Laboratories participating in the Chemical Biology programme focus on the application of chemistry to the investigation of biological macromolecules and macromolecular interactions. Structural biology contributes essential information about the chemistry of the interfaces of interacting proteins. This information can in turn be exploited for the design of reagents interfering with or disrupting macromolecular interactions. On this basis, we design synthetic proteins and reagents, which can be used to provide a better understanding of biological processes.

Programme leader
Professor Steve Caddick

Research centre
The Chemical Biology Centre (CBC) is in the process of being created under the leadership of Professor Steve Caddick. We anticipate the Chemical Biology Centre to be fully operational in 2007.