# Josephine Bunch
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{{short description|British physicist}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Josephine Bunch
| workplaces = [National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)](/source/National_Physical_Laboratory_(United_Kingdom))
[Imperial College London](/source/Imperial_College_London)
[University of Sheffield](/source/University_of_Sheffield)
| alma_mater = [Sheffield Hallam University](/source/Sheffield_Hallam_University)
| thesis_title = Detection and imaging of pharmaceutical compounds in skin by MALDI-MS
| thesis_url = http://shura.shu.ac.uk/19408/
| thesis_year = 2005
}}
'''Josephine Bunch''' is a fellow at the [National Physical Laboratory](/source/National_Physical_Laboratory_(United_Kingdom)). She is Chair of Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry at [Imperial College London](/source/Imperial_College_London) and the co-director of the National Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry Imaging.
== Education ==
Bunch completed a PhD sponsored by [Pfizer](/source/Pfizer) at [Sheffield Hallam University](/source/Sheffield_Hallam_University) in 2005.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.npl.co.uk/people/josephine-bunch|title=Josephine Bunch : People : National Physical Laboratory|website=www.npl.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}] Her thesis, "Detection and imaging of pharmaceutical compounds in skin by MALDI-MS", used mass spectrometry.[{{Cite web|url=http://shura.shu.ac.uk/19408/|title=Detection and imaging of pharmaceutical compounds in skin by MALDI-MS.|last=Josephine.|first=Bunch|date=2005|website=shura.shu.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}]
== Research ==
Bunch was a postdoctoral researcher at the [University of Sheffield](/source/University_of_Sheffield), where she was awarded an Enterprise Fellowship to commercialise imaging using mass spectrometry.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/bmbs/BM1104|title=COST {{!}} Mass Spectrometry Imaging: New Tools for Healthcare Research|website=www.cost.eu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/isac/news-items/dr-josephine-bunch.aspx|title=Dr Josephine Bunch has been appointed to lead research in MALDI metrology and fundamentals at NICE-MSI - The University of Nottingham|website=www.nottingham.ac.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-20}}] She remains an honorary senior research fellow at the [University of Birmingham](/source/University_of_Birmingham).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/chemistry/bunch-josephine.aspx|title=Dr Josephine Bunch, Chemistry - University of Birmingham|website=www.birmingham.ac.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-05-20}}] She also holds a chair in Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry at [Imperial College London](/source/Imperial_College_London).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.imperial.ac.uk/department-surgery-cancer/about-us/a-z-people/?instanceid=/surgerycancer/about/people&pplist-action=people.html&page=11|title=A-Z People|website=Imperial College London|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-20}}]
She joined the [National Physical Laboratory](/source/National_Physical_Laboratory_(United_Kingdom)) in 2013, where she became responsible for research in [MALDI](/source/MALDI) metrology.[{{Citation|last=SelectScience|title=Mass Spec Imaging Enables Greater Understanding of Tumors Than Ever Before|date=2017-07-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b11wiO7wR1g|accessdate=2018-05-20}}] In 2017 Bunch was funded by [Cancer Research UK](/source/Cancer_Research_UK)'s ''Grand Challenge'' to map tumours at a molecular and cellular level.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.npl.co.uk/grandchallenge/|title=Building a 'Google Earth' of cancer : National Physical Laboratory|website=www.npl.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}] She came up with the idea when listening to a [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) program about the [Cancer Research UK](/source/Cancer_Research_UK) Grand Challenges.[{{Cite web|url=https://theanalyticalscientist.com/fileadmin/tas/pdf-versions/TAS_Issue_0717.pdf|title=A Google Earth View of Cancer|last=Barker|first=Charlotte|date=2017|website=The Analytical Scientist|access-date=2018-05-20}}] The investment was worth £16 million, and uses mass spectrometry imaging techniques to study breast, bowel and pancreatic tumours in "unprecedented detail.[{{Cite news|url=http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-researchers/how-we-deliver-research/grand-challenge-award/funded-teams-bunch|title=Funded team Bunch|date=2017-02-02|work=Cancer Research UK|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en}}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.npl.co.uk/grandchallenge/research/|title=Grand Challenge: The Research : Building a 'Google Earth' of cancer : National Physical Laboratory|website=www.npl.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}][{{Cite web|url=https://theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/0717/cartographers-of-cancer/|title=Cartographers of Cancer|website=The Analytical Scientist|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}][{{Cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/09/google-earth-for-tumours-could-change-cancer-treatment-forever-6498887/|title='Google Earth' for tumours could change cancer treatment forever|date=2017-03-09|work=Metro|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/nick-peel/cancer-drug-trusting_b_15380442.html|title='Google Earth' For Tumours Could Change Cancer Diagnostics And Drug Testing Forever|date=2017-03-20|work=HuffPost UK|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en-GB}}] She spoke about the project at the Hay Festival and presented their project at the [Royal Society](/source/Royal_Society) Summer Exhibition.[{{Cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/summer-science-exhibition/exhibits/mapping-cancers-secret-chemistry/|title=Mapping cancer's secret chemistry|website=royalsociety.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-05-20}}][{{Citation|last=Hay Levels|title=CHEMISTRY - Mass Spectrometry - Josephine Bunch|date=2017-10-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SGAxZhMvno|accessdate=2018-05-20}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/chemistry-mass-spectrometry-josephine-bunch-11750183|title=CHEMISTRY - Mass Spectrometry - Josephine Bunch|last=hayfestival|website=TES Resources|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}]
She is part of a COST ([European Cooperation in Science and Technology](/source/European_Cooperation_in_Science_and_Technology)) Action on mass spectrometry imaging.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.cost.eu/about_cost/who/(type)/5/(wid)/29826|title=COST {{!}} Who's Who|website=www.cost.eu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}]