معرفی
Andrew Lovering is a Professor in Structural Biology at the Biosciences Institute of Microbiology and Infection, actively researching bacterial systems with therapeutic potential. His work focuses on predatory bacteria like Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and mycobacterial cell wall enzymes.
- Current projects: Determining predator lipid shuttling pathways (Leverhulme Trust), rewriting outer membrane protein structure rules (Royal Society)
Research Interests:
His team investigates protein function in bacterial predation, intraperiplasmic growth challenges, and lifestyle transitions in bacteria. Research spans antibiotic development, structural characterization of membrane proteins, and peptidoglycan remodeling mechanisms.
Recent Publications:
2025 study on lipid-trapping porin-like proteins and 2024 investigations into mycobacterial glycoside hydrolases and chimeric fibre proteins in predatory bacteria, reflecting interdisciplinary work bridging structural biology and microbiology.
Collaborations:
Active in multi-institutional projects including structural fundamentals of gliding motility and peptidoglycan dynamics in Rhizobium leguminosarum.
