About the NU Chemical Biology Special Interest Group

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Akane Kawamura

Professor of Chemical Biology, focusing on chemical probes and epigenetic regulation, particularly DNA, histone methylation and cyclic peptides.

See: Kawamura Research Group website.

Wyatt Yue

Professor of Structural Biology, using crystallography and cryo-EM to study metabolic enzymes linked to rare diseases.

Paula Salgado

Professor of Structural Microbiology, leading research on Clostridioides difficile pathogenicity and spore formation.

Jon Sellars

Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry researching novel small molecule probes and inhibitors at the chemical biology interface to tackle antibacterial, anticancer, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases.

See: Sellars Research Group

Tom McAllister

Royal Society University Research Fellow, investigating protein-carbohydrate interactions and glycoprotein synthesis using chemical biology.

See: McAllister Lab blog site.

Neil Perkins (PAST SIG MEMBER)

Professor of Gene Expression and Signalling, specialising in the NF-kappaB transcription factor family and its role in cancer and inflammation.