I use 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.

Current 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.