Meet our researchers from the Bernal Neighbourhood
The Bernal Neighbourhood represents a collective of Bernal community members with the goal of promoting inclusivity, fostering collaborations, and raising awareness about the extensive work and research taking place within the Bernal Institute. The Bernalites include the Researchers, Professors and Principal Investigators in Bernal.
"Discover the heart of Bernal below: Unveiling the stories of our pioneering Bernalites."
Laura Coffey
Meet our “Bernalite,” Laura Coffey, a PhD researcher in protein crystallization.
Laura's research area focuses on how protein crystalizes and the possibility to control parameters such as the size or number of crystals in a batch.
Laura's research area focuses on how protein crystalizes and the possibility to control parameters such as the size or number of crystals in a batch.
Pavan Rao
Meet our "Bernalite," Pavan Rao, a PhD researcher in mechanical engineering.
Pavan’s area of research is in micromechanical testing of materials, more specifically metals.
Pavan’s area of research is in micromechanical testing of materials, more specifically metals.
Nataly Rey Munoz
Meet our "Bernalite," Nataly Rey Munoz, a PhD Researcher in electrochemistry.
Nataly’s area of research is in liquid-to-liquid interfaces, which is an innovative course in electrochemistry.
Nataly’s area of research is in liquid-to-liquid interfaces, which is an innovative course in electrochemistry.
Adrian Hannon
Meet our “Bernalite,” Adrian Hannon, a PhD researcher in biosensors and the development of a biosensing platform.
Adrian designs the sensor architecture and the structures of the active site of the sensor. As well as the immobilisation layer or the bio recognition layer.
Adrian designs the sensor architecture and the structures of the active site of the sensor. As well as the immobilisation layer or the bio recognition layer.
Sara Fatima
Meet our “Bernalite,” Sara Fatima a PhD researcher in the field of Material & Chemical Sciences.
Sara is working in the field of Crystallisation of Pharmaceutical compounds using Liquid Phase Transmission Electron Microscopy.
Sara is working in the field of Crystallisation of Pharmaceutical compounds using Liquid Phase Transmission Electron Microscopy.
Seamus Hickey
Meet our “Bernalite,” Séamus Hickey, a PhD researcher in cancer research, specifically stem cells and colorectal cancer.
Seamus's focus is in cancer treatments.
Seamus's focus is in cancer treatments.
Kyriaki Koupepidou
Meet our “Bernalite,” Kyriaki Koupepidou who is originally from Cyprus. Kyriaki is a PhD researcher in Materials Chemistry.
Her research area involves the investigation of developing new material for environmental applications.
Her research area involves the investigation of developing new material for environmental applications.
Jack O'Callaghan
Meet our “Bernalite,” Jack O’ Callaghan, a PhD researcher in biological engineering.
Jack is working on new strategies to combat drug-resistant infections.
Jack is working on new strategies to combat drug-resistant infections.
Geetu Kumari
Meet our “Bernalite,” Geetu Kumari who is originally from India. Geetu is a first year PhD researcher in computational research.
Her research involves performing DfT calculations on various structures and working on crystal structures.
Her research involves performing DfT calculations on various structures and working on crystal structures.
Enrico Spoletti
Meet our "Bernalite," Enrico Spoletti who is originally from Bologna, Italy.
Enrico is a PhD researcher in the field of Chemistry more specifically crystal engineering.
Enrico is a PhD researcher in the field of Chemistry more specifically crystal engineering.
Rebecca Forde
Meet our “Bernalite,” Rebecca Forde, raised in Ireland and part Portuguese with family originating from Madeira.
Rebecca is a 4th year PhD researcher working with battery technology.
Rebecca is a 4th year PhD researcher working with battery technology.