Manchester Institute of Biotechnology

Robert Field
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology - Honorary Professor
Person: Academic
Katherine Hollywood
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology - Expert Technical Specialist
Person: Technical
Andreea Iorgu
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology - Research Associate
Person: Academic
Rosalind Le Feuvre, BSc, PhD
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology - Director of Operations for SYNBIOCHEM
Person: Administrative
Colin Levy
- c.levymanchester.acuk
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology - Expert Technical Specialist
Person: Technical

Engineered enzymes for enantioselective nucleophilic aromatic substitutions
Lister, T. M., Roberts, G. W., Hossack, E. J., Zhao, F., Burke, A. J., Johannissen, L. O., Hardy, F. J., Millman, A. A. V., Leys, D., Larrosa, I. & Green, A. P., 13 Mar 2025, In: Nature. 639, p. 375–381
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Metabolomic heterogeneity of ageing with ethnic diversity: a step closer to healthy ageing
Trivedi, D., Hollywood, K. A., Xu, Y., Wu, F. C. W., Trivedi, D. K. & Goodacre, R., Feb 2025, In: Metabolomics. 21, 1, 9.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
The structural organisation of pentraxin-3 and its interactions with heavy chains of inter-α-inhibitor regulate crosslinking of the hyaluronan matrix
Shah, A., Zhang, X., Snee, M., Lockhart-Cairns, M. P., Levy, C. W., Jowitt, T. A., Birchenough, H. L., Dean, L., Collins, R., Dodd, R. J., Roberts, A. R. E., Enghild, J. J., Mantovani, A., Fontana, J., Baldock, C., Inforzato, A., Richter, R. P. & Day, A. J., 1 Apr 2025, In: Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology. 136, p. 52-68
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
An efficient pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase for economical production of MeHis-containing enzymes
Hutton, A. E., Foster, J., Sanders, J. E. J., Taylor, C. J., Hoffmann, S. A., Cai, Y., Lovelock, S. L. & Green, A., 11 Sept 2024, In: Faraday Discussions. 252, p. 295-305 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Biocatalytic Generation of o-Quinone Imines in the Synthesis of 1,4-Benzoxazines and Its Comparative Green Chemistry Metrics
Tehami, M., Imam, H. T., Abdullah, I., Hosford, J., Wong, X. J., Rahman, N. A. & Wong, L. S., 19 Feb 2024, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12, 7, p. 2678–2685 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

3 Finished
5 Active

EngBioFTMA (AWARD)
Le Feuvre, R. (PI)
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
Increasing sustainability at the EPR NRF
Mcinnes, E. (PI), Bowen, A. (CoI), Collison, D. (CoI), Gallego Schmid, A. (CoI), Shanmugam, M. (CoI) & Tuna, F. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
Evolving quantum mechanical tunnelling in enzymes
Hay, S. (PI), Green, A. (CoI) & Johannissen, L. (CoI)
1/04/23 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
GENPENZ: GENERALISED PHOTOCATALYSIS BY ENZYMES
Scrutton, N. (PI), Barran, P. (CoI), Hardman, S. (CoI) & Heyes, D. (CoI)
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
Sir Henry Dale Fellowship, ‘Sulfoglycolysis: a Potential Target for Attack on Bacterial Persistence’
Jin, Y. (PI)
1/08/21 → 31/07/26
Project: Research

Parkinsons Super Smeller
Barran, P. (Participant), Trivedi, D. (Participant), Milne, J. (Participant) & Hollywood, K. (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Awareness and understanding

7 Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
3 Membership of professional association
1 Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
1 Invited talk

