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André is the Director of FoldNetUK and lead investigator of a research group focused on the synthesis and application of new peptidic structures, particularly through the development of new methodologies towards unnatural amino acids.

Anna is an Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial. Her research focuses on the development of peptides and small molecules to understand and perturb protein-protein interactions.

Beatrice is the Early Career Champion for the Network and leads a synthetic chemistry research group in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol.

Dr Cristina Trujillo is the Lecturer and Deputy Head of Computational & Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Manchester.

Edina Rosta is a Professor of Molecular Modelling in the Condensed Matter & Materials Physics group of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London.

Dr Geertje van Keulen is Associate Professor in Microbial Biochemistry in the Institute of Life Science in the Medical School at Swansea University. She assembles and leads interdisciplinary research and innovation teams with microbiology at its core, expanding understanding of and sustainably exploiting the chemical and materials properties of microbes and amyloid proteins in living, manufactured and natural (soil) environments.

Geertje collaborates across diverse disciplines in e.g. biofilms, biomaterials and soil science, (bio)chemical engineering, hot tub and waste water sanitation and omniphobicity.

Professor Ian Hamley is Diamond Professor of Physical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Reading.

Aaron leads his group in Bioinspired Molecular Interfaces in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde. He takes an interdisciplinary approach based on molecular engineering and biophysical chemistry to pioneer peptides and peptide-mimetic “peptoids” with precise molecular functionalities for antimicrobials, self-assembly, and biomedical applications. He also develops plant-based polyphenol-biopolymer composites as coatings and sustainable materials, and he frequently engages with industry in both consultancies and collaborative projects. Aaron obtained his PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany, and postdoctoral training at Northwestern University, USA. His awards include an US NIH National Research Service Award and a Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Young Investigator award. Among various engagements, Aaron is Co-Director of the Strathclyde’s Leverhulme Doctoral School in Nature Inspired Acoustics responsible for materials development, and he serves as secretary of the Royal Society of Chemistry Glasgow and West of Scotland section.

The Luk Group, based at the University of Cardiff, aims to empower protein science and its applications, through (a) Protein labelling via biocatalysts, (b) Discovery of Peptide Binders, and (c) Enzyme catalysed bifunctional ligand synthesis.

Dr Elnaggar is deeply passionate about drug discovery from natural products. Her initial research involved exploring small molecules derived from plants, delving into methods for their isolation, structural elucidation, and assessment of their biological activities. Subsequently, she has developed a great interest in combining diverse research sets at the interface of chemistry and biology. This allowed Dr. Elnaggar to explore the biosynthesis of natural molecules, and the engineering of the enzymes involved in their production to enhance their biosynthetic capabilities. Her research then progressed to studying plant-derived cyclic peptides, focusing on modifying their structures to serve as potent and selective enzyme inhibitors. At present, her research focuses on peptide chemistry, with a deeper exploration of the enzymes involved in their biosynthesis and evaluating their potential to address significant unmet medical needs.

Martina is the Group Leader of the Carbohydrate Materials at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces. Her group synthesizes glycans that fold into defined secondary structures and assemble into programmable supramolecular architectures.

Nick's group focuses on the development of new bioconjugation methodologies. Current projects include the exploration of photocatalytic, biocatalytic, and electrochemical methods for the site-selective modification of peptides and proteins.

The Lusby group has established itself as pioneers in the field of application-led supramolecular chemistry, developing methods in catalysis, biomedicine and magnetism. Professor Paul Lusby started his independent academic career as a Royal Society URF at the University of Edinburgh, where he now holds a personal chair in supramolecular chemistry.

Sarah is the lead of a synthetic supramolecular group based in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham. Their research focuses on the development of new responsive supramolecular systems.

Simon Webb is currently Professor of Organic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manchester. His research interests fall mostly in the area of supramolecular chemistry within membranes, which includes the development of synthetic signal transducers and ion channels.

Steven is the Director of the Biophysical Sciences institute and his research group uses a range of methods and techniques in synthetic organic, peptoid and peptide chemistry to tackle interesting and challenging biological problems.