Dr. Mabbott received his MChem from the University of Sheffield, UK, in 2008. He then earned his Doctorate from the University of Manchester, UK, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry (2012) under the supervision of Prof. Royston Goodacre with a thesis titled, The Development of Surface-Enhanced Raman Strategies for the Analysis of a Variety of Chemical and Biological Systems. After completing his Ph.D., he moved to the University of Strathclyde, UK, in Glasgow as a Postdoctoral Research Associate under the guidance of Prof. Duncan Graham and Prof. Karen Faulds. Sam occupied the position at Strathclyde for 6 years before joining the faculty at Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering.