Izzy

PhD student in synthetic biology and natural product bioengineering with @Micklefield_Lab at UoM and A*STAR 🧬🧫

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

PhD positions in Chemical Biology starting Sept 2025 in our new labs at Imperial College, in the centre of West London’s expanding Innovation District. @imperialcollege, @impchemistry, @ImpScience, @WCIDLondon. Deadline 18 Nov 2024. More details here:
https://t.co/cMklJ8d1im

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Our group is moving to Imperial College from 1 Dec 2024. We are super excited to be joining @impchemistry, @imperialcollege, with new labs in the Molecular Sciences Research Hub at the centre of West London’s buzzing Innovation District @WCIDLondon.

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Our latest paper just out in Nature Chem Biol describes highly unexpected cryptic enzymology, not seen before in Nature, and provides a new way to synthesise peptides (future therapeutics) using ligase enzymes. @nchembio @UoMMIB
https://t.co/m8y0bEtG4U

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

New postdoc position available in our lab.

If you are keen to explore new horizons in Chemical Biology, working in a collaborative, competitive & friendly environment, then apply via this link:

https://t.co/tmLtVepAOk

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

PhD position now available in our lab - BBSRC DTP CASE Next generation enzymatic assembly of peptide therapeutics (NXPEP)

https://t.co/u1kxoDnqsX

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Enjoyed giving seminar at JIC @JohnInnesCentre & evening discussion about excellent science ongoing at JIC with  @barriewilksjic, @AndyTruman, @MattHutchings10 Thanks for the kind hospitality.

[Izzy @izzygetsbusy]

@teetheechemist Ah me neither!

[Izzy @izzygetsbusy]

I had a great time at the #DBVI conference! It was really inspiring to see all the recent developments in the field - onto the next one at #CBNP15 tomorrow!

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Saadia, Puja, Izzy and Wei li from the lab had a great time at Directing Biosynthesis #DBVI. Many thanks to the organisers Greg Challis, Sarah Barry, Dom Campopiano, Hai Deng & Kira Weissman. Looking forward to next time

[Izzy @izzygetsbusy]

It’s day 2 at #DBVI and I’m learning so much! Thrilled to watch @WeiliThong1 present 😊

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

We are having a great time at #DBVI presenting our recent research and enjoying some fantastic talks including an excellent lecture from our very own @WeiliThong1

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Want to see what a typical day in our lab looks like. Meet members of our group having fun, planning, executing and presenting their exciting research!
Check out this short video
https://t.co/GWU3MINhVx

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Very pleased Jason received the RSC Interdisciplinary Prize (2022) "For innovative research spanning organic chemistry to molecular genetics” Thanks to everyone in our lab #RSCPrizes @RoySocChem https://t.co/4HdtYLmSbB

[María Maldonado @mm5200]

How we came to use agar for bacterial plates 😱

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Enjoyed participating in the recent ESAB meeting. Thanks to Jenny Littlechild & Roland Wohlgemuth. Worth joining ESAB if you are interested in biocatalysis & enzyme engineering etc.
https://t.co/x6aDcqZhtI

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Had a great time at #SBNP22 in Mexico. Beautiful setting and a fantastic conference

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Just published online our latest review New Reaction Pathways by Integrating Chemo- and Biocatalysis https://t.co/3B48ytUPmH

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Many thanks to @kate_dMS for highlighting our research @nchembio “Greener Amide Bonds.” Merging enzymes & chemocatalysis for more sustainable synthesis of amides: https://t.co/S7Y5A5kN01
https://t.co/Mh98AmwAYs

[Nature Reviews Chemistry @NatRevChem]

Collaborative catalysis

https://t.co/HnEgcm9Oh3

A #ResearchHighlight by
@C_J_Whitfield on work published in @NatureComms by members of @Micklefield_Lab from @UoMChemistry at @OfficialUoM

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position, on discovery & engineering of pathways to antibiotics, is available in our lab. Those with experience in enzymology, biochemistry and/or microbial genetics should apply by 7 Feb 2022 (next Monday)!
https://t.co/uO9TqlSKqj

[Micklefield Lab @Micklefield_Lab]

Many thanks to @beth_halford for her excellent story in C&EN on our work combining enzymes & chemocatalysis for more sustainable amide synthesis.
Enzyme-and-copper combo builds amide bonds https://t.co/aVBFMnRQQH via @cenmag