https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2237-501XPublications
Prior publications
Article
Rebecca E. McHugh, Liam M. Rooney, David R. Mark, Kabo R. Wale, Megan Clapperton, Gail McConnell, Paul A Hoskisson, Gillian R. Douce, Andrew J. Roe (2025) Evaluating the protective effects of Aurodox in a murine model of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1038/s44259-025-00094-3)
S. Foylan, L.M. Rooney, W. B. Amos, G.W. Gould, G. McConnell (2025) PerfectlyAverage: a classical open-source software method to determine the optimal averaging parameters in laser scanning fluorescence microscopy Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/2025.03.17.643716)
Gail McConnell, Liam M. Rooney, Mairi E. Sandison, Paul A. Hoskisson, Katherine J. Baxter (2025) A simple silicone elastomer colonisation model highlights complexities ofCandida albicansandStaphylococcus aureusinteractions in biofilm formation Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/2024.12.18.629256)
Mollie Brown, Shannan Foylan, Liam M. Rooney, Gwyn Gould, Gail McConnell (2024) Obtaining super-resolved images at the mesoscale through super-resolution radial fluctuations University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.29.12.126502)
Katherine J. Baxter, Liam M. Rooney, Shannan Foylan, Gwyn W. Gould, G. McConnell (2024) Revealing the Ultrastructure of LiveCandida albicansusing Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/2024.11.25.625149)
Ana Rita Pereira, Liam M. Rooney, Inês B Gomes, Manuel Simões, Gail McConnell (2024) The impact of methylparaben and chlorine on the architecture of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia biofilms University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175646)
Beatrice Bottura, Liam Rooney, Morgan Feeney, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2024) Quantifying the fractal complexity of nutrient transport channels in Escherichia coli biofilms under varying cell shape and growth environment Crossref. (doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001511)
Liam M. Rooney, Beatrice Bottura, Katherine Baxter, William B. Amos, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2024) Addressing multiscale microbial challenges using the Mesolens Crossref. (doi: 10.1111/jmi.13172)
Liam M. Rooney, Jay Christopher, Ben Watson, Yash Susir Kumar, Laura Copeland, Lewis D. Walker, Shannan Foylan, William B. Amos, Ralf Bauer, Gail McConnell (2024) Printing, characterizing, and assessing transparent 3D printed lenses for optical imaging University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1002/admt.202400043)
Mollie Brown, Shannan Foylan, Liam M. Rooney, Gwyn W. Gould, Gail McConnell (2024) Obtaining super-resolved images at the mesoscale through Super-Resolution Radial Fluctuations Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/2024.07.31.606008)
Jay Christopher, Liam M. Rooney, Mark Donnachie, Deepak Uttamchandani, Gail McConnell, Ralf Bauer (2024) Low-cost 3D printed lenses for brightfield and fluorescence microscopy University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1364/BOE.514653)
Liam M. Rooney, Lionel X. Dupuy, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2024) Construction and characterisation of a structured, tuneable, and transparent 3D culture platform for soil bacteria Crossref. (doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001429)
Liam M. Rooney, Lionel X. Dupuy, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2023) Construction and Characterisation of a Structured, Tuneable, and Transparent 3D Culture Platform for Soil Bacteria Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/2023.06.28.546105)
Peter William Tinning, Jana Katharina Schniete, Ross Scrimgeour, Lisa S. Kölln, Liam M. Rooney, Trevor Bushell, Gail McConnell (2023) A simple image processing pipeline to sharpen topology maps in multi-wavelength interference microscopy University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1364/OL.478402)
Peter W. Tinning, Jana K. Schniete, Ross Scrimgeour, Lisa S. Kölln, Liam M. Rooney, Trevor J. Bushell, Gail McConnell (2023) A simple image processing pipeline to sharpen topology maps in multi-wavelength interference microscopy Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/2023.01.12.523706)
Beatrice Bottura, Liam M. Rooney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2022) Intra-colony channel morphology in Escherichia coli biofilms is governed by nutrient availability and substrate stiffness University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2022.100084)
Jonathan Parra, Sylvia Soldatou, Liam M. Rooney, Katherine R. Duncan (2021) Pseudonocardia abyssalis sp. nov. and Pseudonocardia oceani sp. nov., two novel actinomycetes isolated from the deep Southern Ocean Crossref. (doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005032)
Liam Mark Rooney (2021) Enjoying the small things Crossref. (doi: 10.1038/s42005-021-00707-z)
(2021) Seeing beyond the limit: A guide to choosing the right super-resolution microscopy technique Liam M. Rooney. ISSN 0021-9258 (doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100791)
(2020) Intra-colony channels in E. coli function as a nutrient uptake system Liam M. Rooney. ISSN 1751-7370 (doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0700-9)
Liam M. Rooney, Lisa S. Kölln, Ross Scrimgeour, William B. Amos, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell, Katherine McMahon (2020) Three-Dimensional Observations of an Aperiodic Oscillatory Gliding Behavior in Myxococcus xanthus Using Confocal Interference Reflection Microscopy Crossref. (doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00846-19)
Conference item
Maheen Wahid, Graeme MacKenzie, Liam M. Rooney, Emilie Combet, Stuart Gray, James Murray, Gwyn Gould, Margaret R Cunningham (2024) Optimisation of specimen handling & mitochondrial analysis in patient skeletal muscle biopsies University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney (2024) Enhanced resolution using low-cost Solid Immersion Lenses (SILs) manufactured using a single-step fabrication method University of Strathclyde.
