Dr Steven D. Quinn
Senior Lecturer in Biophysics

Profile

Biography

Steven Quinn is a Senior Lecturer in Biophysics, conducting interdisciplinary research at the life sciences interface. After completing his PhD at the University of St. Andrews Steve moved to the University of Glasgow to pursue a postdoctoral research position in the field of single molecule biophysics. In 2016, Steve was awarded a prestigious Lindemann Trust Fellowship that enabled him to perform advanced Biochemistry and microscopy experiments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2017, Steve was appointed to a Lectureship position at the University of York and now leads the Biological Nanosystems Laboratory. In addition to being a Senior Lecturer Steve also currently holds an Alzheimer's Research UK Fellowship.

Summary of expertise

• Design and construction of single-molecule fluorescence microscopes.
• Biochemical and biophysical characterization of model-membrane systems.
• Advanced optical techniques to probe protein self-assembly.
• Time correlated single photon counting. 
• Single molecule FRET

Career

• 2022 - present Senior Lecturer, University of York
• 2017-2022 Lecturer in Biophysics, University of York
• 2016-2017 MIT (USA), Lindemann Trust Fellow
• 2013-2016 University of Glasgow (UK), Postdoctoral Researcher
• 2010-2013 University of St Andrews (UK), PhD
• 2009-2010 University of Oxford, MSc
• 2004-2009 University of St Andrews (UK), MPhys

Roles in the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

• Year 4 Coordinator for Biophysics module 
• Physical Sciences Ethical Review Coordinator 
• Physics Careers and Employability Coordinator