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Professor Tom Brown is winner of the RSC's 2023 Chemistry Biology Interface open Prize: Khorana Prize
Professor Tom Brown is winner of the RSC's 2023 Chemistry Biology Interface open Prize: Khorana Prize
14 June 2023
Professor Tom Brown is winner of the RSC's 2023 Chemistry Biology Interface open Prize: Khorana Prize
Professor Tom Brown CChem FRSC of the University of Oxford has been awarded a research and innovation prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry for his major contributions in the nucleic acid field, including the synthesis of biocompatible artificial DNA, and molecular tools for genetic analysis and diagnostics. In addition to his academic research he is also a founder of ATDBio (Biotage).
Professor Brown’s research involves the use of chemical synthesis to make analogues of nucleic acids that can be used in biological and biomedical applications. These include genetic analysis and diagnostics to identify mutations that can lead to disease, and forensic analysis and therapeutic applications. His research group are developing methods to get small nucleic acid strands efficiently into cells where they can interact with the genetic machinery. This will have implications for the treatment of diseases that are resistant to current therapies.
Find more about the prize and read an interview with Professor Brown: https://hubs.ly/Q01Tsxv70
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