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The Chemistry/Biology Interface


Chemical Biology broadly defines all areas of chemistry that interface with the biological sciences. Particular strengths at Edinburgh include protein structure and function, synthetic biology, proteomics, medicinal chemistry, high throughput and combinatorial approaches to medicine and the development of new biophysical techniques.

Research Themes

Understanding Protein Structure and Function

Prof. P Barlow, Prof. B Baxter, Dr D Campopiano, Dr S Daff, Dr J Lovett, Dr J Michel, Dr C Mowat, Dr D Uhrin

Developing Biotechnology - methods for drug discovery, omics.

Dr P Barran, Prof. M Bradley, Dr C Campbell, Dr D Dryden, Dr A Jones

Medicinal Chemistry

Dr S Cockroft, Dr D Campopiano, Dr A Hulme, Dr H Lam, Dr U Schneider