Dr. Thomas Blacker

Biography

Thomas Blacker studied Physics at the University of Exeter and completed his year abroad at the University of Sydney, graduating in 2008. He joined the Centre for Mathematics, Physics and Life Sciences Experimental Biology (CoMPLEX) at University College London, where he completed his PhD in 2013 with the thesis titled 'Monitoring Cell Metabolism Using NAD(P)H Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging', co-supervised by Michael Duchen and Angus Bain. He was awarded the Prof. Anne Warner Doctoral Fellowship, which provided him the opportunity to further develop his PhD work and seek additional funding. This has resulted in co-investigator roles for several BBSRC grants, including 'In Situ Quantification of Metabolic Function Using Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging' from 2014 to 2017 and 'New Approaches to Studying Redox Metabolism Using Time-Resolved NAD(P)H Fluorescence Anisotropy' from 2017 to 2020. His research is currently supported by a BBSRC Discovery Fellowship for the project 'Autofluorescence Scales: Integrated Understanding of Redox Cofactors as Intrinsic Probes of Metabolic State' from 2022 to 2025.

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