![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Brian-Shami-Inkindi-profile-photo-cropped-150x150.jpeg) | Brian Shami-Inkindi University of Leeds | Probing aurora-a binding sites to understand the molecular mechanisms that determine biological function |
![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jelizaveta-Pavljuk-profile-photo-cropped-150x150.jpg) | Jelizaveta Pavljuk University of Leeds | Barrier functions of the sugary cell coat: Understanding how extracellular signalling proteins and bacterial toxins navigate the cell surface |
![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sarah-Menezes-profile-photo-cropped-3-150x150.jpg) | Sarah Menezes University of Leeds | Elucidating the role of ‘Royal family’ proteins as novel m⁶A readers in KSHV lytic replication |
![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Orestis-Savva-profile-photo-cropped-150x149.jpg) | Orestis Savva University of Sheffield | Exploring the impacts of the stringent response on the structure and function of ribosomes in Staphylococcus aureus |
![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tomasz-Drobkiewicz-profile-photo-cropped-150x150.jpg) | Tomasz Drobkiewicz University of Leeds | Investigation of the endosomal potassium role in cell physiology and viral entry |
![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Zhen-Liu-profile-photo-cropped-150x150.jpg) | Zhen Liu University of Leeds | Mechanistic understanding and inhibitor design strategies for non-mevalonate pathway TPP-dependent enzymes |
![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Alex-King-profile-photo-cropped-150x150.png) | Alex King University of Leeds | The shape of sustainable crop production - re-engineering plant architecture for sustainable food production |
![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Aidan-Salter-profile-photo-cropped-150x150.jpg) | Aidan Salter University of York | Uncovering roles of carbohydrate-active enzymes within species of green algae |
![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kate-Gilroy-profile-photo-cropped-150x150.jpg) | Kate Gilroy University of Leeds | The Dynamics of Liquid Organelle Remodelling in Response to Virus Infection |
![](https://www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Abdulkabir-Adenopo-profile-photo-cropped-150x150.jpeg) | Abdulkabir Adenopo University of York | Understanding the mechanism of bacterial plasmid segregation at the single-molecule level |