Dr Iva Chianella is a senior lecturer in bio-sensors and functional polymers at Cranfield University in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is an experienced scientist with a strong research track record on the development of affinity sensors/biosensors based on natural and artificial receptors for clinical, environmental, food, safety and industrial applications. After receiving her first degree in Chemistry from the University of Florence, and her PhD in bioscience from Cranfield University, Dr Chianella was appointed as lecturer in 2007 and as Senior Lecturer in 2020. She has co-authored around 67 peer-reviewed papers, 8 book chapters and 4 patents in diagnostics and in novel polymeric materials and their use in several analytical systems. Dr Chianella main research interests are: i) development of chemical and biochemical sensors/nano-sensors for point-of-care and in-field applications; ii) synthesis of novel polymeric nanomaterials (e.g. molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles) for sensors and assays and other analytical systems; iii) development and use of nanomaterials (e.g. iron oxide nanoparticles) for biomedical applications.