Lynch Iseult
Strategic Research Manager at the Centre for BioNano Interactions, Dr. Iseult Lynch leads the nanoparticle synthesis and characterisation group. Her role involves the development of research proposals from idea through to finished proposal for submission to the relevant funding agencies. She is involved in several committees and working groups on the issues of nanosafety and the safe development of nanotechnology, and is an expert reviewer for several funding bodies and publications
"Nanoparticle-protein interactions: an approach to ensuring safety of nanomaterials in consumer products"
The importance of understanding the interactions between nanoscale materials and living matter is now appreciated by a range of stakeholders. Nanoparticles in a biological environment (cell media, plasma, etc.) selectively adsorb proteins and lipids that form a dynamical ‘corona’ in slow exchange with the environment. These biomolecules define the biological identity of the nanoparticles making it important to learn their identity, and to develop methods to assess them.