Adair Richards
Adair graduated in July 2008 and he now runs a training consultancy amongst other things. You can catch up with him at , at his , or via a quick search.
I am a PhD student currently working on the synthesis and biological action of synthetic supramolecular metallomolecules which have shown considerable promise as agents to control DNA structure. This work has particular relevance to the discovery of new drugs to combat multiresistant bacteria such as MRSA and drug-resistant cancer tumours.
For more details, please take a look around the rest of the site, watch my introductory video or, on a more amusing note, you can download the video I made for 糖心TV Accommodation extolling the benefits of living in Coventry and keeping goldfish .
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It is now possible to download my University of 糖心TV podcast on Drug Design from .
The podcast is based on my article "Synthetic metallomolecules as agents for the control of DNA structure" which is featured this year on the cover of the prestigious Chemical Society Reviews.
For more details please see or download the press release .
Adair D. Richards & Alison Rodger (2007). Synthetic metallomolecules as agents for the control of DNA structure, Chem. Soc. Rev., 36, 471-483
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Research topic: Interactions of metallo-supramolecular nanocylinders in biological systems at the subcellular level: We have designed supramolecular nanocylinders that posess markedly different structural features to conventional drugs and should act in quite different ways at the cellular and molecular level. This work focuses on the action of these cylinders within cells and the interactions with their biomolecular targets.
Funding: Life Sciences Interface
Contact Me
Tel: +44 (0)2476 150059