Achillefs Kapanidis

Professor of Biological Physics

My group studies mechanisms and machines of gene expression using single-molecule biophysical methods and biochemistry.

Our main experimental tool is single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging, which forms an expanding family of methods that localize single molecules with high precision, measure nanometre-scale distances within molecules and study molecular interactions in real time, both "in vitro" and in living cells. We are actively involved in developing these methods and adding them to novel instruments and biosensing assays. We are particularly interested in "super-resolution" imaging methods that are revolutionizing microscopy by breaking the diffraction limit in optical microscopy and providing us with high-resolution views of our machines in living cells.

For further information, please visit my group research pages or send me an email.

Research area Biophotonics Imaging

Research interests Localisation microscopy Single molecule fluorescence Super resolution microscopy

Department Physics

David Stuart

MRC Professor of Structural Biology

I use the techniques of X-ray crystallography and X-ray microscopy to study the structural biology of viruses.

Jin-Chong Tan

Professor of Engineering Science

I lead the Multifunctional Materials & Composites (MMC) Lab, where we develop nanoporous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

Robert Taylor

Professor of Condensed Matter Physics

I am interested in the optical properties of materials, particularly in the areas of nanotechnology and quantum computing.

Sarah Thomas

Associate Professor

My research interests are Photonic quantum technologies, Quantum networks, Light-matter interactions, Quantum memories

Alice Thorneywork

Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry and Royal Society University Research Fellow

Our research interests lie in the areas of experimental soft matter and nanoscale systems

Claire Vallance

Professor of Physical Chemistry

We employ novel time-of-flight imaging methods to study photon-induced and electron-induced molecular fragmentation processes and to carry out chemically-resolved imaging of surfaces.

Ian Walmsley

Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute

Research interests: Quantum information and computation; quantum materials; quantum optics and ultra-cold matter

Ben Williams

Associate Professor of Engineering Science

My research group develops and applies linear and non-linear optical diagnostic techniques to solve problems in thermofluids including heat transfer, mixing and combustion.