Sir Henry Dale Fellow, King's College London. Synthetic biologist developing artificial nucleic acids (XNA) for precision medicine.
Joined February 2009
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13 Jul 2023
šØNew paper in @NAR_Open - ever wonder what happens if you do molecular evolution with artificial building blocks (XNA) instead of the usual DNA, RNA or protein? Us too, and the answer is some strange structures! academic.oup.com/nar/advanceā¦
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19 Jun 2024
I'm finally updating group website and I am hoping to take blogging a little bit more seriously. So, question to X: what aspect of directed evolution would you like to hear about? Or what concept you think is often misunderstood in DE?
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17 May 2024
Finally out, Falk's paper on the evolution of function starting from single RNA sequences chemistry-europe.onlinelibraā¦ Thanks to Ben Porebski and Chris Johnson for great contributions.
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29 Feb 2024
Hey, #synbio people. Wes Robertson, A good friend of mine and a great scientist is starting his lab @MRC_LMB This is a unique opportunity to have an impact in #synthetic_genomics and work under leadership of talented and ambitious PI. shorturl.at/mnvw9
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20 Feb 2024
4-yearĀ studentship available in my lab at @kclchemistry working at the interface of fundamental synthetic biology and therapeutic biotechnology development - come & join me in the XNA world! Please RT
findaphd.com/phds/project/chā¦
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24 Jan 2024
I'm currently looking to recruit a PhD student interested in synthetic polymers (ucl.ac.uk/chemistry/study-heā¦, 1 week left to deadline!) and a postdoc to study models of primordial biology (bit.ly/48OnSOu)
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12 Dec 2023
Could our type of life be an invention of older, [biochemically] alien life? Exciting findings by @matt_powner @NatureComms suggest that prebiotic chemistry scenarios couldāve provided the building blocks of an āXNA worldā predating RNA & DNA communities.springernature.cā¦
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9 Oct 2023
Porebski et al. hit the motherlode of antibody affinity data by repurposing a DNA sequencer - enough data to both identify better antibodies, and then improve them using machine learning.
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A new MPhil programme at the University of Cambridge will deliver postgraduate training in the search for lifeās origins on Earth and its discovery on planets beyond Earth. cam.ac.uk/stories/explore-liā¦ via @Cambridge_Uni
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18 Aug 2023
Itās official! A permanent academic at last!! See you soon @KCLSU_Reggie š¦ !! @KingsCollegeLon
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14 Aug 2023
Come and join us at our popular Cafe Synthetique on Mon 4 Sept, 6pm. Dr Alex Borodavka 'Viruses:Elegance in their Simplicity or Simply Bad News Wrapped in Protein. @AlexBoRNA sign up here meetup.com/cambridge-synthetā¦
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18 Jul 2023
PDRA opportunity in our group @UCLChemistry to develop & characterise ribozymes that harness primordial chemistries. 28 months, funded by BBSRC & Royal Society; org chem or mol bio background. Apply by 7th August: tinyurl.com/4bhhf2v2
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2 May 2023
Very well deserved congratulations to my student @MariaDonde2 who has won one of this yearsā PhD student awards from the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) for her work on XNAzymes! Well done Maria! csar.org.uk/student-awards/2ā¦
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21 Apr 2023
If you think itās unacceptable that rapists can freely roam university campuses with no safeguarding measures in place then say #NotOnMyCampus and sign the petition to introduce national guidance on tackling sexual misconduct in higher education šš½ petitions.parliament.scot/peā¦
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14 Feb 2023
Piece in @sciam describing my lab's work exploring antiviral applications of artificial nucleic acid enzymes - thank you @SimonMakin @rvdmnanomeds
scientificamerican.com/articā¦
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1 Feb 2023
Very kind comments on our recent XNAzyme work by John Rossi @cityofhope , thank you!
28 Jan 2023
FANAZymes: A new class of nucleic acid enzymes dlvr.it/ShZfmb
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18 Jan 2023
Throwback to an impressive biochemical detail I spotted playing #thelastofus 2 - excited to see if similar levels of detail make it into @TheLastofUsHBO
28 Jun 2020
In #TheLastofUsPartII - that's 3'-deoxyadenosine aka cordycepin, a cytotoxic nucleoside derivative made by Cordyceps fungi - very nice touch @Naughty_Dog !
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24 Nov 2022
Self-replication is a defining hallmark of all living systems and how it emerged - early on in the origin of life - remains a fundamental question in biology and chemistry.
Postdoc opportunity in my lab: nature.com/naturecareers/jobā¦ Please RT!
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22 Nov 2022
Great opportunity to learn more about exciting tools for engineering cells and have a fun night out! Prof Mark Howarth on Spy-toolbox! meetup.com/cambridge-synthetā¦ @CamBiochem @EngBioIRC
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