Alexandra holds an MEng from Oxford University (Materials Science), MSc from Imperial College in Biomedical Engineering and a PhD from Cambridge University in Biomedical Materials.  Since completing her PhD she has worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA) and The Nanoscience Centre Cambridge in Mark Welland’s Group.

Alexandra’s research uses high resolution electron microscopy to visualize interactions between cells and bio- or nano-materials.  Her current interest is to develop novel methodologies to image nanoparticles within cellular compartments using novel TEM techniques such as 3-D electron tomography and energy-filtered TEM. The overall goal of this work is to understand the impact of synthetic nanoparticles on human health and the environment. She is also involved in applying these techniques to characterise interfaces between tissues and biomaterials (e.g. hydroxyapatite) at high resolution and to understand aging and disease of human tissues (e.g. Osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s Disease).

Alexandra held the Oppenheimer Research fellowship for physical sciences at Cambridge University and a Junior Research Fellowship at Newhall College, Cambridge.