Peter Nixon

Professor Peter Nixon holds the position of Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London's Faculty of Natural Sciences. His research focuses on solar energy conversion mechanisms in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, including enhancing photosynthetic light reactions, photosystem II assembly/repair, and synthetic biology applications in agriculture and sustainability.

Education: BA (Hons) Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, followed by a PhD at Imperial College London. He also served as a Visiting Professor at Nanyang Technological University's School of Biological Sciences from 2016 to 2020.

Key research interests include thiamine deficiency pathogenesis, folate bioavailability, and enzyme catalysis mechanisms. His work spans structural biology, synthetic biology, and food science applications.

Recent publications highlight his long-standing contributions to understanding ethanol-induced neurological damage, transketolase biochemistry, and folate-milk protein interactions. He collaborates with multiple centers including the Centre for Solar Biotechnology, Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein, and Molecular Plant and Microbial Systems.