Zoe Pikramenou | |
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| Alma mater |
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens B.Sc. (1987) Michigan State University Ph.D. (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nanotechnology Inorganic chemistry Photophysics |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel G. Nocera |
| Other academic advisors | Jean Marie Lehn |
| Website |
www |
Zoe Pikramenou is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Photophysics at the University of Birmingham, where she is the first female professor in the chemistry department. [1]
Education and career
Pikramenou graduated in 1987 with a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Athens in Greece. She then moved to Michigan State University where she worked in the lab of Daniel G. Nocera, graduating with a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1993. [2] She then conducted post-doctoral studies at University of Strasbourg in France as a Marie Curie and Collège de France fellow working with Nobel prize-winner Jean-Marie Lehn. [2] She became a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh in 1995, then was appointed to the University of Birmingham in 2000. [2]
Research
Pikramenou is a inorganic chemist with experience in nanotechnology and photophysics, who has researched lanthanide luminescent complexes.[ citation needed] Recent research has investigated how gold nanorods could be applied to treat cancerous cells in the body. [3] This research is in partnership with the Canadian company Sona Nanotech Inc. [4] Pikramenou has researched other applications of gold nanoparticles, including their use in tracking blood flow in capillary networks. [5] She was part of a team that developed iridium-coated gold nanoparticles, significant because they have a longer lifetime of use. [6] She has co-investigated platelet nodules, using microscopy. [7]
Another medical application of Pikramenou's nanoparticle research includes the application of coated silica particles to treat sensitive teeth. [8] As part of her doctoral research at Michigan State University, Pikramenou invented a nanoparticle bucket, which lights up when in contains a particular compound. [9] This kind of microscopic bucket is described as a supramolecule. [9]
Coated nanoparticles patent
In 2017, Pikramenou and her co-researcher Nicola J Rogers, were granted a patent to protect their invention of a new process of combining at least one metal complex and a surfactant. [10]
Awards
- 2012 - Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship [11]
- 2007 - EPSRC Discipline Hopping Award with Chemical Engineering [12]
- 2000 - The Aventis Scientia Europea Prize, Aventis Foundation and French Academy of Sciences for collaborative work with Physicist and Biologist [13]
References
- ^ "Student-led careers event focuses on women in science". www.iop.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dr Zoe Pikramenou, Chemistry - University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Nano-tech experts begin cancer research". BusinessCloud.co.uk. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Birmingham and Canadian nano-tech experts begin advanced cancer research – Birmingham Health Partners". www.birminghamhealthpartners.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Gold 'nanoprobes' used to track blood flow in tiny vessels". phys.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ King, Siobhan M.; Claire, Sunil; Teixeira, Rodolfo I.; Dosumu, Abiola N.; Carrod, Andrew J.; Dehghani, Hamid; Hannon, Michael J.; Ward, Andrew D.; Bicknell, Roy; Botchway, Stanley W.; Hodges, Nikolas J. (15 August 2018). "Iridium Nanoparticles for Multichannel Luminescence Lifetime Imaging, Mapping Localization in Live Cancer Cells". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140 (32): 10242–10249. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b05105. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 30032598.
- ^ Poulter, Natalie S.; Pollitt, Alice Y.; Davies, Amy; Malinova, Dessislava; Nash, Gerard B.; Hannon, Mike J.; Pikramenou, Zoe; Rappoport, Joshua Z.; Hartwig, John H.; Owen, Dylan M.; Thrasher, Adrian J. (2015). "Platelet actin nodules are podosome-like structures dependent on Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein and ARP2/3 complex". Nature Communications. 6 (1): 7254. Bibcode: 2015NatCo...6.7254P. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8254. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4458878. PMID 26028144.
- ^ "Tiny silica particles could be used to repair damaged teeth, research shows". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b Nocera, Dan (1996). "Not Just a Pretty Shape". institutions.newscientist.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ US 9683004, Pikramenou, Zoe & Rogers, Nicola, "Coated nanoparticles", published 2017-06-20, assigned to University of Birmingham & inventors.
