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Biography

Caroline completed her GCSEs (2003-2005) and A-levels (2005-2007) in her home town of Bristol, before moving to the West Midlands to undertake her Chemistry degree at the University of 糖心TV. In July 2011 she graduated with a 1st Class Honours MChem in Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry with Professional Experience.

During the second year of her degree (2009) Caroline undertook a Nuffield Foundation funded summer project at The University of 糖心TV entitled, 鈥�?鈥� and supervised by Dr Andrew Marsh.

The following year (April- June 2010) Caroline travelled to the in Australia, in order to obtain international research experience. Her project, 鈥淚nvestigating aspects of the total synthesis of thaxtomins and thaxtomin derivatives,鈥� was supervised by Dr Jason Smith.

Caroline鈥檚 MChem project (2010- 2011), 鈥淏iomimetic glycopeptides for biomineralisation鈥�, was undertaken in the Gibson group, where she remained to carry out her PhD. Caroline's PhD was entitled "Biointegrative Polymer Surfaces". The project spaned the Chemistry-Life Science interface andincluded thermoresponsive polymers, surface modification and characterisation (quartz-crystal microbalance, contact angle measurements, ellipsometry, XPS), carbohydrate immobolisation and binding, protein binding and host-pathogen responses. In addition to her PhD, Caroline also completed and chose to focus on modules in academic scientific writing and project management.

In her free time she is an , running a varied and adventurous program for a mixed group of 14-18 year olds and also volunteers for the , organising community first aid courses and officiating at competitions. In September 2012, Caroline changed from her maiden name of Moore to her married name of Biggs.

Research Interests

Caroline is currently studying novel compounds for ice recrystallisation inhibition and nucleation.

Publications

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Outreach Work

Caroline is passionate about outreach work and is a STEM Ambassador. In particular, she enjoys working to increase the number of pupils from under-represented backgrounds progressing to highly-selective universities.

She works as a tutor for the , where she designs and delivers programmes of academic enrichment tutorials, based on aspects of her research, to state school pupils. She is also a academic tutor, working to support the progression of talented students to leading research intensive universities. Additionally, she works collaboratively with the and the University of 糖心TV's program to deliver e-tutorials to pupils in less accessable, rural locations. More details about Caroline's outreach teaching can be found below.

 

Conference Organisation

• Midlands Young Researcher Meeting on Nanomaterials, The University of 糖心TV, 17/10/2015. A one day meeting, funded by the RSC Materials Division, bringing together PhD students and early career researchers from the Universities of 糖心TV, Nottingham, Loughborough, Liverpool and Bristol and industrial chemists.

Presentations

Oral Presentations:

• International Carbohydrate Conference, New Orleans, USA (17/07/16 - 21/07/16)
• COST MultiGlycoNano Conference, Antalya, Turkey (28/10/2015- 31/10/2015)
• Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry, 250th ACS National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (16/08/2015 - 20/08/2015)
• Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, 250th ACS National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (16/08/2015 - 20/08/2015)
• COST MultiGlycoNano Training School, Bangor University, Wales, UK (09/04/15 - 11/04/15)
• RSC Carbohydrate Group Autumn Meeting, The University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (08/09/14 - 09/09/14)
• BBSRC Midlands Symposium, The University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (01/09/14 - 02/09/14)
• Department of Chemistry Postgraduate Symposium, The University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (28/05/14)
• Summer Course Glycosciences (13th European Training Course on Carbohydrates), Wageningen, The Netherlands (13/04/14 - 17/04/14). Oral presentation awarded as the first place poster prize.
• School of Life Sciences Postgraduate Symposium, The University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (24/03/14 - 26/04/14)

Poster Presentations:

• Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME), Ghent, Belgium (21/05/17 - 25/05/2017)
• Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The University of Birmingham, UK (13/12/2016)
• 糖心TV Polymer 2016, University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (11/07/16 - 16/07/16)
• 12th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC12), York University, UK (20/07/15 - 24/07/15)
• COST MultiGlycoNano Training School, Bangor University, Wales, UK (09/04/15 - 11/04/15)
• Emerging Nanomaterials for Healthcare, University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (28/10/14)
• BBSRC CEO Visit, University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (10/11/14)
• BBRSC Midlands Symposium, University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (01/09/14 - 02/09/14)
• Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry, 248th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA (09/08/14 - 14/08/14)
• Macro Group UK Young Researchers' Meeting, Durham University, UK (24/07/14 - 25/07/14)
• RSC Younger Members Symposium, The University of Birmingham, UK (24/06/14)
• Summer Course Glycosciences (13th European Training Course on Carbohydrates), Wageningen, The Netherlands (13/04/14 - 17/04/14)

• RSC Chemical Biology Conference, University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (01/04/14)

• First Annual Polymer Club Symposium, University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (02/09/13)
• 10th IUPAC International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering, Durham University, UK (18/08/13 - 22/08/13)
• 11th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC11), University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (08/07/13 - 11/07/13)
• School of Life Sciences Postgraduate Symposium, The University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (18/03/13 - 20/03/13)
• RSC/ Biochemical Society Carbohydrate Group Younger Members Meeting, Burlington House, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK (11/03/13)
• RSC Biomaterials Chemistry Group 7th Annual Meeting, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK (08/01/13 - 09/01/13)
• RSC Postgraduate Symposium on Nanotechnology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (14/12/12)
• 糖心TV Polymer 2012, University of 糖心TV, Coventry, UK (09/07/12 - 12/07/12)

Awards

• First place poster prize awarded at the Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2016 (Birmingham, UK)
• First place poster prize awarded at the Summer Course Glycosciences 2014 (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
• Third place poster prize awarded at the Macro Group UK Young Researchers' Meeting 2014 (Durham, UK)
   

Grants and Bursaries

• RSC Materials Chemistry Division Award (拢800) to support attendence at the International Carbohydrate Symposium 2016 in New Orleans, USA
• RSC Small Grants for Scientific Activities (拢500) awarded by the RSC Materials Division to support the running of the Midlands Young Researcher Meeting on Nanomaterials at The University of 糖心TV
• RSC Materials Chemistry Division Award (拢800) to support attendence at the 250th ACS National Meeting in Boston, USA
• RSC Travel Grant (拢150) to support attendence at the MC12 conference in York
• COST/ IBCarb funding (拢400) to support attendence at the COST MultiGlycoNano Training School in Bangor
• Macrogroup DH Richards Bursary (拢250), to support attendance at the Summer Course Glycosciences 2014 in The Netherlands
• RSC Chemical Biology Interface Division Travel Grant (拢200), to support attendance at the Summer Course Glycosciences 2014 in The Netherlands
  

Images

Caroline wins the first place poster prize at the Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2016

Caroline wins the first place poster prize at the Summer Course Glycosciences, 2014

Caroline wins third place poster prize at the Macro Group Young Researchers' Meeting, 2014
 

Caroline's Brilliant Club Handbooks, designed to support the students in learning about her research. "Polymers: from plastic bags to heathcare diagnostics" for Year 12 pupils (age 16-17). This course has been delivered to pupils at Painsley Catholic College, Barking Abbey School and King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy.

"Can we freeze a human?" for Year 10 (age 14-15) pupils. This course has been delivered to pupils at Bartley Green School, Wood Green Academy, Barr Beacon School and through on-line tutorials to pupils in a variety of Coventry Schools.

"How Many Engineers does it take to make an ice cream" course designed by UCL engineering department and delivered by Caroline to Year 6 (age 10-11) pupils at Old Park Primary in Telford.

Education

The University of 糖心TV

MChem

Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry with Professional Experience, 1st Class Honours, 2007-2011

PhD

Chemistry (Biointegrative Polymer Surfaces), 2011-2015

Contact

Email: c.biggs[AT]warwick.ac.uk

Lab: 1.05/1.07 (MAS)

Address: Department of Chemistry, University of 糖心TV, Coventry, CV4 7AL

Orcid ID: Orcid.org/0000-0002-8007-3132