Alex's research is focused on making medical tests that are stable in a wide range of conditions, for a wide range of diseases, all for less than a US dollar. Alex has a particular interest in neglected tropical diseases such as snake bites.

Alex engages the public with his research and scientific topics of interest on a national and local level.

 

"The passion for what he does was apparent and hopefully very inspiring to students"

Feedback for Alex at a Public Engagement event

Alex's talks are listed on his Public Engagement website use this link.Link opens in a new window

Please contact Alex to discuss your event and requirements (Alexander.baker@warwick.ac.uk) or to discuss collaborations

Alex delivering one of the Warwick 2022 Christmas Lectures

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Alex is a WIE foundation fellow, WIHEALink opens in a new window alumni fellow and organic chemist with a focus on carbohydrate chemistry deployed on polymer and nanoparticle scaffolds. His work is used in the design of protein-free medical diagnostic devices. He is also a trained XPS user and teaches lab-focussed spectroscopy in undergraduate workshops and labs. He was awarded his Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), MRSC and MRSB as a PhD student. Alongside his research, Alex serves on multiple committees with a strong focus on removing educational barriers before and at university. Alex co-chairs, alongside Dr Bo Kelestyn, a group researching issues around diversity in STEM - specifically focused on how to decolonise STEM teaching and support women in STEM. Through this work Alex has supported and written for the Diversity Book Club initiative.

Alex enjoys communicating Science to all ages and is especially passionate about engaging students from Widening Participation (WP) and disadvantaged backgrounds.

Alex delivering one of the Warwick 2019 Christmas Lectures

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Biography

Alex grew up in Essex, attending Westcliff High School for Boys for his GCSEs and A-Levels (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and History). He received his first class undergraduate masters degree in Chemical Biology from the University of Warwick Department of Chemistry. His final masters year thesis focused on glycosylation systems in prokaryotes as homologues of eukaryotes, under the supervision of Dr. M. Tosin. This work involved structural and functional studies utilising site-directed mutagenesis and activity assays.

Alex's PhD was under the supervision of Prof. M. Gibson in 2017 with industrial collaborators Iceni Diagnostics. The PhD was funded by Iceni Diagnostics and the BBRSC as an MIBTP iCase studentship and split between the Department of Chemistry and School of Life Sciences. During this time, Alex served as member of the Postgraduate Student Staff Liason Committee for Chemistry and an MIBTP student representative for the University of Warwick iCase programme. In November 2017, Alex became the Postgraduate Research Representative for the Faculty of Science at the Univeristy of Warwick and was elected in March 2018 to represent the newly formed Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine. He was re-elected in 2019 and 2020. Alex has also undertaken a three month mini-project (January-March, 2018) at the University of Birmingham in the research group of Dr. F. Fernandez-Trillo. The project focused on producing glycopolymers for lectin agglutiniation studies.

During the UK COVID-19 lockdown (March 2020 to July 2020) Alex's research was applied to tackling the problems of COVID-19 diagnosis. By applying his research, Alex and other key workers in the Gibson Group (and colleagues in Physics, the Medical School and Iceni Diagnostics) were able to prove that the proteins on the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus could be sensed in a rapid lateral flow device. This was the first published lateral flow test (a "lateral flow glyco-assay") to use only carbohydrates ("antibody-free") as sensing units and highlighted that glycans can be used to target SARS-COV-2. This work was later applied to sense the virus in patient samples, in collaboration with the NHS.

Alex has a particular interest in improving student mental health, encouraging faculty outreach and raising the profile of teaching. His work has seen the introduction of a robust pastoral system for all PhD/PGR students and the passing of maternity/paternity leave for all funded and part-funded PhD students.

Alex is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) for his contributions to teaching, learning and the student experience. WIHEA is an academy of educators engaged in developing high quality learning and teaching at the University of Warwick. Alex has also been awarded a Warwick Institute of Engagement (WIE) Foundation Fellowship for his work in outreach and public engagement.

