Design, synthesis, characterisation and evaluation of fluorescent probes that target bacteria and fungi
Developed peptide-based fluorogenic probes for microorganism labelling, amphotericin B based probes targeting fungi and a range of mycobacteria targeting probes.
Synthesised long lifetime fluorophore and conjugated to bacteria targeting molecules.
Published a paper on fluorogenic peptide-based probes for microorganism detection.
Published a paper on fungal probes, where using a red-emitting fungal probe allowed multiplexed imaging of fungi-bacteria or fungi-bacteria mixed culture and distinguishing between species.
Proteus is a great example of interdisciplinary research and its application. A friendly relationship within the team allows the exchange of knowledge and skills between people of different backgrounds. Biologists taught me how to work with cells, obtain images and analyse them; physicists and engineers advised me a lot in photophysical processes, and overall you see how your work can be applied for the benefit of humanity.