Current Interests

• Conjugation of antibodies to nanoparticles (SERS and gold), characterisation of the conjugates and their application in lateral flow immunoassays
• Protein expression in cell culture and purification using different chromatography techniques

Biography

Neelam Kumarswami obtained her BSc in Biochemistry and MLT (Medical Laboratory Technology) from Gujarat University, India.

Before joining NPL (2005), Neelam pursued an MSc in Molecular Biology at the University of Hertfordshire. During this time she gained industrial experience in biodiagnostics at Inverness Medical and drug safety assessment at GlaxoSmithKline, work which included the handling of human and animal blood samples (under GLP compliance) and the operation of immunoassay systems. Since joining NPL Neelam has worked on protein purification, bioaerosol (Aspergillus fumigatus) emission monitoring from composting facilities, and for her PhD studies at the University of Bedfordshire, the use of SERS (surface enhanced Raman) nanoparticles in point-of-care tests.

Selected Publications

• Bioconjugation and Characterisation of Gold Colloid-Labelled Proteins
  S. Thobhani, S. Attree S, R. Boyd, N. Kumarswami, J. Noble, M. Szymanski, R. A. Porter
  Journal of Immunological Methods, 356 (1-2), pages 60-69 (2010)
  PMID: 20188107
• Rapid and Responsive Monitoring Network for Bioaerosol Emissions: Final Report
  A. Brown, A. Knight, N. Kumarswami, B. Lamarre, B. Lipscombe, R. Robinson, M. Williams
  NPL Report AS 33, March 2009

Contact details

E-mail: neelam.kumarswami@npl.co.uk
Tel: 020 8943 7106