Biography

Ciera completed her undergraduate Masters degree at the University of Strathclyde in Pure and Applied Chemistry. During this, she completed a year in industry working at Charles River Laboratories where she joined the Animal & In-vitro ADME and Environmental fate department as an assistant scientist. Her work involved the use of radioactive tracers to monitor the residues of agrochemicals both in vitro and in vivo in a variety of test systems.

Ciera then returned to Strathclyde to complete her Masters thesis where she developed optically active Gold Nanorod-Quantum Dot conjugates to achieve imaging and tracking on a single particle level, which yielded a reliable design for applications in biomarker sensing analysis.

Her research interests are now focused on developing ‘track-and-treat’ nanoparticles installed with Blood-Brain-Barrier navigational abilities to treat glioblastoma. Outside of work, Ciera likes to coach gymnastics and travel!

Co-Supervisory Board
Dr Lewis MacKenzie
Dr Ying Fu

Awards

Jun 2024 | Best Nanoscience Presentation, Polymer & Soft Materials III Conference