Turner Biocatalysis
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Turner lab at Manchester Institute of Biotechnology. Enzyme discovery. Biocatalytic retrosynthesis. Enzyme engineering. Cascade reactions. Flow biocatalysis.
Manchester, England
Joined November 2018
We are excited to share that our work on a multifunctional enzyme that catalyses conjugate reduction and reductive amination is out now in @nature! This was a collaboration with the Grogan group @YSBL, @Prozomix and @pfizer
https://t.co/8yj5ZGyOzf
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Our very own Nick Turner kicking off #Biotrans2025 yesterday! Looking forward to a week of great talks, posters and discussions here in Basel 🇨🇭
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#Biotrans2025 is off to a fantastic start! A big thanks to the > 600 #biocatalysis enthusiasts that made their way to Basel. The opening ceremony was made truly special by inspiring lectures from @erblabs and @Turner_Biocat and beautiful protein tunes by Nora Eifler!
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We are looking for an ambitious and talented research fellow (lecturer level) to work on an exciting new synthetic genomics project. The research fellow will be encouraged to develop independent research lines complementary to the main project. https://t.co/ZKstebtQrr
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We are hiring! We welcome applications from ambitious early career scientists for the position of lecturer within the MIB. Further details and applications here:
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New Article! Direct analysis of biotransformations with mass spectrometry—DiBT-MS https://t.co/qlaiU1FTgV
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Delighted to see our review about #dearomatisation in #biocatalysis on the cover of @Synthesis_1969! @Turner_Biocat
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Stereoselective Chemoenzymatic Cascades for the Synthesis of Densely Functionalized Iminosugars | Journal of the American Chemical Society @FlitschSabine @TotalSyntheses
@OfficialUoM
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1,4-Dicarbonyls are versatile synthons for the construction of diverse pharmacophores and natural products. However, the stereoselective synthesis of densely functionalized 1,4-dicarbonyls is...
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Plz RT: my lab has 14 exciting new openings available now to work on different aspects of synthetic genomics.
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PhD available!! Join me and Peter Matthews at @keelechem for a truly interdisciplinary project using new technologies to create inorganic 2D materials! Lots of travel and consumables to support! Deadline 17/02/25! https://t.co/yQSGv8HTSM
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PhD Project - A bottom-up flow approach to 2D inorganic materials at Keele University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Congratulations Tabea! 👏🏻
Excited to start the year with the successful defence of my thesis. Many thanks to the examiners @d_castagnolo and Simon Webb, my supervisors and all those I worked with in the past 4 years.
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Exciting PhD opportunity in microfluidics and therapeutic peptide discovery! Join a collaborative team at the University of Manchester for a fully funded PhD in the Obexer, Markin, Hurd and Barran groups. https://t.co/wBUAClqnHt
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PhD Project - Converting acid phosphatases into sulfotransferases that accept inexpensive sulphate donors at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Recruiting two Chair positions. Areas of interest incl. but not limited to: 🤖 advanced computation & AI 🌱 natural product biosynthesis & enzyme discovery 🧬 structural biology & mechanistic enzymology 🦠 microbial engineering CLOSING DATE: 31/01/25 https://t.co/qPAeId7vh8
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Registration / Abstract submission for Biotrans2025 in Basel is now open! Please spread the word. 👉 https://t.co/lKqZ5Er6z2
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Now online: News & Views on the open access Article by @MJWillmott_ , Nicholas J. Turner & co-workers @Turner_Biocat @UoMChemistry @AstraZeneca
https://t.co/maxvRFRlEI Sugar-modified nucleosides from simple ingredients by Felix Kaspar @chemzymes
https://t.co/tEVHuL2Vh1 ($)
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Nature Synthesis - Enzymatic cascades enable the synthesis of sugar-modified nucleosides from bulk chemicals.
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Now online and open access: Article by @MJWillmott_, Nicholas J. Turner & co-workers @Turner_Biocat @UoMChemistry @AstraZeneca An engineered aldolase enables the biocatalytic synthesis of 2′-functionalized nucleoside analogues https://t.co/maxvRFRlEI
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Nature Synthesis - The chemical synthesis of nucleoside analogues with modifications at the 2-position often requires multiple steps and the extensive use of protecting groups. Now, biocatalytic...
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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
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Nature Synthesis - The chemical synthesis of nucleoside analogues with modifications at the 2-position often requires multiple steps and the extensive use of protecting groups. Now, biocatalytic...
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Unleashing #biocatalysis power🧪 Explore latest advances in oxidative and reductive #dearomatisation with @GerlachTabea and Nicholas J. Turner (@Turner_Biocat). #EnzymeEngineering and #chemoenzymatic strategies offer superior diastereocontrol Learn more 👉 https://t.co/Htf2cjReXn
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Our new review from @GerlachTabea on biocatalytic dearomatisation reactions is now available! https://t.co/G7uuvwOTeC Congratulations Tabea 😀
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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
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