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Professor Marina Kuimova is a Professor of Chemical Physics at Imperial College London's Department of Chemistry within the Faculty of Natural Sciences. She specializes in fluorescence imaging and time-resolved spectroscopy to study biologically relevant processes, particularly using molecular rotors to measure microviscosity in live cells and aerosols.
Education: M.Sc. in Chemistry from Moscow State University (2001), Ph.D. from Nottingham University (2005). Postdoctoral research with Prof. David Phillips followed by fellowships at Imperial, leading to her current role as a Professor since 2016.
Research focuses on molecular rotor design for imaging viscosity, temperature, and DNA G-quadruplexes in live cells. Key areas include photodynamic therapy (PDT), aerosol particle viscosity, and applications in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Collaborations include Prof. Ramon Vilar and Dr. Jean-Baptiste Vannier on G-quadruplex detection.
Notable awards: Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines Young Investigator Award (2020), British Biophysical Society Young Investigator Medal (2012). Active in over 100 invited lectures globally.
Affiliations include the CRUK Convergence Science Centre, Institute of Chemical Biology, and multiple interdisciplinary research groups. Supervises a dynamic lab with over 20 students and postdocs, including Miguel Paez-Perez (poster prize winner) and Marketa Kubankova (EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow).
Grants secured include Imperial Excellence Fund for Frontier Research (2017), EPSRC Fellowships, and scholarships schemes (e.g., President's PhD Scholarship).
Labs/Teams: FLIM-based imaging, molecular rotor development, and collaborative projects on aerosol physics and cellular biophysics. Her work bridges chemical physics with biomedical applications, emphasizing translational research.
