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Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry At The University Of Strathclyde

We are interested in developing mass spectrometry methods to study biomolecular systems, especially those which are challenging to study with conventional methods. This includes intrinsically disordered proteins, protein-nucleic acid, protein-protein and protein-drug complexes and ternary complexes formed by PROTACs and molecular glues. Overall, we aim to delineate the structure and dynamics of these systems to better understand their roles in biology.

Meet Our Team

What we’ve been up to recently

Conferences

Cara Attends STEM for BRITAIN 2025

Cara was selected as a finalist in STEM for BRITAIN 2025, the annual major scientific poster competition and exhibition which has been held in Parliament…
General News

Sarah and Kirsten Present to the Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry Section

Master’s students Sarah and Kirsten presented their work to the Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry section of the Pure and Applied Chemistry department at Strathclyde.…
General News

Congratulations Dr Tyson-Hirst!

Izaak successfully defended his PhD thesis! His hard work and dedication paid off, and the whole group wishes him nothing but the best for the…
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Working With Us

Not only is the group nice to work in, and the research fun and important but being situated in Glasgow City Centre in Scotland also has many advantages!

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Recent Projects

Highlights

Ion mobility mass spectrometry unveils conformational effects of drug lead EPI-001 on the intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain of the Androgen Receptor

Protein - You may know it as a morning protein shake or your essential gym friend, but did you also know that a lot of…
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Cancerous Proteins Find Themselves in a Sticky Situation – Using Native Mass Spectrometry to Investigate Molecular Glue Ternary Complexes

Molecular glues are a new class of drug which, as the name suggests, “stick” proteins together. They do this to bring proteins called E3 ligases…
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Ion mobility reveals protein shape changes in conditions that favour droplet formation

The aim of this project was to better understand the shapes and behaviour of a protein called UBQLN-2. This is a protein involved in Amyotrophic…
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