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Professor Charlotte Deane is a leading academic in structural bioinformatics, holding the position of Professor at the University of Oxford's Department of Statistics and Executive Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). She leads the Oxford Protein Informatics Group (OPIG), focusing on protein structure prediction, immunoinformatics, and AI-driven drug discovery. Her research integrates computational methods with biological insights, developing tools widely used in academia and industry.
Prior roles include Head of the Department of Statistics, Deputy Head of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division at Oxford, and Chief Scientist of Biologics AI at Exscientia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she served on SAGE and as UKRI's COVID-19 Response Director. In 2022, she was awarded an MBE for her contributions to pandemic research.
Her research group's work spans antibody design, T-cell receptor analysis, and small molecule discovery, with a focus on open-source software development. Current projects include advancing AI methods for protein structure prediction and therapeutic antibody engineering. Recent publications highlight innovations in computational drug design, antibody developability, and machine learning applications in structural biology.
