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[email] Melanie.Jimenez[at]strath.ac.uk

Dr Melanie Jimenez.

Melanie is a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow specialised in microfluidics design and testing. Her expertise lies in precise fluid control for cell/particle analysis and various imaging/sensing modalities for medical and environmental diagnostics. Outside of work, Melanie enjoys astrophotography, art and exploring the nature of beautiful (and yes, sometimes rainy) Scotland.

In few highlights.

  • 3 personal Fellowships 
  • 24 invited talks (12 international) + 2 plenaries
  • h-index =21, Google scholar [link]
  • ISAC International Innovator Award (2021)
  • UK Young Woman Engineer of the Year Finalist (2020)  

In few keywords.

Microfluidics
Inertial focusing
Single cell analysis
 (Deformability) flow cytometry 
Sample preparation

Academic Career.

2021-present
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde (UK) 
Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde (UK)
Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow (UK)

2018-2021
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow
Biomedical Engineering Division, University of Glasgow (UK)

2017-2018
EPSRC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Biomedical Engineering Division, University of Glasgow (UK)

2016-2017
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Biomedical Engineering Division, University of Glasgow (UK)

2014-2016
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Heriot-Watt University (UK)

2010-2013
PhD, Process Engineering and Environment
Toulouse Biotechnology Institute, University of Toulouse (France)

Melanie Jimenez Microfluidics Lab 

Wolfson Centre - Biomedical Engineering  - University of Strathclyde 
106 Rottenrow East
Glasgow G4 0NW
United Kingdom (Scotland)