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Very happy to have published my first first-author paper in @NatureSynthesis. Huge thanks to @Turner_Biocat and everyone involved!

We are pleased to share our work on the biocatalytic synthesis of 2’-functionalised nucleoside analogues published in @NatureSynthesis led by @MJWillmott_! Huge thanks to everyone involved! https://t.co/6nsUeNF2HY

Last week was my last as a member of the @FlitschSabine lab. I’ve said before but it really has been a special place to study and work, and I’m very grateful for all of the wonderful colleagues and friends I have shared a lab with @Turner_Biocat @UoMMIB ❤️

Some job news - pleased to say that I have joined @Melchiorre_P @MelchiorreGroup at the University of Bologna! I’m very excited to start this new chapter as part of the ERC AdG PHOTOZYME project, looking forwards to some very exciting photobiocatalysis projects 💡

Finally, I’m proud to report I can give everyone the true value of a PhD thesis! My car was broken into yesterday, with the thieves going through my suitcase and laundry bag. They took my Switch but left my thesis, leaving me to deduce the value is <£260 😂

I’d also like to thank my examiners, Nic Harmer and David Leys, for their thoughtful discussion and suggestions regarding my work and, of course, for passing me!

I’m also very fortunate to have worked with all the members of the fantastic Flitsch and @Turner_Biocat groups, who have helped create a wonderful environment to work in, alongside the wider @UoMMIB community, in particular @GreenGroupMIB!

First and foremost I have to thank my supervisor @FlitschSabine for all of her support, guidance, and mentorship throughout the past 4+ years. I’m very lucky to have developed under such a fantastic scientist.

Pleased to announce I successfully defended my PhD thesis titled ‘Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction for Biocatalysis’ last week!

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The naive undergraduate chemist upon discovering biocatalysis;

Very happy that our protocol to detect SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples using MS is up on ChemRxiv! This was a massive project that was hugely collaborative and very rewarding. Thanks to all co-authors involved! https://t.co/ZbIkoLQNGn

Congratulations to our PhD student Anya, who won the prize for best biological talk at the @UoMChemistry PGR Conference, showcasing her work on engineering a multifunctional IRED! @UoMMIB

I’m also very grateful to the people who came to discuss both my work and theirs during the conference. I don’t always find it easy to ‘network’, but it was a pleasure to meet so many great scientists and learn about their projects!! Now to knuckle down with the thesis…

I was fortunate to get the opportunity to talk at @NextGenBiocat about some of our work in the @FlitschSabine lab utilising ancestral sequence reconstruction in biocatalysis. Thank you to the committee for putting on such an excellent slate of speakers and conference!

A pleasure to be able to present our work utilising ASR for CGTases, thank you @ESBOC_Gregynog for the opportunity!

So proud of my flatmate @MJWillmott_ (and other group members!) on passing his viva. Years of writing ‘happy birthday’ on viva cards finally catching up to him 😂

Excited to be giving an oral presentation on our work using ancestral sequence reconstruction for biocatalysis at ESBOC! Lots of great speakers lined up, and the conference centre is right on the beach, what a treat ☺️