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We are still looking for one PhD candidate to work on salivary histatins and their role in shaping the oral microbiome.

The ideal candidate would have a strong background in either microbiology, biochemistry, or chemistry, and understand the very basics of protein and enzyme structure and function. The ideal candidate does not need to already possess working knowledge or experience related to metals in biology or bioinorganic chemistry, but must be willing to learn. 🙂

If this sounds like you, then please get in touch with Karrera (karrera.djoko@durham.ac.uk) with your CV and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in applying.

Funding is available for 4 years, along with bench fees. Unfortunately, funding is restricted to UK applicants only.

Atreyee’s paper is now published in Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. Congratulations to Atreyee!

Louisa’s and Jin’s paper is now published on ACS Infectious Diseases, almost exactly a year since the we preprinted the work! It’s definitely time for a celebration.

Our new review, led by the Angeles-Boza’s group at The University of Connecticut, USA, is now out! Congratulations to all authors!

The group (+Amy Wiseman from the Chivers group) went to Thai River for an early Christmas lunch. We are excited for more science in 2023!

We are looking to recruit up to three (yes, three!) PhD students in 2023. Funding is available for UK candidates, EU candidates, and international candidates. Please see the PDF below for details.

We are delighted that Beth Kinninment-Williams has joined us as a Level 4 MSci (Chemistry-Biology) research student in our lab. Beth is co-supervised by Prof. Steven Cobb at the Department of Chemistry. Beth will be examining the antibacterial activity of Cu-binding peptides from human saliva. Welcome!

Sam, Jack, and Karrera attended the International Copper Meeting in Sorrento. It was a fantastic conference, full of copper science. We are so happy to have caught up with old friends after a long pandemic, and to have made new friends. Here are photos of Sam and Jack with their posters.

We are very proud to announce that Atreyee passed her viva voce examination with minor corrections. Atreyee’s thesis was entitled “Bioactivity of Substituted Copper Pyrithione Complexes”. Atreyee will now return to her beloved home country, India, to seek an industrial position there. We wish her all the very best! Below is a picture of the celebrations with both supervisors.

We are delighted to welcome John Richards as a Master’s of Science by Research student in the lab. John completed his Bachelor in Natural Sciences (Chemistry-Biology) at Durham University. He is interested in the bioinorganic chemistry of cuproproteins. Welcome!