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Staff Profile

Dr Andrew Pike

Director of Expertise - Chemistry

Background

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Director of Expertise - Chemistry

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
  • RCUK Academic Fellow, Newcastle University, 2005-2010 
  • Lecturer, Newcastle University, 2010-2014 
  • Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University 2014-

Research

Research Interests

Pike Group Research Page

  • Enzymatic synthesis of designer DNA
  • Printed materials for flexible electronics
  • DNA origami for 2D-functional nanomaterials
  • Modified nulceosides and nucleotides
  • Silicon surface chemistry for biosensing applications
  • DNA based systems for electronic interconnects and sensing

 

Postgraduate Supervision

Current research group members:

  • PhD Yr 3 Morag Grierson
  • PhD Yr 2 Lam Alharthi
  • MPhil Emily Walker

Funding

  • £12,000 Royal Society International Join Project with Hokkaido University 2021
  • £210,000 UKRI Innovate UK ICURE follow on fund 2020
  • £28,000 Northern Accelerator Exec into Business fund 2020
  • £47,000 Northern Accelerator Proof of Concept fund 2019
  • £137,000 EU H2020-MSCA-RISE 2017 (with Dr Eimer Tuite), 2017
  • £60,400 Innovate UK (with Professor Andrew Houlton and Dr Ben Horrocks), 2018
  • £15,800 - Center for International Programs of Kazakhstan, 2016-17
  • £15,000 IAA EPSRC (with Dr Eimer Tuite), 2018
  • £10,000 Global Excellence Fund, 2013
  • £365,00 TSB/MRC, 2012
  • £1,440 Wellcome Trust, 2011
  • £1,440 Nuffield Foundation, 2011
  • €638,005 European Union FP7, (with other members of CNL), 2010
  • £1,440 Nuffield Foundation, 2010
  • £1,440 Newcastle University, 2009
  • £5,000 Newcastle University, 2005
  • £3,000 Daiwa Anglo Foundation, 2002

Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

  • Stage 1 CHY1310 Inorganic Chemistry; Molecular and Atomic Orbtial Theory
  • Stage 1 CHY1010 Professional Skills
  • Stage 3 CHY3012 Professional Skills
  • MSc      CHY8840 Recent Advances in Chemistry Research
  • Stage 3 BGM3039 Medical Biotechnology

 

Publications