Prof. Lital Alfonta
Biological and related sciences, Physical sciences, Bioelectrochemistry, Synthetic Biology, Chemical Biology
Physical sciences
Soft matter and biological physics
Microscopy, microrheology, structure-property relationships, cellular biophysics, protein aggregation, mechanical properties, biopolymers
Bakerian Lecture Royal Society 2006
CV Boys (1989), Mott (2005) and Faraday (2010) Medals of the Institute of Physics
L'Oreal/Unesco For Women in Science Laureate for Europe 2009
Honorary DScs UEA and Exeter University (2012); Sheffield University (2013); Swansea and UCL (2014); Heriot Watt, Manchester and Liverpool (2015).
DBE (2010)
FRS, Fellow of Academia Europaea and EURASC
Trustee of the Science Museum (London)
Member ERC Scientific Council
Write for Guardian Science Blogs; Personal blog http://occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald
Occasional articles in UK national newspapers
Science policy
Married with two children (adult)
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