Dr Alison Nairn

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Daphne Jackson Fellow at the University of York, Department of Chemistry

Name: Dr Alison Nairn
Field: Physical Sciences; Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Specialisms:

Synthetic chemistry
Bio-inorganic chemistry
Spectroscopy

Research and qualifications:

BSc from the University of York
DPhil in inorganic chemistry from the University of York
Postdoc at the University of Oxford, working on generating phosphoamides as catalysts
MA in music performance at the University of York

Returning to her research after a 16-year break, Alison’s Fellowship is entitled: “Modelling the structure and reactivity of copper oxidase enzymes (LPMOs); utilising abundant biomass in the production of biofuels”. Understanding how copper oxidase enzymes break down complex carbohydrates is a key step in the production of biofuels, helping to provide sustainable and renewable energy.

Host

University of York

Funders

University of York

Royal Society of Chemistry

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