Staff profile

• •Design of rare-earth and transition metal complexes
• •Organic fluorophores
• •Chirality, luminescence and circularly polarised luminescence
• •Imaging, sensing and targeting
• •Magnetism
• •Polymers and sustainability

Journal Article

• Surface Modification of Polyesters Using Biosourced Soil-Release Polymers
  Starck, M., Fiandra, E. F., Binks, J., Si, G., Chilton, R., Sivik, M., Thompson, R. L., Li, J., Wilson, M. R., & Mahon, C. S. (2025). Surface Modification of Polyesters Using Biosourced Soil-Release Polymers. JACS Au, 5(2), 666-674. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.4c00908
• Field-domain rapid-scan EPR at 240GHz for studies of protein functional dynamics at room temperature.
  Price, B. D., Sojka, A., Maity, S., Chavez, I. M., Starck, M., Wilson, M. Z., Han, S., & Sherwin, M. S. (2024). Field-domain rapid-scan EPR at 240GHz for studies of protein functional dynamics at room temperature. Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 366, Article 107744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2024.107744
• Unlocking same‐sign CPL: solvent effects on spectral form and racemisation kinetics in nine‐coordinate chiral europium(III) complexes
  De Rosa, D. F., Starck, M., Parker, D., & Pal, R. (2024). Unlocking same‐sign CPL: solvent effects on spectral form and racemisation kinetics in nine‐coordinate chiral europium(III) complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 30(9), Article e202303227. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303227
• Terahertz EPR spectroscopy using a 36-tesla high-homogeneity series-connected hybrid magnet
  Dubroca, T., Wang, X., Mentink-Vigier, F., Trociewitz, B., Starck, M., Parker, D., Sherwin, M. S., Hill, S., & Krzystek, J. (2023). Terahertz EPR spectroscopy using a 36-tesla high-homogeneity series-connected hybrid magnet. Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 353, Article 107480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2023.107480
• Triggered Functional Dynamics of AsLOV2 by Time‐Resolved Electron Paramagnetic Resonance at High Magnetic Fields
  Maity, S., Price, B. D., Wilson, C. B., Mukherjee, A., Starck, M., Parker, D., Wilson, M. Z., Lovett, J. E., Han, S., & Sherwin, M. S. (2023). Triggered Functional Dynamics of AsLOV2 by Time‐Resolved Electron Paramagnetic Resonance at High Magnetic Fields. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(13), Article e202212832. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202212832
• Designing biodegradable alternatives to commodity polymers
  Fiandra, E. F., Shaw, L., Starck, M., McGurk, C. J., & Mahon, C. S. (2023). Designing biodegradable alternatives to commodity polymers. Chemical Society Reviews, 23(52), 8085-8105. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cs00556a
• Comparative Analysis of a Series of pH‐Responsive Sulphonated Europium Complexes for Bioassays Monitoring Acidification
  Fradgley, J. D., Starck, M., Lamarque, L., & Parker, D. (2022). Comparative Analysis of a Series of pH‐Responsive Sulphonated Europium Complexes for Bioassays Monitoring Acidification. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2022(32), Article e202200426. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202200426
• Comparative analysis of lanthanide excited state quenching by electronic energy and electron transfer processes
  Parker, D., Fradgley, J. D., Delbianco, M., Starck, M., Walton, J., & Zwier, J. M. (2022). Comparative analysis of lanthanide excited state quenching by electronic energy and electron transfer processes. Faraday Discussions, 234, 159 - 174. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1fd00059d
• Versatile Para‐Substituted Pyridine Lanthanide Coordination Complexes Allow Late Stage Tailoring of Complex Function
  Starck, M., Fradgley, J. D., De Rosa, D. F., Batsanov, A. S., Papa, M., Taylor, M. J., Lovett, J. E., Lutter, J. C., Allen, M. J., & Parker, D. (2021). Versatile Para‐Substituted Pyridine Lanthanide Coordination Complexes Allow Late Stage Tailoring of Complex Function. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27(71), 17921-17927. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202103243
