Colin Jackson

Associate Professor Colin Jackson is affiliated with the Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National University College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences. His research spans enzyme engineering, synthetic biology, and protein evolution, with a focus on directed evolution approaches for biocatalysis and molecular biophysics.

• Former CSIRO and Weizmann Institute researcher
• Key projects: plastic degradation enzymes, viral protease inhibitors, noncanonical amino acid incorporation

His work leverages ancestral sequence reconstruction and machine learning to explore protein sequence spaces, with notable outputs in fitness landscape analysis and biocatalytic applications. Recent publications highlight advancements in:

• Plastic biodegradation enzyme engineering
• Antiviral peptide design targeting SARS-CoV-2
• Fluorinated noncanonical amino acids for protein studies
• Marine bacterial transport proteins
• Organophosphate resistance mechanisms

While no formal awards are listed in this data, his research portfolio demonstrates strong industry and biomedical applications through:

• ANU Researcher Portal publications
• Collaborative projects with international institutions
• 50+ funded projects including gene therapy platforms and food waste solutions