DrRebekah Moore

My research interests encompass the development and utilisation of novel techniques for isotopic and concentration analyses of biological, environmental and geological samples, with applications in life and environmental sciences. I have collaborated with scientists of diverse backgrounds (geneticists, oncologists, plant physiologists, soil scientists and analytical chemists) to conduct novel and impactful multidisciplinary research.

I used a range of analytical techniques (e.g. single/multiple collector-ICP-MS and laser ablation-ICP-MS) to investigate the processes governing the absorption, storage and distribution of essential and toxic metals in biology.

Most recent research focuses:
(i) Zinc in arbuscular mycorrhizal rice
(ii) Cadmium in Theobroma cacao
(iii) Essential trace metals in breast cancer

Science Communication:
2016-2020: Pint of Science Chapter Manager.
2019: Great Exhibition Road Festival "Day in the Life" talk.
2018: Wellcome Collection Packed Lunch talk.
2018: Imperial Festival - MAGIC Elements exhibit organisation and children activities
2017: New Scientist Live - with the The Geological Society.
2015-2016: Pint of Science Imperial College London Coordinator.
2016: Imperial Fringe Festival - with The Geological Society (Year of Water).
2015: Imperial Festival - Mars Curiosity Rover stall.
2014-2015: Pint of Science Event Manager (Planet Earth theme).
2013-2016: Science advisor for UK Space Design Competition.

Conferences/Talks:

2026: Invited speaker at Goldschmidt, Montreal (pending)

2026: Keynote Speaker at the Geochemistry Group Research in Progress Meeting, Bristol.

2026: UKRI Multidisciplinary Food Systems Commercialisation Catalyst Showcase (FEED project).

2025 and 2026: ECR prominent lecture series talks in Reading, St Andrews, James Hutton Institute, Cambridge, Southampton: "Bridging the gap between isotope geochemistry and plant sciences" and "Cadmium and zinc isotope analyses of cacao and hyperaccumulator plant species"
2024: International Symposium on Metallomics, London. Talk title: Uptake and regulation of essential metals and Cd in cacao trees
2024: Isotope Metallomics Workshop, ISMAR, Venice. Talk title: Regulation of Cd in cacao: Insights from isotope analyses and mass balance modelling.
2024: Grand Opening of the London Metallomics Facility (LMF), KCL. Invited talk title: Zn distribution in breast cancer versus benign disease using machine learning.
2023: 'Converging on Cancer’ seminar series, CRUK Convergence Science Centre. Invited talk title: Understanding the role of zinc in disease progression via analyses of concentrations and stable isotope compositions.
2023: London Geochemistry and Isotope Centre (LoGIC) seminar series, UCL. Invited talk title: How and why do cacao plants take up so much Cd? At stable isotope story.
2023: Goldschmidt, Lyon. Speaker and workshop participant. Talk title: Stable isotope and in situ concentration measurements of Zn in breast cancer.
2023: ESE Internal Research Seminar. Talk title: Geochemistry meets histopathology: investigating breast cancer with isotope metallomics, laser ablation ICP-MS and machine learning.
2022: RSC Atomic Spectroscopy Group Webinar: H is for Health. Invited talk title:In situ concentrations and stable isotope analysis of Zn in breast cancer.
2021: Goldschmidt, Virtual conference. Session convener and speaker. Talk title: Insights into the mechanisms of cadmium accumulation by Theobroma cacao using stable isotope analysis.
2020: Goldschmidt, Virtual conference. Talk title: Understanding Cd dynamics in cacao plants using isotope analysis.
2020: GET, Université Toulouse internal seminar series - Invited talk title: Understanding Cd uptake by cacao plants using isotope analysis.
2019: 35th International SEGH conference - Manchester Metropolitan University. Talk title: Understanding Cd uptake by cacao plants using isotope analysis.
2019: 14th Zinc Network Meeting - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Poster prize for: The potential of coupled Zn concentration and stable isotope analyses of blood serum and urine for assessing Zn status.
2018: The 19th Biennial National Atomic Spectroscopy Symposium - St. Mary's University, London.
2018: European Conference on Nanofilms - Cranfield University - special session invited talk title: Zinc isotopes as a possible biomarker for breast cancer.
2017: Launch of Cancer Research Center of Excellence - Imperial College London.
2016: 32nd International SEGH conference - Brussels. Poster title: High precision zinc stable isotope analysis of biological reference materials.
2015: 11th Annual Zinc Meeting - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.
2015: Geochemistry Group Research in Progress Meeting -NOC, Southampton. Talk title: Understand human diseases using trace metal stable isotope analysis.
2014: Parkinson's UK Research Conference - York.
2014: Imperial Graduate School Technical Presentation Fishbowl course. Talk title: Metal isotopes and human diseases.
2014: Oxford Geology Group Colloquium, Young Geoscientist Competition. Talk title: The role of metal isotopes in human diseases.
2014: Geochemistry Group Annual Research in Progress Meeting - Milton Keynes. Poster title: Understand human diseases using trace metal stable isotope analysis.