• Synthesis and Evaluation of Europium Complexes that Switch On Luminescence in Lysosomes of Living Cells
  Starck, M., Fradgley, J. D., Pal, R., Zwier, J. M., Lamarque, L., & Parker, D. (2021). Synthesis and Evaluation of Europium Complexes that Switch On Luminescence in Lysosomes of Living Cells. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27(2), 766-777. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202003992
• Targeted pH switched europium complexes monitoring receptor internalisation in living cells
  Fradgley, J. D., Starck, M., Laget, M., Bourrier, E., Dupuis, E., Lamarque, L., Trinquet, E., Zwier, J. M., & Parker, D. (2021). Targeted pH switched europium complexes monitoring receptor internalisation in living cells. Chemical Communications, 57(47), 5814-5817. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cc01029h
• Targeted Luminescent Europium Peptide Conjugates: Comparative Analysis Using Maleimide and para-Nitropyridyl Linkages for Organelle Staining
  Starck, M., Fradgley, J. D., Di Vita, S., Mosely, J., Pal, R., & Parker, D. (2020). Targeted Luminescent Europium Peptide Conjugates: Comparative Analysis Using Maleimide and para-Nitropyridyl Linkages for Organelle Staining. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 31(2), 229-240. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00735
• Excitation modulation of Eu:BPEPC based complexes as low-energy reference standards for circularly polarised luminescence (CPL)
  Starck, M., MacKenzie, L. E., Batsanov, A. S., Parker, D., & Pal, R. (2019). Excitation modulation of Eu:BPEPC based complexes as low-energy reference standards for circularly polarised luminescence (CPL). Chemical Communications, 55(94), 14115-14118. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc07290j
• A Gadolinium Spin Label with Both a Narrow Central Transition and Short Tether for Use in Double Electron Electron Resonance Distance Measurements
  Shah, A., Roux, A., Starck, M., Mosely, J. A., Stevens, M., Norman, D. G., Hunter, R. I., El Mkami, H., Smith, G. M., Parker, D., & Lovett, J. E. (2019). A Gadolinium Spin Label with Both a Narrow Central Transition and Short Tether for Use in Double Electron Electron Resonance Distance Measurements. Inorganic Chemistry, 58(5), 3015-3025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02892
• Interaction of Nucleotides with a Trinuclear Terbium(III)–Dizinc(II) Complex: Efficient Sensitization of Terbium Luminescence by Guanosine Monophosphate and Application to Real-Time Monitoring of Phosphodiesterase Activity
  Aulsebrook, M. L., Starck, M., Grace, M. R., Graham, B., Thordarson, P., Pal, R., & Tuck, K. L. (2019). Interaction of Nucleotides with a Trinuclear Terbium(III)–Dizinc(II) Complex: Efficient Sensitization of Terbium Luminescence by Guanosine Monophosphate and Application to Real-Time Monitoring of Phosphodiesterase Activity. Inorganic Chemistry, 58(1), 495-505. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02731
• Enantioselective cellular localisation of europium(iii) coordination complexes
  Frawley, A. T., Linford, H., Starck, M., Pal, R., & Parker, D. (2018). Enantioselective cellular localisation of europium(iii) coordination complexes. Chemical Science, 9(4), 1042-1049. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7sc04422d
• Responsive, Water-Soluble Europium(III) Luminescent Probes
  Shuvaev, S., Starck, M., & Parker, D. (2017). Responsive, Water-Soluble Europium(III) Luminescent Probes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 23(42), 9974-9989. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201700567
• Structural Control of Cell Permeability with Highly Emissive Europium(III) Complexes Permits Different Microscopy Applications
  Starck, M., Pal, R., & Parker, D. (2016). Structural Control of Cell Permeability with Highly Emissive Europium(III) Complexes Permits Different Microscopy Applications. Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(2), 570-580. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201504103