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Dr. Francese is Professor of Forensic and Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry at Sheffield Hallam University. She is the Lead of the Sheffield Multi-Modal Imaging Centre and Head of the Centre for Mass Spectrometry Imaging at SHU. 

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