BERGHOLT LAB

Mads S. Bergholt

Principal Investigator

Mads is a Reader in Biophotonics. He received his MSc. in optics from the University of Southern Denmark and his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from National University of Singapore. He was a Marie Curie Fellow at Imperial College London. His research interests include biomedical optics, optical imaging, advanced endoscopy and artificial intelligence.

Priyanka Bhosale

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Priyanka specializes in oral epithelial stem cell biology and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), with a focus on the progression of oral pre-cancerous lesions to advanced-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Currently, my work is focused on identifying biomarkers for the early detection of oral pre-cancerous lesions.

Shiyue Liu (Dora)

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dora received her BSc. in Biomedical engineering and PhD in Biochemistry from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at King's College London. Her research interests include multimodal biomedical imaging, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy, laser and cell/tissue interaction.

Jianrong Qiu

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Jianrong Received his MSc. in information engineering and Ph.D. in optical engineering from Zhejiang University. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at King's College London. His research interests include optical coherence tomography, advanced endoscopy and Raman spectroscopy.

Sinead McCabe

PhD student

Sinead is a doctoral student in the translational research in cell and gene therapies program in the Najer Lab. Sinead completed her MSc degree in Biology at the University of California, San Diego. After completing her MSc, Sinead worked in the biotechnology industry for 2 years. Her research interest includes studying approaches in cell and gene therapies, specifically nanoparticle technology to create novel cancer treatments.

Marija Dimitrievska

PhD student

Marija received her MSci in Molecular Genetics from King’s College London. With a strong research background in gene editing and the investigation of cancer mutational signatures, she is now pursuing her PhD at the same institution. She works on developing a novel approach for molecular characterisation of chronic wounds in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, utilising Raman spectroscopy and DESI-Mass Spectrometry.

Vishal Kumar

PhD student

Mr Vishal Kumar is currently a full-time doctoral student at King's College London. He received his integrated master's degree from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali with a major in Physics and a minor in Data Sciences. He has research experience in applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and development of different biomedical diagnostic modalities such as Photoacoustic and Optical-CT systems. He is currently exploring Raman spectroscopy as a modality for Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis (PTOA) diagnosis.

Ji Chen

PhD student

Ji is a PhD student at King’s College London, where she completed her MSc in Regenerative Dentistry. She has a strong background in clinical dentistry and stem cell engineering. Her current research focuses on the use of Raman spectroscopy as a novel method for the molecular assessment of alveolar bone depth following dental implantation

Kajetha Subaharan

MRes student

Kajetha received her BSc in Biomedical Sciences at Queen Mary University of London. She is an MRes student reading in Tissue Engineering and Innovation Technology at King's College London. Her interests include stem cell engineering and regenerative medicine. In the Bergholt lab, she focuses on developing an imaging modality to facilitate laparoscopic imaging in a clinical setting.

Alumni

Dr. Conor Horgan, Dr Elzbieta Stepula, Dr Steven Vanuytsel, Dr Magnus Jensen (PhD) Christina Gidarie (MSc), Kaur Palwinder (MRes), Khouj Osama (MRes), Ben Bowen (MSc), Margarita White (MSc), Chloe Roberts (MSc), Preveen Surendranathan (MSc),Youxi Zhang (MSc), Sabiha Khan (MRes)