Maheen Wahid, Margaret R Cunningham, Graeme MacKenzie, Liam M. Rooney, Gwyn Gould, Emilie Combet, Stuart Gray, James Murray (2024) Optimisation of specimen handling and mitochondrial analysis in patient skeletal muscle biopsies for nutritional and ageing research University of Strathclyde.
Mollie Brown, Liam M. Rooney, Gwyn Gould, Gail McConnell (2024) Obtaining super-resolved images at the mesoscale through Super-Resolution Radial Fluctuations University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.22443/rms.elmi2024.114)
Liam M. Rooney, Jay Christopher, Benjamin Watson, Yash Susir Kumar, Laura Copeland, Lewis Walker, Shannan Foylan, William Amos, Ralf Bauer, Gail McConnell (2024) Printing, characterising, and applying transparent 3D printed lenses for optical imaging University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney, Beatrice Bottura, Lars Dietrich, Gail McConnell (2024) Sensing across scales University of Strathclyde.
Mollie Brown, Liam M. Rooney, Gwyn Gould, Gail McConnell (2023) Obtaining super-resolved images at the mesoscale through Super-Resolution Radial Fluctuations University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.22443/rms.mmc2023.544)
Jay Christopher, Liam M. Rooney, Deepak Uttamchandani, Ralf Bauer (2023) Remote-refocus microscopy using a MEMS piston micromirror University of Strathclyde.
Jay Christopher, Liam M. Rooney, Gail McConnell, Ralf Bauer (2023) Using 3D printed optics for fluorescence microscopy University of Strathclyde.
Beatrice Bottura, Liam M. Rooney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2022) Quantifying the effect of substrate composition on intra-colony channel morphology in E. coli biofilms using a custom-made open-source image analysis pipeline University of Strathclyde.
Beatrice Bottura, Liam M. Rooney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2022) Intra-colony channel morphology in Escherichia coli biofilms is governed by nutrient availability and substrate stiffness University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2019) Of microscopes and microbes University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2019) Of microscopes and microbes Heriot-Watt University.
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2019) Visualising the structure of bacterial communities University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2019) Visualising the structure of bacterial communities Heriot-Watt University.
Liam M. Rooney, Lee McCann, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Applying the Mesolens to microbiology University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney, Lee McCann, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Applying the Mesolens to microbiology Heriot-Watt University.
Liam M. Rooney, Lee McCann, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Applying the mesolens to microbiology University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney, Lee McCann, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Applying the mesolens to microbiology Heriot-Watt University.
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Interference reflection microscopy shows novel insights to bacterial gliding motility University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Interference reflection microscopy shows novel insights to bacterial gliding motility Heriot-Watt University.
Liam M. Rooney, Lee McCann, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Applying the mesolens to microbiology University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney, Lee McCann, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Applying the mesolens to microbiology Heriot-Watt University.
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Interference reflection microscopy shows novel insights to bacterial gliding motility University of Strathclyde.
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Interference reflection microscopy shows novel insights to bacterial gliding motility Heriot-Watt University.
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Interference reflection microscopy shows novel insights to bacterial gliding motility University of Strathclyde.
Conference Proceedings
Jay Christopher, Liam M. Rooney, Deepak Uttamchandani, Gail McConnell, Ralf Bauer (2024) Exploration of 3D-printed lenses in a confocal MEMS microscope concept University of Strathclyde. ISBN 9798350384925 (doi: 10.1109/OMN61224.2024.10685254)
Liam M. Rooney, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2018) Interference reflection microscopy shows novel insights to bacterial gliding motility Heriot-Watt University.
working-paper
Jay Christopher, Liam M. Rooney, Mark Donnachie, Deepak Uttamchandani, Gail McConnell, Ralf Bauer (2023) Low-cost 3D printed lenses for brightfield and fluorescence microscopy University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1101/2023.11.22.568227)
Liam M. Rooney, Jay Christopher, Ben Watson, Yash Susir Kumar, Laura Copeland, Lewis D. Walker, Shannan Foylan, William B. Amos, Ralf Bauer, Gail McConnell (2023) Printing, characterising, and assessing transparent 3D printed lenses for optical imaging University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1101/2023.11.22.568002)
Beatrice Bottura, Liam M. Rooney, Morgan Feeney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2023) Fractal complexity of Escherichia coli nutrient transport channels is influenced by cell shape and growth environment University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1101/2023.11.29.569150)
Beatrice Bottura, Liam M. Rooney, Paul A Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2022) Intra-colony channel morphology in Escherichia coli biofilms is governed by nutrient availability and substrate stiffness University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1101/2021.12.17.473116)
Other
Laura Clark, Liam M. Rooney (2022) A Lens on the Future: Next Generation Microscopy by Next Generation Microscopists University of Strathclyde. (doi: 10.1111/jmi.13156)
Liam M. Rooney, William B. Amos, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2019) Functional channels in mature E. coli colonies Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/851428)
Liam M. Rooney, Lisa S. Kölln, Ross Scrimgeour, William B. Amos, Paul A. Hoskisson, Gail McConnell (2019) Three-dimensional observations of an aperiodic oscillatory gliding motility behaviour in Myxococcus xanthus using confocal interference reflection microscopy Crossref. (doi: 10.1101/722231)