Ivo Tews

Professor Ivo Tews is a structural biology researcher at the University of Southampton and School of Biological Sciences, specializing in macromolecular complexes and time-resolved crystallography. His work bridges biochemical mechanisms with therapeutic applications through structural characterization.

• Natural products biosynthesis
• Bacterial biofilms
• Cancer immunology
• Macromolecular dynamics

As chair of CCP4 project's working group 2, he develops crystallographic software while engaging synchrotron facilities like Diamond Light Source and ESRF. His research addresses chronic infections through biofilm dispersal mechanisms and explores antibody engineering for cancer therapies.

Key projects include:

• GloPID-R partnership: Drug design for biofilms
• DRIIMB: Integrative biosciences computing
• CD1c lipid-antigen presentation in tuberculosis
• Computational structural biology with AI

Scientific awards:

• David Blow Prize (2011)
• PD, venia legendi (2011)

As a supervisor, he guides PhD candidates in structural biology applications across the Precision Biosciences Innovation Hub and Institute for Life Sciences. His publications demonstrate expertise in synchrotron science, redox regulation, and structural immunology.