Sam Tothill's Biography

Sam Tothill, Professor of Biosensors in Health, Cranfield University

Sam has a PhD in Analytical Biochemistry from Cranfield University, where she conducted original research in enzyme catalysis and their application in biotechnology and diagnostics developments. She has MSc in Microbial Biochemistry and was awarded the top student award for her BSc degree.

Sam is a member of the Biochemical Society (UK), the editorial advisory board of the British Journal of Medical Practitioners (BJMP) and the Society of Authors, member of the Biosensors Special Interest Group (BioSIG) steering committee (Sensors and Instrumentation KTN). In addition she has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Biological physics and Chemistry (JBPC), as MSc Course Director, Deputy Education Director, Associate Dean for the Faculty of Medicine and Biosciences and as Director for the Sensors for Water Interest Group (SWIG).

Dr Sam Tothill (Reader in Analytical Biochemistry) leads the analytical biochemistry research activity within Cranfield Health and is Head of Advanced Diagnostics and Sensors Group at Cranfield University, with a group of approximately eight postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Her current interests centre on the diagnostics arena, with research covering the medical, foods and environmental sectors and these include:

- Molecular recognition, sensing and diagnostics development
- Nanotechnology and its application in analytical and life sciences
- The use of bioinformatics tools for novel artificial receptor design and discovery
- Enzymology and biocatalysis