Bio-Analytical Shared Resource Laboratory (BioSRL) Team

I am the Head of the Bio-Analytical Shared Resource Laboratories (BioSRLs) at the University of Warwick. The BioSRLs are a spinout from a UKRI funded technology facility for synthetic biology (WISB) that I created from the ground up in 2015. As the facility has grown and increased its userbase, so has the need for specialised technical support. I now manage the BioSRL team as well as provide specialist technical support in liquid handling robotics. I enjoy the programming logic when scripting the robotics and enabling users to streamline their benchtop procedures and carry out high-throughput analysis.

I have a broad knowledge and experience of much of the instrumentation in the BioSRLs and provide business resilience during staff absence. It's a good excuse to get back in the lab!

I look after the department’s light microscopy, training new users, helping with experimental design and processing data. After 28 years in the department I’ve gotten to know many of the research groups and am always happy to help.

I work within our Genomics Facility and am responsible for the operation of our Next Generation Sequencing service as well as the other molecular technologies we have in the lab. I also act as a point of contact for users and external providers of our outsourced Sanger sequencing provision. I have worked in core facility labs for over 20 years and have gained experience with many different instruments along the way!

I provide support to the Genomics Facility and help manage various pieces of equipment within SLS, namely the Constant Systems cell disruptor, the Jencons and Hielscher sonicators and the molecular interactions instrumentation. I am also an administrator for the LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) initiative, both in SLS and within the Science Faculty

I look after the department chromatography facility and train new users and provide support. I can help with simple method set-up through to project planning and data analysis training. I have a wide range of experience over a number of years and so can help users on any of our chromatography equipment.