Dr Tom Sheard

School of Biosciences

Research Associate

Tom Sheard
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T.Sheard@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Tom Sheard
School of Biosciences
Firth Court
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
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Career history

  • 2021-present – Postdoctoral research associate, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, UK
  • 2016-2021 – PhD, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, UK
  • 2015-2016 – MPhil, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, UK
Research interests
Super-resolution microscopy imaging techniques allow scientists to see nanoscale structures. These techniques often require specialist equipment and knowledge, rendering them inaccessible to a significant number of scientists in the field.
 
In my post-doctoral research position I will develop accessible imaging techniques, making use of the novel super-resolution technique called expansion microscopy (ExM), which uses expanding hydrogels to physically inflate a sample to increase the resolution of imaging.
 
I will innovate the ExM methodology, investigating new gel chemistries, fluorescent probes, and understanding the even-ness (isotropy) of expansion with calibration structures.
 
I am interested in implementing ExM in novel applications which will benefit from improved resolution to see biological targets such as proteins, lipids and genetic material.
Publications

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Chapters

Conference proceedings papers

  • Sheard TMD, Spencer ME, Shakespeare T, Seehra RS, Suen KM & Jayasinghe I (2023) Diverse labelling of cellular compartments with NHS esters in expansion microscopy. Biophysical Journal, Vol. 122(3) (pp 275a-275a) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Diaz YDLMZ, Andersen C, Kure JL, Eriksen MH, Lovatt AL, Lagerholm C, Morales S, Sehayek S, Sheard TMD, Wiseman PW & Arnspang EC (2023) Super resolution techniques combined with image spatial correlation analysis to study Angiotensin II type 1 receptor' dynamic and organization in renal cells. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS, Vol. 52(SUPPL 1) (pp S167-S167) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Holmes M, Hurley ME, Sheard TMD, Stevenson-Cocks HJ, Benson A, Jayasinghe I & Colman MA (2020) Sub-cellular Heterogeneity in SERCA Determines Spatial Calcium Dynamics in Cardiomyocytes. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 118(3) (pp 172A-173A) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hurley ME, Sheard TM, Norman R, Kirton HM, Shah SS, Pervolaraki E, Yang Z, Steele DS, Gamper N, White E & Jayasinghe I (2020) Optical Superresolution Analysis of Intracellular Calcium Handling Proteins and Correlating Calcium Signal Morphology. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 118(3) (pp 172A-172A) RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints