1. RESEARCH & INNOVATION SHOWCASE Dr Marie M Phelan
Metabolomics is an emergent technique to profile metabolites of given biomaterial to diagnose or understand underlying cellular state
Sited in the NMR Centre for Structural Biology
Work both Academic and Industrial partners
Professor Lu-Yun Lian
Chair of Structural Biology & Director of the
NMR Centre for Structural Biology
Dr Marie Phelan
NMR Technologist &
Shared Research
Facility Manager for
NMR metabolomics
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Poster X2

2. RESEARCH & INNOVATION SHOWCASE Dr Marie M Phelan
University of Liverpool NMR metabolomics facility has optimised a range of biofluids and biomaterials in projects:
1. Direct-from Clinic samples research metabolite biomarkers/profiles in
◦ Blood plasma ◦ Synovial fluid
◦ Urine ◦ Peritoneal fluid
2. Postmortem for model building
◦ Cerebrospinal Fluid ◦ Cartilage
◦ Aortic tissue
3. Lab grown cells/models for in vitro drug
testing or model building
◦ Parasites: Plasmodium
◦ Bacteria: Pseudomonas
◦ Human neuronal cells
◦ Evolutionary model: Daphnia
Poster X2

3. RESEARCH & INNOVATION SHOWCASE Dr Marie M Phelan
Our dedicated staff, analytical expertise and state-of-the-art equipment enable us to work with may different projects in both diagnostics and therapeutics.
We work flexibly:
Industrial partnerships
Collaborations
Apprenticeships
Method development
Direct machine access
Pay-per-sample service
Analytics and Dissemination
Poster X2