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Research

Research Interests

Alex develops glycan-based nanoparticles and lateral flow platforms for point of care diagnostics, alongside the synthesis of novel small molecules and sugars. He is also trained in the use of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

Research Presentations

Oral Presentations:

• Hacking Pregnancy Tests with Chemical Lego to Fight Disease and Drug Resistance - Warwick Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference 2019
• Out with the Protein, In with the Glycopolymer - A New Generation of Medical Diagnostics - Chemistry Postgraduate Symposium 2020
• Towards Rapid COVID-19 Diagnosis - A New Generation of Medical Diagnostics - Macro Group UK Young Researcher Meeting 2020
• From Grafting Density to Medical Diagnostics - XPS Applications in Synthetic Chemistry - UK Surface Analysis Forum 2020
• Lateral Flow Glyco-Assays - From Detecting Proteins to SARS-COV-2 in Patent Samples - 16th Annual RSC Biomaterials chemistry Group Meeting

Poster Presentations:

• Can a Historic Reaction Deliver Novel Sugars for Future Diagnostics - MIBTP Poster Session 2018
• Robust Protein-Free Diagnostics for the Developing World - MIBTP Poster Session 2019 and MIBTP AGM 2019
• Going Protein-Free - The Future of Medical Diagnostics - Chemistry Postgraduate Symposium 2019

Publications

1. Georgiou P.G., Baker A.N., Richards SJ., Laezza A., Walker M., Gibson M.I., Journal of Materials Chemistry B., 2020, 8, 136-145, Tuning Aggregative versus Non-Aggregative Lectin Binding with Glycosylated Nanoparticles by the Nature of the Polymer Ligand - PaperLink opens in a new window

2. Richards SJ., Baker A.N., Walker M., Gibson M.I., Biomacromolecules, 2020, 21, 4, 1604-1612, Polymer-Stabilized Sialylated Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Optimization, and Differential Binding to Influenza Hemagglutinins - Paper

3. Laezza A., Georgiou P.G., Richards SJ., Baker A.N., Walker M., Gibson M.I., Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2020, 31, 10, 2392-2403, Protecting Group Free Synthesis of Glyconanoparticles Using Amino–Oxy-Terminated Polymer Ligands - Paper

4. Baker A.N., Richards SJ., Guy C.S., Congdon T. R., Hasan M., Zwetsloot A.J., Straube A., Walker M., Chessa S., Pergolizzi G., Dedola S., Field R., Gibson M.I.,The SARS-COV-2 Spike Protein Binds Sialic Acids, and Enables Rapid Detection in a Lateral Flow Point of Care Diagnostic Device (The pre-print paper can be found on ChemRxiv here, Published online 15/6/20)

5. Baker A.N., Richard, SJ., Guy C.S., Congdon T. R., Hasan M., Zwetsloot A.J., Gallo A., Lewandowski J. R., Stansfeld P. J., Straube A., Walker M., Chessa S., Pergolizzi G., Dedola S., Field R., Gibson M.I., ACS Central Science, 2020, 6, 2046-52, The SARS-COV-2 Spike Protein Binds Sialic Acids and Enables Rapid Detection in a Lateral Flow Point of Care Diagnostic Device - Paper - Top 20 "Most Read Articles" on ACS Central Science 1 year after publication & Top 10 most cited articles of 2021

6. Richards SJ., Gibson M.I., Fasciae M.A., Linclau B., Galan M.C., Baker A.N., Ledru H., Webster C.S., Council C.E., Walker M., Chidwick H., Wheatley D.E., Vendeville J-B., Keenan T., Budhadev D., Chemical Science, 2020, 12, 905-910, Introducing affinity and selectivity into galectin-targeting nanoparticles with fluorinated glycan ligands - Paper

7. Georgiou P.G., Marton H.L., Baker A.N., Congdon T.R., Whale T.F., Gibson M.I., Journal of American Chemical Society, 2021, 143, 19, 7449-7461, Polymer Self-Assembly Induced Enhancement of Ice Recrystallization Inhibition - Paper

8. Pancaro A., Szymonik M., Georgiou P.G., Baker A.N., Walker M., Adiaensens P., Hendrix J., Gibson M.I., Nelissen I., Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 10837-10848, The Nature of the Polymeric Glycolic-Linker Controls the Signal Outputs for Plasmonic Gold Nanorods Biosensors in Complex Media due to Biocorona Formation. - Paper

9. Baker A.N., Richards SJ., Pandey S., Guy C.S., Ahmad A., Hasan M., Biggs C.I., Georgiou P.G., Zwetsloot A.J., Straube A., Dedola S., Field R.A., Anderson N.R., Walker M., Grammatopoulos D., Gibson M.I., ACS Sensors, 2021, 6, 10, 3696-3705, Glycan-based Flow-Through Device for the Detection of SARS-COV-2 from Patient Swabs - Paper

