David Fox

Dr. David Fox is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry, drug discovery and development, asymmetric and catalytic reactions, and synthetic route design for lead molecules.

• Current projects include medicinal chemistry for enzyme inhibitors, synthetic methodology for heterocycles, and collaborations with RxCelerate Ltd.
• He teaches undergraduate modules CH222 Speclab, CH271, CH3E9, and CH408.

Research Interests: Specializing in small molecule and asymmetric synthesis, with applications in medicinal chemistry/drug discovery and GMP process development. Key areas include drug molecule design, fast synthesis methods, and synthetic route optimization.

Publications & Patents: His work spans synthetic methods for autophagy inducers, anti-inflammatory agents, ligands for GPCRs, and molecular imaging of reactive intermediates. Collaborations with IBM Zurich on NC-AFM/STM have enabled structural analysis of otherwise unisolable molecules.

Education: BA and DPhil from the University of Oxford, followed by postdoctoral research at Cambridge.

Students: Supervises PhD/MSc students Matthew Clayton, Matthew Taylor, and Emma Scott.