Richard Obexer

Dr. Richard Obexer is a BBSRC Discovery Fellow in Chemical Biology and Biological Chemistry. His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through innovations in enzyme engineering and synthetic biology.

• Active in enzyme design and non-canonical amino acid applications
• Key collaborations with institutions like Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• Published in high-impact journals: Nature Communications, Nature Chemistry, Science

Research Focus: Specializing in creating novel enzymatic pathways and synthetic protein systems. His work explores:

• Non-canonical nucleophile integration in enzyme design
• Membraneless organelle assembly from de novo proteins
• Phase-separating polypeptide engineering
• Therapeutic oligonucleotide production via enzyme cascades
• Genetic code expansion for functional protein design

Scientific Contributions: Recent publications demonstrate breakthroughs in catalytic mechanism innovation and biomolecular condensate engineering.

• Nature Communications (2024): Designed enzyme with non-canonical nucleophile
• Nature Chemistry (2024): Membraneless organelle assembly using synthetic proteins
• Science (2023): Scalable oligonucleotide production system

Awards: Recipient of the prestigious BBSRC Discovery Fellowship supporting his innovative research.