10. Baker A.N., Congdon T. R., Richards SJ., Georgiou P.G., Walker M., Dedola S., Field R.A., Gibson M.I., ACS Polymer Au, 2021, End-Functionalized Poly(Vinyl Pyrrolidone) for Ligand Display in Lateral Flow Device Test Lines - Paper - Selected for the front cover of ACS Polymer Au & included in the ACS virtual issue - COVID-19: Challenges, Progress and Future Implications (linkLink opens in a new window)

11. Baker A.N., Muguruza A.R., Richards SJ., Georgiou P.G., Goetz S., Walker M., Dedola S., Field R.A., Gibson M.I., Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2021, Lateral Flow Glyco-Assays for the Rapid and Low-Cost Detection of Lectins - Polymeric Linkers and Particle Engineering are Essential for Selectivity and Performance - Paper

12. Limas J.C, Corcoran L.C., Baker A.N., Cartaya A.E., Ayres Z.J., Chem. Eur. J., 2021, The Impact of Research Culture on Mental Health & Diversity in STEM - Paper

13. Georgiou P.G.,Guy C.S., Hasan M., Ahmad A., Richards SJ., Baker A.N., Thakkar N., Walker M., Pandey S., Anderson N.R., Grammatopoulos D., Gibson M.I., ACS Macro Letters, 2021, Plasmonic Detection of SARS-COV-2 spike protein with Polymer-Stabilized Glycosylated Nanorods - Paper - Editor's Choice Article

14. Baker A.N., Hawker-Bond W.G., Georgiou P.G., Dedola S., Field R.A., Gibson M.I., Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, Glycosylated gold nanoparticles in point of care diagnostics: from aggregation to lateral flow - Paper

15. Georgiou P.G., Kinney N., Kontoupoulou I., Baker A.N., Hindmarsh S., Bissoyi A., Congdon T.R., Whale T.F., Gibson M.I., Biomarcomolecules, 2022, Poly(vinyl alcohol) molecular bottlebrushes nucleate ice

16. Micallef J., Baker A.N., Richards SJ., Soutar D.E., Georgiou P.G., Walker M., Gibson M.I., RSC Advances, 2022, 12, 33080, Polymer-tethered Glyconanoparticle Colourimetric Biosensors for Lectin Binding: Structural and Experimental Parameters to Ensure a Robust Output

17. Neves M.P.S., Richards SJ., Baker A.N., Walker M., Georgiou P.G., Gibson M.I., Nanoscale Horizons, 2023, 8, 377-382 Discrimination between protein glycoforms using lectin- functionalised gold nanoparticles as signal enhancers  

Patents

Alex is a named inventor on a patent related to the COVID-19 rapid diagnostic work - Interested parties should direct their correspondence to Prof. Gibson.

Media Interest

The COVID-19 work was highlighted by the Medical Schools Council's "Responding to a pandemic UK universities' research into COVID-19" report

The group's work producing a rapid diagnostic for COVID-19 ("coronavirus") has attracted media interest from the BBC and other media outlets. Prof. Gibson and Alex were interviewed by the BBC.

Video from BBC Midlands Today evening and late news (26/6/20)

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Public Engagement

Alex presents his research and topics of interest to a wide audience for both the University of Warwick and at a National-level for organisations such as The Training Partnership who he is also an event chair for. He is also a Founding fellow of the Warwick Institute of Engagement.

Alex enjoys speaking on a variety of topics in Chemistry and the Life Sciences, he has a particular interest in drug/diagnostic development and design. He is passionate about showing that Chemistry impacts on all aspects of modern life and that Chemistry is a modern world-changing subject for all.

The current talks Alex has available are listed below, however with enough notice he can write new materials on request.

Please contact Alex to discuss your event and requirements (Alexander.baker@warwick.ac.uk)

 

Current Talks

When Medicines become Drugs - How Simple Chemical Changes Change the World

Targeted at an A-Level and adult audience, this talk explores the small chemical changes to medicines, such as morphine, that turn them into illicit drugs. The talk explores the history and impact of these small chemical changes on biochemistry and humanity, from solubility to the War on Drugs in the United States. Finally we consider if current illicit drugs such as marijuana have a place in a modern health service.

