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), horticulture.
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).
Dr Saif Baquain, PDRA
Working on the development of nanodiamond-based biosensing platforms using antibody fragments and click chemistry to improve selectivity and sensitivity in diagnostic assays.
Other interests: Tennis, movies and travelling.
Dr Cliona McMahon, PDRA
Working on the synthesis of new site-selective ADCs.
Other interests: Travelling, cooking/baking and playing sports
Masters/Bachelors students
Avishi Khanna
Working on the development of ADCs using site-selective click chemistry for targeted cancer immunotherapy.
Other interests: Dancing, travelling, painting and playing sports.
Zhi Li
Working on bioconjugation strategies for site-selective lysine/tyrosine modification.
Other interests: Music, art, cooking, travelling, gaming.
Sasha Smeulders
Working on accelerating thiol reactivity for misbridging problems in ADCs.
Other interests: Water Polo, scuba diving, arsenal and food (eating).
