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Sam Daly

Research Associate

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I am a chemist based in The Lee Lab working in the field of single-molecule localisation microscopy. My research focuses on the development of 3D single-molecule imaging techniques (see here) and the design of next-generation fluorescent probes.

I obtained my MChem from the University of York in 2020, completing my master's thesis under the supervision of Dr Martin Cockett in spectroscopy. In particular, I used Resonance Enahnced Multiphoton Ionisation (REMPI) Spectroscopy and excited state electronic structure calculations to probe the weak interactions between biologically relevent molecules.

I also co-founded the Cambridge Queer in Chemistry Network (QiCN) that aims to provide a space within the department for staff and students to connect, socialise and celebrate with other queer chemists.

Publications

Vortex Light Field Microscopy: 3D spectral single-molecule imaging with a twist
B Zhang, S Daly, C Zhu, MO Lenz, LE Weiss, LM Needham, R Peters, SF Lee, K O’Holleran
– Optica
(2024)
11,
1519
(doi: 10.1364/OPTICA.534148)
3D super-resolution imaging of PSD95 reveals an abundance of diffuse protein supercomplexes in the mouse brain
S Daly, E Bulovaite, A Handa, K Morris, L Muresan, C Adams, T Kaizuka, A Kitching, A Spark, G Chant, K O’Holleran, S Grant, M Horrocks, S Lee
(2024)
(doi: 10.1101/2024.10.14.617231)
POLCAM: Instant molecular orientation microscopy for the life sciences
E Bruggeman, O Zhang, L-M Needham, M Körbel, S Daly, M Cheetham, R Peters, T Wu, AS Klymchenko, SJ Davis, EK Paluch, D Klenerman, MD Lew, K O'Holleran, SF Lee
– Nature Methods
(2024)
21,
1873
(doi: 10.1038/s41592-024-02382-8)
Vortex light field microscopy: 3D spectral single-molecule imaging with a twist
B Zhang, S Daly, C Zhu, MO Lenz, LE Weiss, L-M Needham, R Peters, SF Lee, K O’Holleran
(2024)
(doi: 10.1101/2024.07.18.604091)
Advances in volumetric super-resolution microscopy and single-particle tracking
S Daly
(2024)
(doi: 10.17863/CAM.113698)
High-density volumetric super-resolution microscopy
S Daly, J Ferreira Fernandes, E Bruggeman, A Handa, R Peters, S Benaissa, B Zhang, JS Beckwith, EW Sanders, RR Sims, D Klenerman, SJ Davis, K O'Holleran, SF Lee
– Nature communications
(2024)
15,
1940
(doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45828-5)
High-density volumetric super-resolution microscopy
S Daly, J Ferreira Fernandes, E Bruggeman, A Handa, R Peters, S Benaissa, B Zhang, JS Beckwith, EW Sanders, RR Sims, D Klenerman, SJ Davis, K O’Holleran, SF Lee
– Nature Communications
(2024)
15,
1940
(doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45828-5)
High-density volumetric super-resolution microscopy
S Daly, JF Fernandes, E Bruggeman, A Handa, R Peters, S Benaissa, B Zhang, J Beckwith, E Sanders, R Sims, D Klenerman, S Davis, K O’Holleran, S Lee
(2023)
(doi: 10.1101/2023.05.02.539032)
POLCAM: Instant molecular orientation microscopy for the life sciences
E Bruggeman, O Zhang, L-M Needham, M Körbel, S Daly, M Cheetham, R Peters, T Wu, A Klymchenko, S Davis, E Paluch, D Klenerman, M Lew, K O’Holleran, S Lee
(2023)
(doi: 10.1101/2023.02.07.527479)
A Comparative Study of High-Contrast Fluorescence Lifetime Probes for Imaging Amyloid in Tissue
F Gorka, CM Pearson, E Bulovaite, YP Zhang, A Handa, SGN Grant, TN Snaddon, LM Needham, SF Lee
– The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
(2021)
125,
13710
(doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07762)

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