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PhD Projects: 2023

NameProject title
Amber Robinson
University of Sheffield
Elucidating the Role of Ykt6 in Membrane Fusion using Botulinum Toxins
James Kleppen
University of York
Developing Palladium-based chemical biology tools for the exploration of the role of Rubisco in algal carbon fixation
Emma Wood
University of Leeds
Methodologies to Overcome the Size Limitation in Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
Brian Shami-Inkindi
University of Leeds
Probing aurora-a binding sites to understand the molecular mechanisms that determine biological function
Jelizaveta Pavljuk
University of Leeds
Barrier functions of the sugary cell coat: Understanding how extracellular signalling proteins and bacterial toxins navigate the cell surface
Sarah Menezes
University of Leeds
Elucidating the role of ‘Royal family’ proteins as novel m⁶A readers in KSHV lytic replication
Orestis Savva
University of Sheffield
Exploring the impacts of the stringent response on the structure and function of ribosomes in Staphylococcus aureus
Tomasz Drobkiewicz
University of Leeds
Investigation of the endosomal potassium role in cell physiology and viral entry
Zhen Liu
University of Leeds
Mechanistic understanding and inhibitor design strategies for non-mevalonate pathway TPP-dependent enzymes
Alex King
University of Leeds
The shape of sustainable crop production - re-engineering plant architecture for sustainable food production
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