laboratory
Dr Jennifer Canizales
Laboratory Development Manager

Dr. Jennifer Canizales runs the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Lab Service at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), where she oversees diagnostic services for occupational respiratory diseases. Her work focuses on developing new immunological assays and collaborating with researchers at Imperial College and other institutions on environmental health research.
Prior to this, Jennifer worked on malaria serosurveillance projects at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and contributed to allergy research with the SPIRAL study at Imperial College London. Today, she combines lab management with ongoing research to improve diagnostic techniques in occupational respiratory disease.
- Phone: +44 (0)207 594 7930
- Email: j.canizales@imperial.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0003-1329-3060
- See a list of recent publications by Dr Jennifer Canizales
Laboratory closure during Easter 2025
Mon, 14 Apr 2025

Our laboratory will be closed between Thursday 17th April 2025 - Tuesday 22nd April 2025 for Easter.
Please ensure that any samples sent to the lab arrive by Wednesday 16th April 2025, or after Wednesday 23rd April 2025.
You can read more about how to send us a sample in the laboratory section.
Samantha Marsh
Laboratory Technician

Samantha Marsh is the Laboratory Technician for the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Lab Service at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), where she specialises in performing diagnostic testing. She joined the service in 2024.
Prior to her role at NHLI, Samantha worked as an analyst at a Toxicology company, conducting analytical assays for police and coroners' services.
