Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry. Fingerprint lover. Sheffield city Ambassador, TED speaker. Views are my own
Joined May 2012
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25 Jun 2025
Proud to be part of the United Nations work addressing infiltration of corruption in forensics drug testing laboratories
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18 Jun 2025
Could we detect breast cancer with your fingerprint? | Simona Francese | TEDxManchester - YouTube share.google/BGVHZtV4g4p97b9…
And from September 2025 follow on funding to continue this research!
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28 May 2025
One of the most technically challenging work in fingermarks, directly relevant to Drig Facilitated Sexual Assaults- many congratulations to PhD student @The4n6Analyst Rohith Krishna. You are smashing this PhD!
#DFSA #FINGERMARKS #Imaging #MALDI #DESI #SICRIT
27 May 2025
A multi-modal mass spectrometry approach for the detection and mapping of date rape drugs in fingermarks - now published in Analyst
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Super-proud of the @ThinkingDigital team for this wonderful 2025 lineup! 💕
25 Apr 2025
Meet the Minds of #TDC25 on 14 & 15 May..
🚀@juliantreasure: a TED Talk Titan on reconnecting with our powers of listening;
🚀@erinkinnee: an @AccentureUK innovation strategist on how emerging tech will change the future of collaboration;
🚀@conradwolfram: on the future of AI beyond Generative AI;
🚀@drupad_t & @stumpw0rk50 of @OfficialUoM: on the incredible story of how a nurse with olfactory superpowers is changing early disease detection;
🚀@carljackmiller: on the unbelievable truth of the people hiring assassins via the Dark Web;
🚀Sophia Rose Long of @NorthumbriaUni: on how microwave technology represents the future of communication hardware, cybersecurity and quantum computing.
🚀@AndyStanfordClark of @IBMUKI: discussing AI and autonomous ships;
🚀@natashaboulding of @LowCarbonM: an @EarthshotPrize finalist on her efforts to turn buildings & roads into carbon sinks;
🚀BrendanDawes: a digital explorer on his work blending code, data, design & art;
🚀Emer Maguire: a @FameLab winner who blends singing, songwriting, humour & science in her unique performances.
👉Join us on May 14 & 15, 2025, for an unforgettable experience. thinkingdigital.co.uk/speake…
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21 Apr 2025
Latest publication on small molecule imaging using SELECT SERIES MALDI MRT ! @SimonaFrancese @ELSchemistry
Link - doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2025.3…
If you fancy listening to it instead, here's a podcast of the paper created using Google NotebookLM
open.spotify.com/show/2DbYwG…
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12 Feb 2025
It's the most wonderful time of the year for our team as we announce the full 2025 speaker lineup! Please help us welcome twelve remarkable humans including.. 🙌
🔴 An Olympic Cycling Gold Medalist, @Chris_Boardman of Active Travel England
🔴 Host of the 'Kill List', Guardian's No 1-rated podcast of 2024, @carljackmiller
🔴 A Cancer Detection Innovator, @SimonaFrancese
🔴 An Anxiety Healer, Joshua Fletcher
🔴 A Bioengineering Explorer, Aled Deakin Roberts
🔴 An Artist's Whisperer, @AmieMcnee
🔴 A Hypnotic Mind Reader, @aaroncalvert
🔴 A Child Psychology Advisor, Dr Charlotte Armitage
🔴 An Inclusive Exercise Evangelist, @J7healthJaveno
🔴 A Grassroots Changemaker, @WarhurstPamela
🔴 A TV Doctor & Humourist, @kiranmorjaria
🔴 A Computer Scientist for Animals, @Ilyena
For talk topic summaries & full biographies please head over to our Speaker Page.. tedxmanchester.com/speakers-…
Join us on Saturday, 1 March at The Bridgewater Hall 🚀
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23 Jan 2025
The journey to TEDxManchester 2025 begins with six amazing people we can't wait for you to meet. Allow us to introduce..
🔺@carljackmiller: host of Kill List, the Guardian's No. 1 rated podcast of 2024;
◼️@simonafrancese: the chemist seeking to revolutionise cancer screening;
🔺@J7healthJaveno: the fitness evangelist specialising in inspiration & inclusion;
◼️Dr Charlotte A.: the psychologist helping us tame our smartphone addiction;
🔺@warhurstpamela: Yorkshire's extraordinary grassroots changemaker;
◼️@Chris_Boardman: the legendary Team GB Olympic cycling gold medalist
We hope you can join us! Early Bird ticketing ends this Friday, 24 Jan at 3pm.
or full info on our speakers & their talk topics please head over to tedxmanchester.com/speakers-…
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27 Nov 2024
Dear Followers just to say that by Dec 5th I will have left Twitter. You can find me at simonafrancese.bsky.social
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21 Nov 2024
Non invasive detection of breast cancer from fingertip smears. We must move from proof of concept to reality
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2 Nov 2024
Loved every minute of it starting from the inspiring conversations at yesterday's dinner with the speakers. Such an amazing privilege, thank you to the bright ideas team @herbkim, Beatriz and Stefano for this amazing opportunity and for looking after me so kindly!
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23 Sep 2024
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22 Sep 2024
Great annual meeting of the #ENFSI Fingerprint Working Group this week at @sheffhallamuni.
Thank you all for attending and special thanks to @SimonaFrancese for your help.
#forensics
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17 Sep 2024
Me toooooo!!!
17 Sep 2024
Ready for the 21st ENFSI Fingerprint Working Group annual meeting at @sheffhallamuni 🕵️
#forensics #Sheffield
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17 Sep 2024
Ready for the 21st ENFSI Fingerprint Working Group annual meeting at @sheffhallamuni 🕵️
#forensics #Sheffield
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16 Sep 2024
My 2 penny worth thoughts and take on the value of taking risks, importance of failure and definition (?) of success, in the first issue of Policing Tomorrow magazine
lnkd.in/eB_PhUNG
published by the Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser
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8 Aug 2024
Diversity and fraternity through his eyes and drawn by MALDI MSI. How beautiful Rohith @the_4n6_chemist
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7 Aug 2024
We are recruiting for a Lecturer, primarily to teach chemistry at UG level, with a particular focus on physical chemistry topics at all levels, such as quantum mechanics, electrochemistry & group theory.
Go here for more info: bit.ly/LectPhysChem
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5 Aug 2024
Please help us identify this one
#Rotherham !
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4 Jul 2024
When your job has its cool perks!! Given my presentation to the @ukhomeoffice organised policing project (STAR) showcase...in the National Space Centre! An amazing day listening to incredible projects in a supercool venue!
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