DSTL/ONRG UK US Engineering Biology Showcase
Le Feuvre, R. (Chair)
30 Apr 2024 → 2 May 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Manchester Community Festival 2023: Social Responsibility
Weise, N. (Co-Organiser), Ward, L. (Participant), Whittall, D. (Participant), Alwattar, A. (Participant), Kuzmina, D. (Participant), Ahmadipour, S. (Participant) & David, G. (Participant)
10 Jun 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Biochemical Society (External organisation)
Pliotas, C. (Academic expert member)
2023 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Teaching and Research
Royal Society of Biology (External organisation)
Pliotas, C. (Academic expert member)
1 Jul 2022 → 31 Dec 2023
Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Teaching and Research
New Scientist Live! 2022
Weise, N. (Co-Organiser), Roberts, A. (Participant), Priestley, M. (Participant), Garbett, R. (Participant), Reboud, L. (Participant), Hanko, E. (Participant), Ballerini, A. (Participant), Rowbotham, J. (Participant), Taylor, S. (Participant), Boggi, B. (Participant), Dzhoneva, A. (Participant), Kibble, M. (Participant), Shanmugam, M. (Participant), Taylor, A. (Participant) & Gupta, J. (Participant)
12 Mar 2022 → 14 Mar 2022
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research

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18071102A_cw_EPR_RpNiR_core.DSC
Shanmugam, M. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 14 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.48420/20297097.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/18071102A_cw_EPR_RpNiR_core_DSC/20297097/1
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18101004_cw_EPR_RpNiR_full_length.DSC
Shanmugam, M. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 14 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.48420/20297055.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/18101004_cw_EPR_RpNiR_full_length_DSC/20297055/1
Dataset
18101004_cw_EPR_RpNiR_full_length.DTA
Shanmugam, M. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 14 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.48420/20301414.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/18101004_cw_EPR_RpNiR_full_length_DTA/20301414/1
Dataset
18101009_cw_EPR_HdNiR_core.DSC
Shanmugam, M. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 14 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.48420/20297085.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/18101009_cw_EPR_HdNiR_core_DSC/20297085/1
Dataset
18102207_PELDOR_FigS13_raw_data.DSC
Shanmugam, M. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 14 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.48420/20297094.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/18102207_PELDOR_FigS13_raw_data_DSC/20297094/1
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2024 RSC Chemistry Biology Interface Horizon Prize: Rita and John Cornforth Award
Jin, Y. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Better World Award (Winner)
Weise, N. (Recipient), 6 Feb 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)
Pliotas, C. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2024
Prize: Election to learned society
Making A Difference Award 2020 (Highly Commended)
Weise, N. (Recipient), 7 May 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize
Levy, C. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

VARIOUS MEDIA: Simple COVID-19 home-test under development by Manchester biotech team
Field, R.
30/04/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
XINHUA: Researchers explore method to make biofuels partly from seawater
Malone, K. & Scrutton, N.
17/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research

Advanced Photonics and Manufacturing Core Facility
Whitehead, D. (Platform Lead), Wilson, D. (Technical Specialist), Pulham, C. (Technical Specialist), Snowden, C. (Technical Specialist), Shaw, S. (Senior Technician), Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist), Coke, M. (Senior Technical Specialist), Hou, K. (Technical Specialist), Gurung, S. (Technical Specialist) & Murphy, K. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Platform
ASOPS ultrafast spectroscopy
Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Hou, K. (Senior Technician)
Photon Science Institute L5
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Bentham Instruments PVE300 photovoltaic device characterisation system
Smith, C. (Senior Technical Specialist), Jacobs, J. (Technical Specialist) & Hou, K. (Senior Technician)
Photon Science Institute L5
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences Technology Platform
Heyes, D. (Senior Technical Specialist), Boothman, C. (Senior Technical Specialist), Cliffe, L. (Technical Specialist), Dunstan, M. (Senior Technical Specialist), Golovanova, M. (Senior Technician), Hoeven, R. (Technical Specialist), Lopez Perez, R. (Senior Technician), Sakuma, M. (Senior Technician), Tait, S. (Senior Technician) & Tilakaratna, V. (Senior Technician)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Platform
Biochemical preparation facility
Golovanova, M. (Senior Technician), Lopez Perez, R. (Senior Technician), Sakuma, M. (Senior Technician), Tait, S. (Senior Technician) & Tilakaratna, V. (Senior Technician)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Facility

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