Alex Thompson
Scholar

Alex Thompson

Google Scholar ID: DbhO2doAAAAJ
Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London
PhotonicsBiomedical opticsSpectroscopyMicroroboticsGut health
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Citations
1,200
 
H-index
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i10-index
21
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
23
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Resume
Research Experience
  • Previously worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Imperial College Research Fellow across the Departments of Chemistry, Computing, and Medicine at Imperial
  • Conducted diverse projects including: development of novel endoscopic instruments for cancer diagnosis; fluorescence lifetime imaging of protocells, amyloid materials, and E. coli using viscosity-sensitive dyes; Raman spectroscopy for early infection diagnostics; and fabrication of optical feedback mechanisms in microscale surgical robots
  • Appointed Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Hamlyn Centre in 2018
  • Leads the Clinical Photonics Lab
  • Collaborates with numerous academic and industrial researchers locally and internationally