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Overview
Argyris has obtained degrees from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and Imperial College London. He carried out post-doctoral research in Cambridge and Oxford in the laboratory of Prof. Dame Carol Robinson, where he studied the structure and function of protein complexes using mass spectrometry. Since 2014 he has been running his independent research group at King’s College London focusing on developing mass spectrometry-based strategies to interrogate the structural dynamics of membrane proteins and their complexes. His group has pioneered the study of molecular mechanisms underpinning membrane protein function using the emerging hydrogen deuterium exchange-mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) technology. In particular, he established the study of lipid-mediated conformational dynamics in membrane transporters. Recently, he moved to the University of Manchester and his current interests lie in exploring how the lipid environment and pharmacologically important ligands shape the conformational landscape of challenging membrane proteins, important for human health and disease.
External positions
Senior Lecturer, King's College London
1 Sept 2019 → 31 May 2022
Lecturer, King's College London
1 Sept 2014 → 31 Aug 2019
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
Keywords
- structural biology
- Mass spectrometry
- membrane protein
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 12 Article
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HDX-MS in micelles and membranes for small molecule and biopharmaceutical development
Guffick, C. & Politis, A., 1 Oct 2025, In: Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 94, p. 103077Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MultiPassMerger: Automated data processing for multipass cyclic ion mobility HDX-MS
Duerr, V., Griffiths, D. & Politis, A., 1 Jun 2025, In: Protein science. 34, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Retention Time Interpolation Enhances Peptide Mapping for HDX-MS
Griffiths, D., Rincon Pabon, J. P., Guffick, C. & Politis, A., 26 Sept 2025, In: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cyclic Ion Mobility for Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange-Mass Spectrometry Applications
Griffiths, D., Anderson, M., Richardson, K., Inaba-Inoue, S., Allen, W. J., Collinson, I., Beis, K., Morris, M., Giles, K. & Politis, A., 16 Apr 2024, In: Analytical Chemistry. 96, 15, p. 5869-5877 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange-Mass Spectrometry of Integral Membrane Proteins in Native-like Environments: Current Scenario and the Way forward
Javed, W., Griffiths, D. & Politis, A., 29 Mar 2024, In: Essays in Biochemistry. 67, 2, p. 187–200Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Structure, Dynamics and Activity of Bacterial Secretesome
Politis, A. (PI)
31/05/24 → 1/03/28
Project: Research
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Deciphering complex machineries that produce ribosomally synthesised natural products
Pliotas, C. (PI) & Politis, A. (CoI)
1/11/23 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Structural Biology
Politis, A. (Researcher), Prince, S. (Researcher), Roseman, A. (Researcher), Warwicker, J. (Researcher) & Pliotas, C. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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Dissecting the lipidic profile in engineered E coli strains of membrane proteins
Politis, A. (PI)
1/05/23 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
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High resolution cyclic ion mobility HDX mass spectrometry of protein dynamics and function
Politis, A. (PI), Baldock, C. (CoI), Barran, P. (CoI), Butterworth, S. (CoI), Dixon, N. (CoI), Francavilla, C. (CoI), Hollywood, K. (CoI), Hubbard, S. (CoI), Leys, D. (CoI), Lowe, M. (CoI), Pavitt, G. (CoI), Swift, J. (CoI), Tabernero, L. (CoI), Woodman, P. (CoI) & Pliotas, C. (CoI)
31/10/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research