Students and Postdocs

Members of the Lau laboratories.

Iqra Azeem

Postdoctoral Fellow Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action

Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan
M.Phil., M.Sc. (Chemistry)
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
B.Sc. (Chemistry)
Government Degree College for Women, Multan, Pakistan

Project: Differential binding of peptoid functionalized nanoparticles to bacteria for identifying specific strains

Start: Jan 2024

Innocencia Chidebelu

PhD graduate researcher Strathclyde Global Research Scholarship

M.Sc. (Analytical chemistry)
B.Sc. (Pure & Industrial Chemistry)
University of Nigeria Nsukka

Project: Development of sustainable analytical methods for monitoring oil and gas-related pollution

Start: Dec 2023

Debsmita Seal

PhD graduate researcher Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship

M.Tech. (Biotechnology) Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
M.Sc. (Zoology) Visva Bharati University, West Bengal, India
B.Sc. (Hons) (Zoology) B.Ed. (Chemistry, Botany) RIE, NCERT College, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Project: Functional peptides and peptide-mimetic peptoids for insect-inspired acoustic structures

Start: Oct 2024

Rebecca Alexander

PhD graduate researcher Medical Research Scotland PhD Scholarship

B.Sc. (Hons) Biological Sciences (Biochemistry), University of Edinburgh, UK

Project: Towards practical multifunctional biomaterials: development of anti-infective and pro-endothelialisation vascular graft coatings

Start: Oct 2024

Ryan Fraser

PhD graduate researcher Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship

M.Chem. University of Strathclyde, Scotland

Project: AI Directed Search For Nature Inspired Peptide and Peptoid Acoustics

Start: Oct 2024

Aiman Rizvi

PhD graduate Researcher Strathclyde Global Research Scholarship

M.Sc. (Analytical Chemistry)
SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, India

Project: Development of Novel Sorbents for Removal of Heavy Metals from Water or Wastewater.

Start: Mar 2023

Ruchika Goyal

Postdoctoral Fellow Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action

Ph.D. (Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam
M.Tech (Biotechnology)
Graphic Era University, Dehradun
B.Tech (Biotechnology)
G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

Project: Developing Membrane Targeting Antimicrobial Lipo-Peptoids by Modular Peptidomimicry and High Throughput Imaging

Start: Dec 2022

Kevin Malikebu

MPhil graduate researcher Leverhulme Master's+PhD Scholar

B.Sc.(Hons) Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
University of Strathclyde, UK

Project: Towards 3D-printing of self-assembled insect-mimetic acoustic structures

Start: Oct 2024

Rabbison Banda

PhD graduate researcher Strathclyde Global Research Scholarship

M.S. Chemistry (Physical Chemistry)
B.S. Chemistry with Education
Copperbelt University, Zambia

Project: Sustainable materials for removing water contamination based on biopolymers and polyphenols

Start: Mar 2025

Monali Patel

PhD graduate researcher Strathclyde Global Research Scholarship

M.S. Chemical Engineering
India

Project: Towards rapid detection of microplastic particles in human blood samples

Start: Jan 2024

Former Students and Postdocs

Samir Roy

Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholar.

Project: Fluorescent Unnatural Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics (FUAMP) for Simultaneous Sensing and Disinfection of Bacterial Pathogens in Medical Implants and Hospital Wastewater.

Martyn Merrilees

PhD graduate researcher, Strathclyde Student Excellence Award scholar.

Project: Protein-Mimetic Peptoid Polymers for Controlling Stem Cell Interactions Start: 2018.

Aquib Jawed

PhD graduate researcher, Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholar.

Project: Antimicrobial and metal absorbing polyphenol hydrogels.

Jingmei Yang

PDRA 2019.
Project: Nanopore protein transport.

Ana Sousa

Ph.D. Oct 2017.
Thesis: Bioinspired materials for enzyme immobilisation and transport of biomolecules.

Maria Conte

Ph.D. July 2017.
Thesis: Directing the self-assembly of short peptide derivatives.

Ruairidh Mackay

PhD graduate researcher, Strathclyde John Anderson Research Award scholar.

Project: In situ measurements of interfacial concentration enhancement in solutions.

Hamish Swanson

PhD graduate researcher, Carnegie Trust PhD Scholar.

Project: Joint computational-experimental approach for directed discovery of “peptoid” self-assembly of bio-nano-materials.

Marwa El-Yaagoubi

PhD graduate researcher.

Project: Peptoid Nanosheets as Biochemical Scaffolds.

Varun Saxena

Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholar.
Project: Antibacterial biomedical surfaces.

Kunal Tewari

PDRA 2017-2019.
Project: Peptoid nanosheets.

Abshar Hasan

Commonwealth Split-Site PhD Scholar.
Project: Surface modification using novel peptoids for antimicrobial applications.

Sana Nayab

RSC Analytical Trust Fund Developing World Scholar.

Former Project Interns