Holly Roberts
University of Birmingham, UK
Biography
Holly Roberts obtained a 1st Class Hons Masters Degree in Chemistry with Analytical Science from The University of Birmingham in 2013. Her final project was with Dr. J Bunch investigating polymer detection and identification for forensic applications using TOF-SIMS. Later she went on to start a PhD project with Prof. J H R Tucker researching DNA detection using ferrocene modified nucleic acids as an electrochemical reporter for DNA detection. She has won several awards for both poster and oral presentations including Best in Year Oral Presentation and Best Science Poster at a public outreach event. She is also an avid STEM ambassador.
Abstract
Abstract : Development of modified ferrocenes DNA probes for electrochemical SNP sensing