Doveston Lab

Beth THURAIRAJAH

PhD Student (4th Year)

bt142@le.ac.uk

EDUCATION

2020 – Present (PhD)

School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

2016 – 2020 (MChem)

School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

Research Project: Assembling a Toolbox to Study Molecular Glue Kinetics

Adem OZLEYEN

PhD Student (3rd Year)

ao278@le.ac.uk

EDUCATION

2021 -  Present (PhD)
School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom 

2018 - 2020 (M.Sc.)
Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey 

2014-2018 (B.Sc.)
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale , Turkey

Research Project: Novel Approaches for the Modulation of Prolyl Isomerase Pin1 Activity

Paulo Pitasse-Santos

Postdoctoral Researcher

pps10@le.ac.uk

EDUCATION

2022 - Present (Postdoc)

School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

2017 - 2022 (PhD) 

Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, RJ , Brazil 

2018 - 2019 (PhD) 

Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA (in scope of PDSE/CAPES/Brazil) 

2015 - 2017 (M.Sc.) 

Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, RJ , Brazil 

2009 - 2014 (B.Sc.) 

Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, RJ , Brazil 

2012 - 2013 (B.Sc.) 

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, USA (in scope of CsF/CAPES/Brazil)

Research Project: Synthesis of Irreversible Molecular Glues to Activate the Anti-Cancer Interactome of 14-3-3σ  

Peter Blas

Research Fellow

pb359@le.ac.uk

EDUCATION

2022 - Present (Postdoc)

School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

2008 - 2009 (PGCE)

University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

2003 - 2008 Ph.D

Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, United Kingdom

2002 - 2003 (M.Sc)

Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, United Kingdom

1998 - 2002 (B.Sc Hons) 

Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

Research Project: Inactivation of Cancer pathways of Pin1 through the use of Phosphorylation Inducing Chimeric Small Molecule (PhICS) 

Hadeeqa RAZA

PhD (2nd Year)

hgr6@le.ac.uk

EDUCATION

2022 - Present (PhD)

School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

2017 - 2019 (M.Sc.)

School of Biology & Business School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

2012 - 2016 (BS)

Department of Biotechnology, Forman Christian College, Pakistan

Research Project: Native Mass Spectrometry Guided Optimisation of 14-3-3 Molecular Glues for Cancer Therapeutics 

Thomas WARREN

PhD (2nd Year)

tww12@leicester.ac.uk

EDUCATION

2022 - Present (PhD)

School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

2018 - 2022 (MChem)

School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

Research Project:  A Bespoke Screening Platform for Discovering Protein Molecular Glues as Novel Therapeutic Agents 

Cristina MATAS DE LAS HERAS

PhD (2nd Year)

cmdlh2@leicester.ac.uk

EDUCATION

2022 - present (PhD) 

School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

2019 - 2021 (MSc Cancer Cell & Molecular Biology) 

School of Biological Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

2015 - 2019 (BSc Biotechnology) 

School of Pharmacy, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain

Research Project: Molecular Glues as Novel Therapies for Cancer and Ageing