She works at the interface of biology and materials, creating polymers that can mimic natural nanomaterials such as viruses and cells.
[3] She studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, working with Brian F. G. Johnson on her Master's project, and graduated in 1999.
[1] She moved to Imperial College London to work with Vernon C. Gibson on catalyst design, earning a PhD in 2003.
[9] She joined the University of Warwick in 2009 as an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council career-acceleration fellow.
[11][12] That year she was the first ever UK winner of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Samsung Young Polymer Scientist prize.