Professor Ali K. Yetisen PhD MEd FRSC FInstP FIChemE FIET FIMMM FHEA CEng CSci (Director)
Ali Yetisen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. He has a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering (Biotechnology) from the University of Cambridge. He went on to work as a Tosteson Fellow at Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology.
e-mail: Ali Yetisen / a.yetisen@imperial.ac.uk
Sarah Payne (Administrator)
Sarah joined the Department of Chemical Engineering as an Academic Administrator 38 years ago. Since then, Sarah has witnessed constant change at Imperial and in the technology we use.
e-mail: Sarah Payne / s.everall@imperial.ac.uk
Eleni Chatzilakou (PhD Student)
Eleni Chatzilakou is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering of Imperial College London and aims at developing biosensing technologies for point-of-care diagnosis of cancer. She holds a MEng in Chemical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, during which she developed biopolymer based scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. She has worked for the Spanish National Research Council, the National Centre of Scientific Research of Greece "Demokritos", as well as for the pharmaceutical company “Pharmathen S.A.”.
e-mail: Eleni Chatzilakou / e.chatzilakou22@imperial.ac.uk
Lin Wang (PhD Student)
Lin Wang is currently a PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. She obtained her MRes degree at Imperial, which focused on characterizing a reusable fluorescent sensor for detecting ascorbic acid in tears. Previously, she completed her double BSc (Hons) degree in chemistry (2020) at University of Edinburgh and East China University of Science and Technology. Now, her research interest focuses on developing fluorescent biosensors for point-of-care diagnostics.
e-mail: Lin Wang / lin.wang21@imperial.ac.uk
Yihan Zhang (PhD Student)
Yihan Zhang is currently a PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. His research interest is the corporation of machine learning and wearable biosensors. During his MEng study, he worked on applying genome-scale metabolic model for IgG production.
e-mail: Yihan Zhang / yihan.zhang17@imperial.ac.uk
Xiaoye Xia (PhD Student)
Xiaoye Xia is currently a PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. He obtained his Mres degree in Department of Molecular Engineering at Imperial concentration on the automatic isolation of cancer cells in microfluidic environment. Now, his research interest focuses on merging biochemical engineering and computer science, with a particular emphasis on integrating wearable biosensors and intelligent interaction.
e-mail: Xiaoye Xia / x.xia20@imperial.ac.uk
Wenhao Le (PhD Student)
Wenhao is currently pursuing his PhD in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. His research focus lies in the development of optical fiber sensors for continuous monitoring of spinal cord injuries. During his MEng studies, he primarily focused on biosensors used for ascorbic acid detection.
e-mail: Wenhao Le / wenhao.le19@imperial.ac.uk
Tong Huang (PhD Student)
Mr. Tong Huang is a PhD student in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London. He finished his master of medicine degree at Chongqing Medical University. His research interest is testing biomarkers in tears for early diagnosis of neurodegeneration. Co-supervisor: Prof Francesca Cordeiro
email: Tong Huang
Leena Khelifa (PhD Student)
Leena is undertaking an intercalated PhD. Leena is working under the supervision of Dr Ali Yetisen and Dr Louis Chesler in the South Kensington campus and Royal Marsden Hospital. Her thesis focuses on lateral-flow assays as a point-of-care diagnostic device for early neuroblastoma detection.
e-mail: Leena Khelifa / leena.khelifa17@imperial.ac.uk
Shuyi Zhang (PhD Student)
Shuyi Zhang is a current PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Majored in polymer materials and technology, he has obtained his BEng degrees from both Northwestern Polytechnical University and Queen Mary University of London. Now, his research interest is focusing on implantable biosensors for real-time diagnostics.
e-mail: Shuyi Zhang / shuyi.zhang23@imperial.ac.uk
Nina Petrovičová (Visiting PhD Student)
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Nina Petrovičová is currently a PhD student at the Slovak University of Technology, with a research focus on biosensors. Her interests include the development of tattoo biosensors for innovative and non-invasive health monitoring. She collaborates on the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London project . Her academic background bridges biosensor technology and environmental engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to sensor development.
E-mail: Nina Petrovičová
Yuqi Shi (PhD Student)
Yuqi Shi is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. She is now working on fluorescent contact lens sensors for ocular disease diagnosis. She holds an M.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College London (2019-2020). Previously, she worked on organic synthesis and completed her B.Sc. in Chemistry at the University of Liverpool in 2019. During her bachelor’s degree, she worked on the synthesis of isooxazoline compounds. Her research interests are biochemical engineering, drug delivery, and personalized treatments.
e-mail: Yuqi Shi / yuqi.shi19@imperial.ac.uk
Yue Wu (PhD Student)
Mr. Yue Wu is a PhD student in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London. He obtained his bachelor’s degree of clinical medicine in Nanchang University and bachelor’s degree of biomedical science in Queen Mary University of London. His research interest is glaucoma, including early diagnosis of glaucoma and new treatment methods. Co-supervisor: Prof Francesca Cordeiro
e-mail: Yue Wu / y.wu20@imperial.ac.uk
Alice Kisala (MRes Student)
Alice Kisala is an MRes student in the department of Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction at Imperial. She has graduated from Newcastle University with a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science, during which she studied carbon source utilisation of Bifidobacteria and Clostridia species isolated from the gut of preterm infants with Necrotising Enterocolitis.
e-mail: Alice Kisala / a.kisala24@imperial.ac.uk
Yubing Hu (Research Associate)
Dr. Yubing Hu received her bachelor's degree from Zhejiang University (2016) and earned her Ph.D. degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2020). During her PhD, she developed of fluorescent polymeric materials for sensing and imaging applications.
e-mail: Yubing Hu / yubing.hu@imperial.ac.uk
Sophie Richter (Research Assistant)
Sophie is a designer and researcher, and recently graduated with a MRes in Healthcare & Design from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London. She is a MedTech SuperConnector Fellow at the Yetisen Research Group to develop programmable medical devices that change the way we treat and heal musculoskeletal diseases.
e-mail: Sophie Richter / s.richter20@imperial.ac.uk
Yunuen Montelongo (Visiting Research Fellow)
Dr. Montelongo completed his PhD studies in photonics at the University of Cambridge and received the prestigious scholarships from Cambridge Trust and Fitzwilliam College. In 2014 he finished, his PhD studies and began a post-doctoral position at Imperial Collage London where he continued studying photonic materials.
e-mail: Yunuen Montelongo / yunuen.montelongo@eng.ox.ac.uk
Jeff Blyth (Research Associate)
Jeff Blyth has worked as a Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge over two decades. He has pioneered methods of processing holograms and simultaneously did an M.Phil. degree on developing photopolymers to record holograms with laser light. In 1992, with a grant from the Leverhulme Trust he joined the University of Cambridge to develop holographic biosensors.
e-mail: Jeff Blyth / jeffinbath@ntlworld.com
Nan Jiang (Research Associate)
Dr Nan Jiang earned her M.S. and Ph.D. degree from Wuhan University of Technology. After her PhD study, she worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard Medical School and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. Her research is aimed at nanostructured biomaterials, biosensors, microfluidic chips and cell surface engineering.
e-mail: Nan Jiang
Rosalia Moreddu (Research Associate)
Ms. Moreddu received her B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from University of Cagliari and her M.Sc. in Nanotechnology from Polytechnic of Turin. She completed her PhD in Imperial College and University of Birmingham in 2021, followed by a postdoctoral position in the Italian Institute of Technology. Her research interests are in lab-on-a-chip devices.
e-mail: Rosalia Moreddu / r.moreddu18@imperial.ac.uk
Yunkang Xu (MSc Student)
Yunkang is currently pursuing his master’s degree in the department of chemical engineering of Imperial College London. He studied chemical engineering and obtained his bachelor’s degree from Swansea University. Now he is taking part in research on hydrogel optical fiber biosensors for brain monitoring.
e-mail: Yunkang Xu
Selin Basol (MSc Student)
Selin Basol is currently a MSc student in the Department of National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London. She obtained her Bachelors degree in Neuroscience and Psychology at Kings College London. Her latest research interest is wearable ocular biosensors for the detection of neurodegenerative diseases.
e-mail: Selin Basol
Caitlin Mohseni-Downing (MRes Student)
Caitlin Mohseni-Downing is an MRes student in Biomedical Science Research at Imperial College London. She graduated from Queen’s University in Canada with a bachelor’s degree in Health Science. During her undergraduate degree, she completed research in the department of Urology at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada.
e-mail: Caitlin Mohseni-Downing
Nicola Lam (MSc Student)
Nicola is a master's student in the Genes, Drugs, and Stem Cells -- Novel Therapies program in Imperial College London. She previously obtained her bachelor's degree in Medical Biosciences, also at Imperial.
e-mail: Nicola Lam
Yingran Jin Fu (MSc Student)
Yingran Jin Fu is currently pursuing her degree at Imperial College London within the Department of the National Heart and Lung Institute. She previously graduated from University of Sussex with her undergraduate degree on Biomedical Sciences. Her current research focuses on the development of a blister skin model.
