I am deeply honoured to share that I have been elected a Fellow of European Academy of Sciences.
This recognition means a great deal to me, not only as a personal milestone, but as an acknowledgement of the field of supramolecular chemistry and chemical sensing that I’ve had the privilege to work in throughout my career.
I am particularly proud that our early work on fluorescent sensors and theranostic systems — including the development of the first glucose-selective fluorescent sensor in 1994 — has helped lay the molecular foundations for real-world technologies. Seeing concepts from fundamental chemistry contribute to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) platforms such as Eversense CGM®, and ultimately support diabetes management worldwide, has been incredibly rewarding.
More recently, my research has focused on developing fluorescent probes for imaging reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur species, alongside long-wavelength probes to study cellular metabolism, with growing applications in cancer diagnostics. It continues to be exciting to see how molecular design can open new windows into biology and medicine.
Most importantly, this honour reflects the creativity, hard work, and dedication of the many students, postdoctoral researchers, and collaborators I have been fortunate to work with at the University of Bath in the Chemistry Department over the years. Science is always a team effort.
My career has been driven by the goal of linking fundamental supramolecular chemistry with practical biomedical challenges, and it is especially gratifying to see sensing technologies move from the laboratory into clinical use, where they can make a real difference to patients’ lives.
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