Principle Investigator

Prof. Vijay Chudasama

Working in the areas of peptide/protein/materials modification and aerobic C-H activation

Other interests: Finance, economics, politics, various sports (esp. golf and F1), working with charities.

 

 

Post-Doctoral Research Associates / Research Fellows

Dr Suman Manna, PDRA

Working on the development of new bio-orthogonal reaction strategies.

Other interests: Entrepreneurship, swimming, cricket, badminton, cooking.

 

 

 

Dr Ning Wang, PDRA

Working on the development of novel antibody drug conjugates.

Other interests: Hiking, cooking and strategic board games (e.g. Ark Nova).

 

 

 

Masters students

Ola Li

Working on site-selective lysine modification with application to ADCs.

Other interests: Videogames, reading, and sports (running and bouldering).

 

 

 

Walter Lai

Working on bioconjugation strategies for site-selective lysine modification with ADCs.

Other interests: Film photography, specialty coffee, and all things feline.

 

 

 

PhD students

Charlie Bishop

Working on antibody conjugation methods using cysteine-to-lysine transfer.

Other interests: Videogames, guitar, coding and sport.

 

 

 

Matthew Dagwell 

Working on investigating new biorthogonal nitrile click reactions and their applications.

Other interests: Tennis, Golf, and Language learning.

 

 

 

Thomas Sloan 

Working on new biorthogonal Click-to-Release methods.

Other interests: animal care, fiction, history, and metal detecting.

 

 

 

Callum Stack

Working on site-selective protein modification.

Other interests: Fitness and sport, travelling, and music.

 

 

 

Jasmine Symons

Working on the conjugation of theranostic PDT/PET agents to a variety of different antibodies and Fabs for the treatment of breast cancer.

Other interests: Climbing, food (cooking and eating), reading

 

 

Luke Mackay

Working on new bioorthogonal click to release reactions and their applications.

Other interests: Languages, reading, and music.