"Informative and enjoyable - 3.9/4"

"The drugs talk was really interesting - 3.8/4"

 

Why Chemistry is More than just Chemicals - Using Lateral Flow Tests to Fight Covid-19 and Health Inequalities

We’re all used to lateral flow tests now, but what are they and how can they be used to fight health inequalities? Join organic chemist Alex to find out how to make lateral flow tests, how they can be used to fight both Covid-19 and health inequalities, and why chemistry is more than just chemicals.

Targeted at an A-Level and adult audience, this talk explores the history of medical diagnostics and asks if current lateral flow devices are up to the task of delivering fairer healthcare around the world. This talk explores how medical diagnostics were used in the Covid-19 pandemic and how the virus itself provides opportunities to develop new medical diagnostics.

"Very interesting, really relevant and clearly presented"

"Taught us well about lateral flow tests and the power of women in the industry. It also helped me understand the Covid-19 test kits"

"Fantastic students loved his session"

"Both informative and interesting. I liked the history of science related to the early

How to Freeze a Human - Why Temperature Matters in Chemistry

In every cell in every tissue and every organ of your body, millions and millions of reactions are being carried out to keep you alive. The key ingredient in all these reactions is heat, so what happens if we drop the temperature? Could we cryogenically preserve organs and blood? Alex explores the science and cutting-edge research behind cryogenics and consider how to freeze a human. Targeted at a KS3 and GCSE audience.

"Really engaging, fantastic story and flow to presentation. Kids were fantastically engaged and answered questions well. Very good slides. 10/10"

"Exciting presentation -showed real life challenges, linked to the KS3 curriculum. Practical demos fantastic and exciting. Really engaged our students in thinking like scientists 10/10"

"I found it very informative and thought it was very interesting and engaging 10/10"

 

Not All Doctors Have a Medical Degree

This careers talk explores the lives of Nobel prize winning scientists who considered studying Medicine at University but didn't. It is also a personal reflection on my experiences as a student considering Medicine as a career. The talk explores the impact scientists have outside of medical careers.

Worth Dyeing For - From Caesars to Blue Jeans, the Story of Indigo (In Preparation)

Indigo dye has been used by humans for over 6,000 years to dye fabric – more recently blue jeans. While its derivatives have been used to clothe emperors. It is a fairly simple organic molecule, but it was only synthesized on an industrial scale by Pfleger & Heumann in 1901. Until this synthesis, the production and trade of indigo caused immense human suffering.

This talk will explore the fraught and often tragic history of indigo from colonisation to the present day and we will consider what indigo teaches us about how humans use chemicals to change the world.

 

Past Talks & Feedback

Some examples of talks Alex has given are listed below;

• Chemistry in the Freezer - As an invited speaker to headline one of the Warwick Christmas Lectures in 2022, Alex spoke about why Chemistry matters and why temperature is key to controlling the chemistry of the world around us.

"Best experiments ever!"

"Alex has such a gift for this work, making science not only accessible but also exciting. I honestly think he could be on TV with a science show" - Gemma Wright, Warwick Arts Centre Head of Creative Learning

• When Medicines become Drugs - Presented for The Training Partnership, at multiple events for A-Level Chemists in 2022 & planned for 2023. These engaging talks focused on the small chemical changes that make medicines drugs and considers the chemical diversity possible for future medicines.
• How to Freeze a Human - Presented for The Training Partnership, at multiple events for GCSE and KS3 Science. These highly interactive talks focused on the interdisciplinary nature of Chemistry and its applications in cryogenics.

"Fantastic! Interactive, hands on. Students highly engaged"

• From Pharaohs to Fairer Healthcare - Alex presented this talk at Pint of Science 2022 and Café Scientifique (2023) in Leamington Spa

"Talk was great, pitched perfectly and super interesting"

"We enjoyed hearing Alex's presentation and the lively discussion that followed. Alex is obviously an experienced presenter who enjoys passing on his knowledge and our audience responded to that."

