Newcastle University

Roles and Responsibilities

Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

Chair of Overseas and Postgraduate Committee 

Qualifications

BSc Medicinal Chemistry, Newcastle University (1994)
MSc Molecular Functional Chemistry, Hokkaido University, Japan (1998)
PhD Redox active DNA immobilised on Silicon, Newcastle University (2001)

Previous Positions

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Newcastle University, 2002-2004
Research Team Leader, INEX, Newcastle 2004-2005

Research Interests

Pike Group Research Page

Molecular electronics based on conductive polymers

Modified nulceosides and nucleotides

DNA based systems for electronic interconnects and sensing

Postgraduate Supervision

Current research group members:

PDRA Dr. Majid Al Nakeeb (LAMAND EU FP7 Project, joint supervision with Dr. D. A. Fulton) 

PhD Yr3 Shahrbanou Moradpourhafshejani
PhD Yr3 Samira Hribesh
PhD Yr3 Mufida Abdualla

Funding

£1,440 Wellcome Trust, 2011
£1,440 Nuffield Foundation, 2011
€638,005 European Union FP7, (CI with other members of Chem Nano Lab), 2010
£1,440 Nuffield Foundation, 2010
£1,440 Newcastle University, 2009
£5,000 Newcastle University, 2005
£3,000 Daiwa Anglo Foundation, 2002

Undergraduate Teaching

Stage 1 CHY1301 Inorganic Chemistry; Molecular and Atomic Orbtial Theory

Stage 2 CHY2003 Topics in Chemistry; Supramolecular Chemistry

Stage 3 CHY3401 Problem Solving A
Stage 3 CHY3402 Problem Solving B

• Mishchenko A, Abdualla M, Rudnev A, Fu Y, Pike AR, Wandlowski T. Electrochemical scanning tunnelling spectroscopy of a ferrocene-modified n-Si(111)-surface: electrolyte gating and ambipolar FET behaviour. Chemical Communications 2011, 47(35), 9807-9809.
• Galindo MA, Hannant J, Harrington RW, Clegg W, Horrocks BR, Pike AR, Houlton A. Pyrrolyl-, 2-(2-thienyl)pyrrolyl- and 2,5-bis(2-thienyl)pyrrolyl-nucleosides: synthesis, molecular and electronic structure, and redox behaviour of C5-thymidine derivatives. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2011, 9(5), 1555-1564.
• Carlsson S, Gonzalez R, OFarrell N, Patole SN, Connolly BA, Houlton A, Horrocks BR, Pike A. Self-Organisation of Self-Complementary DNA Molecules Covalently Attached to Silicon Surfaces. Science of Advanced Materials 2011, 3(3), 483-489.
• Hannant J, Hedley JH, Pate J, Walli A, Al-Said SAF, Galindo MA, Connolly BA, Horrocks BR, Houlton A, Pike AR. Modification of DNA-templated conductive polymer nanowires via click chemistry. Chemical Communications 2010, 46(32), 5870-5872.
• Houlton A, Pike AR, Galindo MA, Horrocks BR. DNA-based routes to semiconducting nanomaterials. Chemical Communications 2009, (14), 1797-1806.
• Al-Said SAF, Hassanien R, Hannant J, Galindo MA, Pruneanu S, Pike AR, Houlton A, Horrocks BR. Templating Ag on DNA/polymer hybrid nanowires: Control of the metal growth morphology using functional monomers. Electrochemistry Communications 2009, 11(3), 550-553.
• Pike AR, Ryder LC, Horrocks BR, Clegg W, Connolly BA, Houlton A. Ferrocenyl-modified DNA: Synthesis, characterization and integration with semiconductor electrodes. Chemistry: A European Journal 2005, 11(1), 344-353.
• Lie LH, Patole SN, Pike AR, Ryder LC, Connolly BA, Ward AD, Tuite EM, Houlton A, Horrocks BR. Immobilisation and synthesis of DNA on Si(111), nanocrystalline porous silicon and silicon nanoparticles. Faraday Discussions 2004, 125, 235-249.
• Pike AR, Patole SN, Murray NC, Ilyas T, Connolly BA, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. Covalent and non-covalent attachment and patterning of polypyrrole at silicon surfaces. Advanced Materials 2003, 15(3), 254-257.
• Patole SN, Pike AR, Connolly BA, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. STM study of DNA films synthesized on Si(111) surfaces. Langmuir 2003, 19(13), 5457-5463.
• Pike AR, Lie LH, Eagling RA, Ryder LC, Patole SN, Connolly BA, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. DNA on silicon devices: On-chip synthesis, hybridization, and charge transfer. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) 2002, 41(4), 615-617.
• Pike AR, Lie LH, Patole SN, Ryder LC, Connolly BA, Horrocks BR, Houlton A. Integrating DNA with semiconductor materials: Bio-inorganic hybrid devices. In: DNA-Based Molecular Construction: International Workshop on DNA-based Molecular Construction. 2002, Jena, Germany: American Institute of Physics.
• Pike AR, Ryder LC, Horrocks BR, Clegg W, Elsegood MRJ, Connolly BA, Houlton A. Metallocene - DNA: Synthesis, molecular and electronic structure and DNA incorporation of C5-ferrocenylthymidine derivatives. Chemistry: A European Journal 2002, 8(13), 2891-2899.
• Pike AR, Horrocks BR, Connolly BA, Houlton A. Towards DNA based molecular electronics on silicon. Australian Journal of Chemistry 2002, 55(3), 191.
• Ryder L, Pike A, Horrocks B, Houlton A. Ferrocenyl-nucleosides: synthesis, redox chemistry and incorporation into DNA. In: 10th International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry. 2001, Florence, Italy: Elsevier Inc.