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Research project

Detecting cytosine methylation

  • Research groups:
  • Lead researchers:
    Dr Tracy Melvin
  • Other researchers:
    Dr Peter Horak
  • Research funder:
    Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
  • Status:
    Not active

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Tracy Melvin

Associate Professor
Connect with Tracy

Email: tm@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr Peter Horak

Associate Professor
Research interests
  • Theory and simulation of nonlinear and quantum optics
  • Laser pulse propagation and manipulation in optical fibres
  • Quantum technology, integrated optics, optical resonators
Connect with Peter

Email: peh@orc.soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

A nanoporous gold membrane for sensing applications
S.Z. Oo, G. Silva, F. Carpignano, A. Noual, K. Pechstedt, L. Mateos, J.A. Grant-Jacob, W.S. Brocklesby, P. Horak, M. Charlton, S.A. Boden & Tracy Melvin, 2016, Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 1-8
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2016.01.001
Type: article
Nanopores within 3D-structured gold film for sensing applications
Francesca Carpignano, Gloria Silva, Adnane Noual, Katrin Pechstedt, James Grant-Jacob, W.S. Brocklesby, Peter Horak, Stuart Boden & Tracy Melvin, 2016
DOI: 10.1049/cp.2016.0933
Type: conference
Design and fabrication of a 3D-structured gold film with nanopores for local electric field enhancement in the pore
James Grant-Jacob, Swe Zin Oo, Francesca Carpignano, Stuart A. Boden, William S. Brocklesby, Martin D.B. Charlton & Tracy Melvin, 2015, Nanotechnology, 27(6), 1-11
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/6/065302
Type: article
Direct detection of DNA on gold structured planar substrates by Raman microscopy
F. Carpignano, J.A. Grant-Jacob, J. Lamb, K. Pechstedt, W.S. Brocklesby & T. Melvin, 2014
DOI: 10.1109/Fotonica.2014.6843930
Type: conference
Triplex-mediated analysis of cytosine methylation at CpA sites in DNA
Marie W. Johannsen, Simon R. Gerrard, Tracy Melvin & Tom Brown, 2014, Chemical Communications, 50(5), 551-553
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC45917A
Type: article
Study of a single lambda-DNA molecule stretching based on microfluidic devices
A. Noual, T. Humphreys, P. Horak & T. Melvin, 2013
Type: conference
The self-orientation of mammalian cells in optical tweezers - the importance of the nucleus
Nicolas M.B. Perney, Peter Horak, Neil A. Hanley & Tracy Melvin, 2012, Physical Biology, 9(2), 24001
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/9/2/024001
Type: article