• Lateral Flow Tests - Why Chemistry is more than just Chemicals - Alex presented this talk for The Training Partnership, Chemistry in Action 2021 events. His interactive and interdisciplinary talk focused on the health inequalities of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically diagnostic inequalities, and explored if glycopolymer-based systems might be the answer. He presented at three events in London, Manchester and Warwick to >2,000 A-level students. Some feedback from the events is below;

"The passion for what he does was apparent and hopefully very inspiring to students"

• Chemicals, Cocktails and Creativity – from molecules to masterpieces ("Creative Reactions") - One of three Pint of Sciences 2021 events from the University of Warwick as part of City of Culture Coventry 2021 and the University's Resonate Festival. Alex proposed, designed and hosted the interdisciplinary session as a panel discussion between experts from Chemistry, the School of Life Sciences, School of Liberal Arts and the NHS. The topic of the session was the influence chemicals found in nature (caffeine, opiates, cannabis and psilocybin, and their synthetic derivatives) have had on biology, medicine, art and culture.

• When Medicines Become Drugs - National Pint of Science 2020 Speaker for "Cuppa Science" (Pint of Science during the COVID-19 UK lockdown) run by the University of Hull and presented by Phil Bell-Young (@Philby91). Marty Jopson was the other guest speaker (@martyjopson)

This talk explored the small chemical differences that separate medicines from drugs, and how these differences turn chemicals from those that heal to those that harm

A link to the talk on youtube can be found here

Example advertising slide from Pint of Science Talk

The talk was later updated and repeated at NerdNite in 2021.

• Naughty or Nice Chemistry - Warwick Christmas Lectures 2019, for over 1000 primary school children

This lecture looked at what makes certain chemicals "naughty" or "nice" using lots of demonstrations and audience participation

Highlights from the Christmas Lecture

• When Medicines become Drugs - ACORNS Conference 2019 & 2021 run by Warwick ChemSoc for around 300 A-level students (2021 was virtual)

This talk discussed the small chemical differences that separate medicines from drugs, and how these differences have changed the world. Feedback was 3.9 out of 4 and 3.8 out of 4 for information and enjoyability respectively.

Alex at ACORNS Conference talking about "When Medicines become Drugs"

• Fixing Pregnancy Tests with Sweet Chemical Lego - Research on the Rocks 2018, for around 50 undergraduates and postgraduates
• Chemical Lego - Better Pregnancy & Disease Testing - Pint of Science 2019, for around 50 members of the public

A demonstration of "Alginate Jelly Worms - super-fast polymers synthesis" used at Pint of Science 2019

Alex at Pint of Science 2019 getting the audience to run pregnancy tests of their drinks to show how lateral flow diagnostic tests work

• Assisting and mentoring Dr. Kathryn MurrayLink opens in a new window in preparing and delivering an interactive lecture entitled “How to Freeze a Human” for Slice of Science, 2020. This was an event specifically for encouraging girls to consider studies and careers in STEM subjects.

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Outreach Work

Alex enjoys running and participating in outreach activities for all ages, some examples are listed below;

• Working with WMG and the Coventry transport Museum, on the STEM Connections Project, to develop pieces for schools engagement. Alex's work focused on drug design using 3D-printed active sites and chemical modelling kits (Molymod - "Chemical lego"). Alex's profile page can be found here.
• Demonstrating for primary school, GCSE, AS and A-Level students in the undergraduate teaching laboratories with Nick Barker.
• Founding and running the Think Science™ conference for two years. The conferences encouraged over 500 A-Level and GCSE students to see the diveristy of current research and to consider studying STEM subjects. Shortlisted as Best Summit, Conference or Forum in 2017 by the University of Warwick Students Union.
• Speaking to 300 young people and parents on the importance of non-clinical research to the health sector and why it is a viable career alternative to Medicine - Not all Doctors have a Medical Degree
• Running the ChemSoc Outreach program, as Outreach Officer (2014-2015), aimed at sparking a love of the Sciences in primary school students. He was awarded the Warwick Volunteers Certificate for this work.
• Carrying out various talks and careers days in secondary schools to encourage GCSE and A-Level students to pursue a degree in the Sciences.
• Organising and running an annual 3-day science track at a summer club for primary school children.

A demonstration of "Elephant's Toothpaste" to over 400 people on the final morning of the summer club

Slow-mo Bottle-rocket launch at the summer camp

• Refurbishing labs and teaching Science at Solidarity International Academy, Nepal.