Name: Yingran Jin Fu
Noah Hillier (MSc Student)
Noah is a MSc Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells student at Imperial College London. He holds a Bachelors degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Kent. His current research is on developing a wearable biosensor for mental health.
e-mail: Noah Hillier
Taha Yildirim Yildirim (MSc Student)
Taha Yildirim is currently an MSc student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Manchester, and later transitioned into the field of engineering and biotechnology. His latest research interest focuses on wearable biosensors for mental health monitoring, specifically the integration of aptasensors into microneedle-based patches for real-time biomarker detection
e-mail: Taha Yildirim Yildirim
Shai Lemer (MSc Student)
Shai is an MSc student in Genes, Drugs, and Stem Cells - Novel Therapies at Imperial College London. He earned his bachelor's degree in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Bristol. His research interests include wearable biosensors for mental health.
e-mail: Shai Lemer
Wendy Ren (iBSc Student)
Wendy is a medical student from Imperial College School of Medicine currently completing her intercalated BSc in Pharmacology. Her research focuses on biosensors and their use in spinal cord injury.
e-mail: Wendy Ren
Alumni
Postdoctoral fellows
Dr. Nan Jiang (Professor, Sichuan University)
Dr. Guoliang Ying (Professor, Sichuan University)
PhD Students
Dr. Aditi Gupta (Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University)
Dr. Rajib Ahmed (Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University)
Dr. Rosalia Moreddu (Postdoctoral Fellow, Italian Institute of Technology)
Dr. Nicholas Farandos (Chief Technology Officer, Utility Global)
Dr. Xingchen Dong (Research Scientist, Tsinghua University)
Dr. Bader A. AlQattan (Postdoctoral Fellow, Khalifa University)
Dr. Mohamed Elsherif (Postdoctoral Fellow, Khalifa University)
Dr. Aydan Agan (Duzce University)
Dr. Angie Davina Tjandra (Senior Scientist, AB Mauri)
Dr. Sam Davies (Research And Development Scientist, Thermulon)
MSc/MRes Students
Karthikeya Deshmukh (PhD Student, University of Cambridge)
Wolfgang Kurz (PhD Student, Technical University of Munich)
Marta Lucía Domínguez Pazos (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)
Sarah Saadouni (Materials Scientist, Biophilica)
Julia Mueck (Manufacturing Technology Centre - MTC)
Ziyi Yu (Sinopec)
Xinge Shao (BASF)
Yuxiao Yang (Medical Device Division, Mindray)
Shuhan Wang (Dow Chemical Company)
Dasan Guo (Alibaba)
Zhisheng Pan (Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Company)
Zhenkang Zhu (Taier Wisdom Laser Technology Co Ltd, Shanghai)
Undergraduate Students
Yimeng Jiao (PhD student, University of the Arts London)
Andreas Richardson (Business Analyst, McKinsey)
Rebecca Clancy (Consultant, Appian Corporation)
Yunzheng Liu (Department of Physics, University of Chicago)
Sergey Flyax (MSc Student, Technical University of Munich)
Sarah Seifi (MSc student, Technical University of Munich)
Carmen Castañeda Gonzalez (MSc student, Technical University of Munich)
Simon Stößer (MSc student, Technical University of Munich)
Bugra Soylemezoglu (Qualcomm)
Izlen Erenoglu (Max Planck Institute)
Samira Balbach (MSc Student, Technical University of Munich)
Su A Yang (Scientific Researcher, Tomocube)
Sofia Medina Pando (Clinical Account Specialist, Johnson & Johnson)
Joshua Scherrer (Team Leader, AmeriCorps)
Wenhao Le (PhD student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College)
Guohui Liu (BASF)