Our Team

Sidahmed Abayzeed

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Dr Abayzeed is an Assistant Professor of bioengineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham. He established the UK’s first laboratory dedicated to imaging charge dynamics using label-free optical approaches in 2019, developing innovative methodologies that bridge electrical engineering, optics, and life sciences.

Karen Regules-Medel

PHD RESEARCHER

Karen holds BSc and MSc degrees in Applied Physics from Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico. Her PhD, funded by CONACYT scholarship, focuses on developing optical and electrochemical approaches to understand charge dynamics in electrical double-layer capacitors applied to enhanced sensing of bioelectric signalling.

Electrochemistry Plasmonics Electrophysiology Computational voltage sensing

Finlay Nelson

PHD RESEARCHER

Finlay earned his MEng in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Glasgow in 2020. His PhD, funded by the Faculty of Engineering, develops novel impedance micro-spectroscopy techniques for label-free imaging and characterisation of electrical properties of living cells.

Impedance Spectroscopy Plasmonics Precision optical systems Nano fabrication

Oscar Barajas González

PHD RESEARCHER

Oscar holds a BSc in Mechatronics from Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and an MSc in Bioengineering from Nottingham. His CONACYT-funded PhD explores voltage microscopy for imaging neuronal signaling.

Experimental voltage sensing Ultra-low noise measurements

George Wadsworth

PHD RESEARCHER

George holds an MSci in Neuroscience with First Class Honours from the University of Nottingham, including a placement year at the University of Adelaide. His PhD work (main supervisor: Dr Kevin Webb) focuses on developing advanced cell imaging and tissue characterisation using impedance micro-spectroscopy with particular interest in understanding bioelectrical phenomena.

Neuroscience Impedance Spectroscopy Live cell imaging

Tom Brophy

PHD RESEARCHER

Tom holds an MSc in Biomedical Research from the University of Bristol (2023) and a BSc in Physics with Space Science and Technology from the University of Leicester with First Class Honours (2018). His doctoral research (main supervisor: Prof Melissa Mather) focuses on developing quantum sensors using Nitrogen-Vacancy centres in diamond integrated with plasmonic technologies for real-time detection of bioelectrical activity in living cells.

Quantum Sensing Diamond NV Centres Plasmonics Advanced Microscopy

Past Members

Andrea Faúndez Quezada (Research Assistant, 2023-2024)

MSc Bioengineering, University of Nottingham. Deep learning for signal processing in plasmonic bioelectric sensing. Best MSc student award (Bioengineering MSc 2023).

Will Hardiman (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023-2024)

PhD Biomedical Imaging, Oxford/Nottingham CDT. Optical trapping and electrostatic charge and force sensing.