Contact details
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering (IB3)
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences
David Brewster Building
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS
Telephone: (0131) 451 3068
Email: L.Paterson at hw.ac.uk
Website: https://biophotonics.hw.ac.uk
Twitter: @patersonlynn1
RESEARCH
I’m fascinated by the interaction between light and biological cells or tissue and how this can be exploited to benefit the bio-medical sciences. My areas of expertise are optical trapping and optical tweezers, targeted particle delivery to cells, Raman spectroscopy, biological uses for nanoparticles (as sensors) and integrating optics with microfluidics.
CAREER HISTORY
July 21- present Associate Professor
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.
Oct 12-July 21 Assistant Professor
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.
Jul 07- Oct 12 RCUK Academic Fellow/Lecturer
Physics Department, Heriot Wat University, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Edinburgh.
Oct 03-Jun 07 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, Fife.
Jul 03- Oct 03 Research Assistant
Bute School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, Fife.
Jul 00- Jul 03 PhD candidate and teaching assistant
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, Fife.
QUALIFICATIONS
Oct 07-Jun 09 PGCert (Academic Practice), Heriot-Watt University
Jul 00- Aug 03 PhD (Physics), University of St Andrews
Oct 95-May 99 BSc (Hons) Mol. Biol., University of Glasgow
AWARDS
Jun 11 Elected Member of the Institute of Physics
Aug 09 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Nov 07 Fellow of the Optoelectronics College
Jul 07 RCUK Academic Fellowship
TEACHING
I have been a lecturer in the physics department at Heriot Watt University since 2007.