Analytical Chemistry

Platform

Fast Spectroscopy

We study how light can trigger changes in biomolecules to activate biological functions using different spectroscopic methods.

Platform

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

NMR spectroscopy is the only experiment that gives combined structural and dynamical information of molecules at atomic resolution, in solution. It is widely used for routine characterisation of molecules and is vital for chemical analysis.

Platform

High Throughput Discovery

The High Throughput Discovery Lab aims to accelerate the discovery of novel bioactive molecules and chemistries which enable understanding, and modulation of, biomedical mechanisms.

PhD Project Area

Dissecting the sugar-code in situ

Glycosylation – the covalent attachment of a sugar molecule to a protein – is the most abundant and indeed most complex post translational modification (PTM) in nature.

PhD Project Area

Developing biocompatible chemistries

Post-translation modifications (PTMs) are nature’s way of communicating and responding to a change in situation.

PhD Project Area

Biophysics, Spectroscopy and Spectrometry

Understanding the nature of a biomolecule requires understanding its structure and function within its native environment under a range of conditions.

Technology Innovation Challenge

Molecular Perturbations: Chemistry Engineering Biology

Our aim: To use innovative chemistries to better understand and modulate the molecules of life.

Technology Innovation Challenge

Integrated Chemical Imaging in Cells and Tissues

Our aim: To drive innovations in mass spectrometry alongside other structural biology techniques to find out more about the role of molecules in biology so that we can better understand health and disease.