People

IMPACT Imaging facility is supported by:

Dr Iain Porter

Imaging Facility Manager

  • IMPACT
  • CDBS - Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
  • University of Edinburgh

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Iain has many years experience in advanced quantitative cell biology. He obtained his PhD in molecular virology at the University of Glasgow in 2002. He then moved to the University of Dundee as a post-doctoral fellow where he studied the dynamics of cell division using many quantitative fixed and live cell imaging techniques.  In 2018 he moved to the National Phenotypic Screening Centre to develop and run phenotypic drug screening assays. In 2019 he joined Dundee Imaging Facility as an Imaging Specialist, training and assisting a wide user base in diverse imaging techniques and technologies. Iain joined IMPACT as the facility manager early in 2024. IMPACT is accessible to internal and external academic users as well as commercial clients. Please contact Iain to discuss any of your imaging needs.

 

Dr Adrian Garcia-Burgos

Microscopy Applications Specialist

  • IMPACT
  • CDBS-Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
  • University Of Edinburgh

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Adrian Garcia-Burgos has background in Pharmacy and Cardiovascular Biology and obtained PhD in Biophysics at Heriot-Watt University in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh. Adrian's professional journey has provided him with extensive proficiency in various areas, including 2D / 3D /live imaging. He is experienced in super-resolution techniques and has expertise in image analysis. Should you require consultation regarding a new experimental design or on sample preparations , Adrian is readily available to discuss and help optimise your imaging.

 

Past members of our team

Previous Imaging Facility Managers

Dr Anisha Kubasik-Thayil  

Dr Marta Czapranska

Previous Microscopy Applications Specialist

Mrs Gillian Robb Array