Clinton Lau

Dr. Clinton Lau is a Stipendary Lecturer in Biochemistry at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, and a Wellcome Career Development Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry. His research focuses on understanding how the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum organizes its cellular components via cytoskeletal filaments, using structural biology techniques like cryo-electron microscopy and single-molecule TIRF microscopy. He holds degrees from the University of Oxford (MBiochem and DPhil).

His academic background includes postdoctoral work at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge), studying dynein molecular motors and their cargo-binding mechanisms. Key research areas involve malaria parasite cytoskeleton structure-function relationships, cellular transport mechanisms, and antimalarial therapeutic target identification.

Publications highlight breakthroughs in dynein-dynactin complex assembly, malaria parasite protein interactions, and applications of AI in structural biology. His lab integrates biochemical, biophysical, and structural approaches to elucidate fundamental biological mechanisms with clinical implications.