Lisa-Maria Needham

Director of the Cambridge Advanced Imaging Centre and SBS Microscopy Network. Still a fan of biophysics, nanophotonics and lab snacks.

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

Internet friends, I’m thrilled to share our work out today in @Nature! We've developed a label-free, single-molecule method using high-finesse microcavities, enabling us to profile molecules in solution. 1/10 https://t.co/5CUta2jDOD

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

Absolutely over the moon to have won the best talk prize at @S3IC_Conference. It was an incredible few days interacting with so many amazing scientists who all love single-molecules! Very much looking forward to the next one.

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

Super cool! Thanks for the highlight @rita_strack

https://t.co/r69hzspe8F

[nature @Nature]

Nature research paper: Label-free detection and profiling of individual solution-phase molecules https://t.co/BL02SjMHD9

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

There are many more authors on the paper each of whom were invaluable and wonderful to work with. I’ll be setting up to run this experiment in @Cambridge_Uni @CamMicroscopy, if you’re interested and want to know more or collaborate, get in touch! 10/10

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

Internet friends, I’m thrilled to share our work out today in @Nature! We've developed a label-free, single-molecule method using high-finesse microcavities, enabling us to profile molecules in solution. 1/10 https://t.co/5CUta2jDOD

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

Randy: A brilliant, creative, infectiously excited scientist and one of the greatest minds I’ve worked with. It was an absolute privilege to be a postdoc in the Goldsmith group and we wouldn’t have achieved this without the support of a fantastic PI. 9/10

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

Should have some exciting paper news to share in the coming weeks as well, my maternity leave hasn’t been all about relaxing 😂 😫
I’ll aim to keep you all entertained with various goings on as they happen. (4/4)

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

Been pretty absent on here for the past 12 months, A LOT has gone on…
✈️ Moved back to Cambridge, UK from Madison WI, US.
🏡 Bought a house.
👶 Became a mother to a wonderful, funny, crazy little boy.
🔬Interviewed for a new job (6 weeks postnatal 🤷‍♀️).
😱Got new job…. (1/4)

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

I’m excited to get stuck into a goldmine of awesome science and work with an incredible team to improve imaging at Cambridge. I’ll be working 3 days a week to ensure I still get important time with my family. I’m sure it’ll be a challenge but I’m determined 💪(3/4)

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

I managed >2 yrs in the US without once being called Lisa-Marie, 1 month back in the UK and I’ve been exclusively called Lisa-Marie by every new person I’ve interacted with. Might just accept defeat and formally change my name.

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

This project has challenged me scientifically (and emotionally) in ways I didn’t think I could manage. Through all the peaks and valleys, I absolutely loved it. I think I’m quite ready for another adventure.

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

Friday marked the end of two incredible years as a postdoc in the Goldsmith group, it was an emotional bitter-sweet day. I’ll miss working with such a phenomenal group of people who I’m lucky enough to call friends BUT we also submitted our paper!

https://t.co/nm3S05fnSo

[Lisa-Maria Needham @LisaMariaN91]

I’m looking forward to the final phase of my fellowship back in Cambridge to explore new applications of this technology as well as continuing to work with the Goldsmith group to develop it further. We haven’t found the limits yet!