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Teaching Experience

Alex enjoys teaching and has actively engaged with teaching in the University, this has built on Alex's time as a secondary school Science teacher in Nepal and teaching experience placements in UK Schools. Alex's university-level teaching experience is listed below;

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Leading tutorials in organic chemistry for undergraduates
• Supervising MChem students both in the lab and online during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Assisting and teaching in the delivery of Spectroscopy Workshops a 2nd year undergraduate chemistry module
• Demonstrating biochemistry labs for 1st year biochemistry undergraduates
• Demonstrating organic chemistry labs for chemistry undergraduate and postgraduate courses
• Writing and delivering Spectroscopy Intro Labs for 1st year chemistry undergraduates
• Designing and supervising 1st year PhD students on 3 month research projects
• Supervising a 2nd year undergraduate URSSLink opens in a new window student for their research project
• Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) Fellowship - 2019-20 (now alumni fellow)
• Warwick Institute of Engagement (WIE) Foundation Fellow
• Leading student led revision classes for undergraduates in organic chemistry, bio-organic chemistry and biology for chemists
• Acting as lab-support for disabled students

Education/Pedagogical Pieces

1. Is this the end of the lecture? But the beginning of something more? - The Future of the STEM Community. Invited essay for "Bubbling Up" a student and staff blog in the Department of Chemistry at Warwick University - link
2. Alex is the lead of the writing team for the Diversity Book Club (2021), a year-long initiative in the Department of Chemistry aimed at educating students and staff in diversity issues with the goal of fixing these issues. This is in collaboration with the RSC. University Coverage & Website.

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Awards

Fellowships

• MIBTP Doctoral Career Development Fellowship - Integrating Public Engagement into Research-Focused Roles: New Rapid Diagnostics for Snake Bites (2022)

2022

• RSC Horizon Prize winner, 2022
• Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2022, 10th Anniversary - Participant
• Short listed for inaugural Warwick Awards for Public & Community Engagement (WAPCE)

2021

• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

• Warwick Institute of Engagement (WIE) Foundation Fellow
• Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) Alumni Fellow

2020

• Member of the Royal Society of Biology (MRSB)
• Macro Group UK Young Researcher Meeting 2020 Best Oral Presentation Prize

"Towards Rapid COVID-19 Diagnosis - A New Generation of Medical Diagnostics" 

• Faculty Representative of the Year Award
• University of Warwick Department of Chemistry, Postgraduate Symposium Talk Prize - First Place

"Out with the Protein, In with the Glycopolymer - A New Generation of Medical Diagnostics"

• University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, ChemContext - Second place

A competition to produce a poster that frames a topic in your research in the context of the UG curriculum

2019

• Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) Fellowship
• Faculty Representative of the Year - Nominated
• Exec of the Year Award - with Postgraduate Exec
• University of Warwick Department of Chemistry, Postgraduate Symposium Poster Prize - First Place

2018

• Faculty Representative of the Year Award

"For having worked tirelessly to promote and amplify the research student voice’, within both the university and the SU. He has successfully formed and maintained partnerships with academic colleagues and has more than deserved this award"

Warwick SU

2017

• Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC)
• Associate Member of the Royal Society of Biology (AMRSB)

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Affiliations

Royal Society of Biology: Member (MRSB)

Royal Society of Chemistry: Member (MRSC)

Higher Education Academy: Fellow

Biochemical Society: Postgraduate Student Member

Warwick International Higher Education Academy: Alumni Fellow and Member

Warwick Institute of Engagement: Foundation Fellow

Grants and Bursaries

• BBSRC-funded MIBTP program
• iCase Scholarship with Iceni Diagnostics Ltd.

Other Interests

Outside of his research, Alex enjoys playing hockey, watching Scottish Rugby and the Green Bay Packers, films, tech, history and attempting to learn French.

Education

University of Warwick

MChem in Chemical Biology

2013-2017

PhD in Chemistry with Industry

2017-2021

Contact

alexander dot baker at warwick dot ac dot uk

@AB_wan_Kenobi

@Academistry

ORCID ID

orcid.org/0000-0001-6019-3412

Affiliations

FHEA

MRSC

MRSB

WIHEA Alumni Fellow

WIE Senior Foundation Fellow

ResearchGate

Link to RG Profile

Podcast Requests

Links to my MatchMaker.fm for podcasting/interview requests be found here;

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