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Her work aims to understand the role that photons produced from various sources play in modulating metabolism and related biological function in mammalian cells by utilising techniques such as time-correlated single-photon counting in both a spectroscopic and microscopic (FLIM) capacity.
24 Apr 2026
Laura (preferred pronouns xe/xem) joined the CLF in 2010 as a joint PhD student in Cancer Studies with King’s College London
Michael joined the CLF in 2009. He is part of the data analysis team of the Octopus.
Marisa joined the CLF in 2008. Her research is geared to understanding the intricate network signalling behaviour of cells in their physiological environments within tissues.
Dave joined the CLF in 2024 and works as a scientific software engineer for Octopus.
Since 2022, Chris has been in charge of the CLF’s new Abberior-Instruments MINFLUX system, the only commercial MINFLUX system currently in the UK.
Stan joined the CLF in 1998 as the Laser Microscopy and Imaging Facility Manager and Biosciences Lead following a Postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School.
23 Apr 2026
Selene joined STFC in 2005 and the CLF in 2008. Her research aims to combine many scientific tools to advance understanding within the area of cancer cell biology.
Sarah joined STFC as a postdoctoral researcher in 2005 and the CLF in 2008.
Robert provides scientific and technical expertise and support to academic and industrial partners for all aspects of their microscopy experiments, from design to acquisition and analysis.
Laura has a background in Applied Physics with a focus in soft condensed matter and crystallography.
Esther joined the CLF in 2022. She leads the user applications for the Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) microscope.
Thomas studied Physics as an undergraduate at Imperial College London, and went on to do a PhD and subsequent post-docs in Laser-Plasma Interactions at Queen’s University Belfast.
Professor Lin Wang is a Senior Scientist at Octopus. He obtained his PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2010 from the University of Nottingham.
Gea joined Octopus in 2024 as an electron microscopist, working on technical development for FIB-SEM lift-outs in cryogenic Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy.
Dave is a biochemist with expertise in the development and application of imaging and spectroscopy methods for biological research.
His research interests include developing novel data analysis approaches to maximise information extraction from biologically and clinically relevant spatial point patterns, from single molecule data to cell populations.
Dr Andy Ward is the Division Head of the CLF’s Lasers for Science Facility
Matthew works on super-resolution imaging of mammalian cells using stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy.
Benji joined the CLF in 2009 as a physics graduate and has since specialised in advanced microscopy instrumentation and technique development.