Dr Michelle Bailey

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Michelle completed her PhD under Prof. Francesca Palombo and Prof. Nick Stone in the BioSpec team within the Biophysics group at the University of Exeter. Her PhD was focused on the development and use of Brillouin microscopy within the biological environment. She is now continuing this work as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, using Brillouin microscopy to assess the micromechanical properties of tissues, with particular interest in the Biomedical applications of the technique to Oesophageal cancer.

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Education

• 2017 - 2022 Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (PhD) - University of Exeter
• 2013 - 2017 Master of Physics (MPhys Hons.) - University of Exeter

Conferences and Invited Talks

• Brillouin Spectroscopy as a Probe of Biomechanics, Spring SciX2022, Liverpool, UK (04/2022) (Invited talk)
• Hydrogel preparation and measurement with Brillouin microscopy at 532 and 780 nm, 5th BioBrillouin Training School, Virtual (10/2021) (Talk)
• Viscoelastic properties of biopolymer hydrogels measured by Brillouin microscopy, SciX2021, Virtual (09/2021) (Invited talk)
• Viscoelastic properties of biopolymer hydrogels measured by Brillouin microscopy, ICAVS 11, Virtual (08/2021) (Flash Presentation)
• Viscoelastic properties of biopolymer hydrogels measured by Brillouin microscopy, WOMBAT, Virtual (06/2021) (Poster)
• Brillouin microscopy to probe the micromechanics of tissue phantoms, RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group Seminar, Virtual (05/2021) (Talk)
• Brillouin microscopy to probe the viscoelastic properties of tissue phantoms, SciX2020, Virtual (10/2020) (Invited talk)
• Monitoring the refractive index of tissue mimicking hydrogels using Raman microspectroscopy, 4th BioBrillouin conference, hosted virtually by University of Exeter (09/2020) (Poster)
• Brillouin microscopy to explore the viscoelastic behaviour of tissue phantoms, 3^rd BioBrillouin conference, Porto, Portugal (25/09/2019 - 26/09/2019) (Talk)
• Brillouin imaging to probe the micromechanical properties of tissue phantoms, IONS conference, Exeter, UK (09/07/19 - 12/07/19) (Talk)
• Brillouin microscopy to probe the micromechanics of tissue phantoms, Physics and Biological systems, Gif-sur-Yvette (22/10/2018 - 24/10/2018) (Invited Talk)
• Micromechanical properties of tissue phantoms probed by Brillouin microscopy, 2nd BioBrillouin meeting, Perugia (11/09/2018 - 14/09/2018) (Poster Presentation)

Funding and Awards

• £500 - IRDG Chalmers and Dent Student Travel Award (03/2020)
• £20 - Poster prize - International Day of Light poster competition, University of Exeter (05/2019)
• €800 - COST Action CA16124 - Short Term Scientific Mission - for a research stay at the University of Perugia, Italy (Awarded April 2019)
• £20 - Best presentation – EMPS PGR conference, University of Exeter (01/2019)
• €100 - Best poster award - 2nd BioBrillouin conference, Perugia (11/09/2018 - 14/09/2018)
• €1930 - COST Action CA16124 - Short Term Scientific Mission - for an 1 month research stay at the University of Perugia, Italy (Awarded March 2018)