organizations, including the Royal Microscopical Society, Core Technologies for Life Sciences, and the European Light Microscopy Initiative (ELMI). He is also actively involved in teaching activities, such as the RMS Light Microscopy Summer School[13] and the RMS Practical Flow Cytometry[14] courses.
Since 2020, O'Toole has hosted "The Microscopists" podcast, a podcast from Bitesize Bio sponsored by ZEISS Microscopy. During the podcast, O'Toole interviews microscopists about their careers and lives outside work.[15]
Since 2023, O'Toole has held the position of President at the Royal Microscopical Society, succeeding Professor Grace Burke, who had been serving since 2019.[16][17][18]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our services".
- ^ "The Imaging and Cytometry Laboratory".
- ^ "Council".
- ^ https://rupress.org/jcb/article/140/1/71/878/Detection-of-Dimers-of-Dimers-of-Human-Leukocyte
- ^ o'Toole, Peter J.; Morrison, Ian E.G; Cherry, Richard J. (2000). "Investigations of spectrin–lipid interactions using fluoresceinphosphatidylethanolamine as a membrane probe". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1466 (1–2): 39–46. doi:10.1016/S0005-2736(00)00168-1. PMID 10825429.
- ^ https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/content/news-do/peter-o-toole-taking-technology-further
- ^ "Imaging Scientist - Peter O'Toole".
- ^ "An interview with Peter O'Toole - part 2". 14 December 2021.
- ^ Sturmey, R. G.; o'Toole, P. J.; Leese, H. J. (2006). "Fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis of mitochondrial:lipid association in the porcine oocyte". Reproduction. 132 (6): 829–837. doi:10.1530/REP-06-0073. PMID 17127743.
- ^ Marrison, Joanne; Räty, Lotta; Marriott, Poppy; O'Toole, Peter (2013). "Ptychography – a label free, high-contrast imaging technique for live cells using quantitative phase information". Scientific Reports. 3: 2369. Bibcode:2013NatSR...3E2369M. doi:10.1038/srep02369. PMC 3734479. PMID 23917865.
- ^ Kasprowicz, Richard; Suman, Rakesh; o'Toole, Peter (2017). "Characterising live cell behaviour: Traditional label-free and quantitative phase imaging approaches". The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 84: 89–95. doi:10.1016/j.biocel.2017.01.004. PMID 28111333.
- ^ Zimmermann, Timo; Marrison, Joanne; Hogg, Karen; o'Toole, Peter (2014). "Clearing up the Signal: Spectral Imaging and Linear Unmixing in Fluorescence Microscopy". Confocal Microscopy. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 1075. pp. 129–148. doi:10.1007/978-1-60761-847-8_5. ISBN 978-1-58829-351-0. PMID 24052349.
- ^ "Light Microscopy Summer School 2024".
- ^ "Flow Cytometry Course 2024".
- ^ https://themicroscopists.bitesizebio.com/
- ^ "Peter O'Toole becomes new Head of the RMS".
- ^ "Council".
- ^ "Under the microscope: An interview with Peter O'Toole". 20 December 2023.