- ^ "Research Fellowships 2012 | The Leverhulme Trust". www.leverhulme.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ EPSRC. "Grants on the web". gow.epsrc.ukri.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "- University of Birmingham research gateway". research.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
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| Academics | |
| Other | |
Zoe Pikramenou | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater |
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens B.Sc. (1987) Michigan State University Ph.D. (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nanotechnology Inorganic chemistry Photophysics |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel G. Nocera |
| Other academic advisors | Jean Marie Lehn |
| Website |
www |
Zoe Pikramenou is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Photophysics at the University of Birmingham, where she is the first female professor in the chemistry department. [1]
Education and career
Pikramenou graduated in 1987 with a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Athens in Greece. She then moved to Michigan State University where she worked in the lab of Daniel G. Nocera, graduating with a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1993. [2] She then conducted post-doctoral studies at University of Strasbourg in France as a Marie Curie and Collège de France fellow working with Nobel prize-winner Jean-Marie Lehn. [2] She became a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh in 1995, then was appointed to the University of Birmingham in 2000. [2]
Research
Pikramenou is a inorganic chemist with experience in nanotechnology and photophysics, who has researched lanthanide luminescent complexes.[ citation needed] Recent research has investigated how gold nanorods could be applied to treat cancerous cells in the body. [3] This research is in partnership with the Canadian company Sona Nanotech Inc. [4] Pikramenou has researched other applications of gold nanoparticles, including their use in tracking blood flow in capillary networks. [5] She was part of a team that developed iridium-coated gold nanoparticles, significant because they have a longer lifetime of use. [6] She has co-investigated platelet nodules, using microscopy. [7]
Another medical application of Pikramenou's nanoparticle research includes the application of coated silica particles to treat sensitive teeth. [8] As part of her doctoral research at Michigan State University, Pikramenou invented a nanoparticle bucket, which lights up when in contains a particular compound. [9] This kind of microscopic bucket is described as a supramolecule. [9]
Coated nanoparticles patent
In 2017, Pikramenou and her co-researcher Nicola J Rogers, were granted a patent to protect their invention of a new process of combining at least one metal complex and a surfactant. [10]
Awards
- 2012 - Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship [11]
- 2007 - EPSRC Discipline Hopping Award with Chemical Engineering [12]
- 2000 - The Aventis Scientia Europea Prize, Aventis Foundation and French Academy of Sciences for collaborative work with Physicist and Biologist [13]
References
- ^ "Student-led careers event focuses on women in science". www.iop.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dr Zoe Pikramenou, Chemistry - University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Nano-tech experts begin cancer research". BusinessCloud.co.uk. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Birmingham and Canadian nano-tech experts begin advanced cancer research – Birmingham Health Partners". www.birminghamhealthpartners.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Gold 'nanoprobes' used to track blood flow in tiny vessels". phys.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ King, Siobhan M.; Claire, Sunil; Teixeira, Rodolfo I.; Dosumu, Abiola N.; Carrod, Andrew J.; Dehghani, Hamid; Hannon, Michael J.; Ward, Andrew D.; Bicknell, Roy; Botchway, Stanley W.; Hodges, Nikolas J. (15 August 2018). "Iridium Nanoparticles for Multichannel Luminescence Lifetime Imaging, Mapping Localization in Live Cancer Cells". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140 (32): 10242–10249. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b05105. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 30032598.
- ^ Poulter, Natalie S.; Pollitt, Alice Y.; Davies, Amy; Malinova, Dessislava; Nash, Gerard B.; Hannon, Mike J.; Pikramenou, Zoe; Rappoport, Joshua Z.; Hartwig, John H.; Owen, Dylan M.; Thrasher, Adrian J. (2015). "Platelet actin nodules are podosome-like structures dependent on Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein and ARP2/3 complex". Nature Communications. 6 (1): 7254. Bibcode: 2015NatCo...6.7254P. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8254. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4458878. PMID 26028144.
- ^ "Tiny silica particles could be used to repair damaged teeth, research shows". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b Nocera, Dan (1996). "Not Just a Pretty Shape". institutions.newscientist.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ US 9683004, Pikramenou, Zoe & Rogers, Nicola, "Coated nanoparticles", published 2017-06-20, assigned to University of Birmingham & inventors.
- ^ "Research Fellowships 2012 | The Leverhulme Trust". www.leverhulme.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ EPSRC. "Grants on the web". gow.epsrc.ukri.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "- University of Birmingham research gateway". research.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
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| Other | |