معرفی
Professor Gavin J. Miller is a Professor of Biological Chemistry at Keele University, UK, affiliated with the Lennard-Jones School of Chemical and Physical Sciences. He holds a MChem from UMIST and a PhD in carbohydrate chemistry from the University of Manchester. His research focuses on glycoscience at the chemistry-biology interface, with expertise in synthesizing carbohydrates and nucleosides using chemoenzymatic and biocatalytic methods. He leads the Miller Research Group, which explores biomolecule synthesis for chemical biology applications and medicinal chemistry.
Education
- BSc Chemistry (Medicinal Chemistry focus) – UMIST
- PhD in Carbohydrate Chemistry – University of Manchester
Research Interests
Professor Miller’s work emphasizes synthetic approaches to heparan sulfate oligosaccharides, nucleoside analogs, and glycoconjugates. His group develops scalable methods for glycan assembly and explores applications in antiviral therapies, cancer drug design, and SARS-CoV-2 interaction studies. Key areas include:
- Chemoenzymatic synthesis of glycoconjugates
- Biocatalytic nucleotide production
- Structural glycoscience for biomedical insights
Publications
Recent work highlights structural studies of glycans, antiviral heparin interactions with SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins, and inhibitor design targeting bacterial dehydrogenases. His publications span Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, and RSC Chemical Biology, reflecting interdisciplinary impact.
Awards & Grants
No specific awards listed, but his research has received institutional support through Keele’s Glycoscience Centre and collaborations with Manchester Institute of Biotechnology.
Labs & Teams
Mozilla Research Group at Keele University, part of the Glycoscience Centre, focusing on automated glycan assembly and biocatalytic processes.
