Biomolecular and medicinal chemistry
Biomolecular and medicinal chemistry includes the structure, reactions and synthesis of biologically important molecules, chemical investigations of proteins, enzymes and other biomolecules, and the design and synthesis of compounds with biological activity.
Members of this multidisciplinary research theme are brought together by their common approach to understanding the structures and mechanisms of biologically relevant organic and inorganic molecules at a molecular level, which informs their role in nature and their potential therapeutic and industrial applications.
Theme leader: Prof Vito Ferro
Research disciplines
Biochemistry and molecular biology
Biotechnology
Inorganic chemistry
Microbiology
Organic chemistry
Physical and computational chemistry
Research themes
Advanced functional materials
Biomolecular and medicinal chemistry
Computational molecular science
Infection and immunity
Molecular genetics and genomics
Science education
Structural biology and biochemistry
Synthesis and catalysis
Dr David Cantillo - Organic chemistry – synthetic organic electrochemistry – flow chemistry
Dr Evelyne Deplazes - Combination of computer simulations and biophysical chemistry experiments to study biomolecular systems, focusing on understanding how small molecules interact with biological membranes.
Professor Lisbeth Grondahl - Bio-interface Science
Professor Mark Schembri - Bacterial pathogenesis, antibiotic resistance
Dr Alain Wuethrich - Development of diagnostic nanotechnologies for precision medicine