lab members

Professor Mike Williamson

m.williamson*at*sheffield.ac.uk

Andrea Hounslow

NMR facility manager

a.m.hounslow*at*sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Nick Fowler

Postdoc

n.j.fowler*at*sheffield.ac.uk

I am working on the ANSURR program for calculating the quality of NMR structures

Marym Albalwi

PhD student

mfalbalwi1*at*sheffield.ac.uk

I am working on the structure and function of the C-terminal end of the SH2B1 β isoform. This includes looking at interactions between the SH2 domain and the natively disordered C-terminal tail.

Mahreen Ul Hassan

PhD student

muhassan1*at*sheffield.ac.uk

I came to Sheffield in 2016 after completing my Masters in Microbiology from Khyber Medical University Peshawar, Pakistan. I aim to understand WxL domain structure and function.

Yashwanth Kumar

PhD student

ykdramamurthy1*at*sheffield.ac.uk

I started my PhD in 2017. I study how osmolytes affect the structure and stability of the protein barnase using NMR spectroscopy and Calorimetry (DSC, Fluorescence). Previously I have worked on enzyme assays at Anthem Biosciences, India


Lewis Hancock

PhD student

lphancock1*at*sheffield.ac.uk

I am using computer-based techniques (mainly agent based modelling) to understand the nucleation of actin filaments by Las17 (yeast homologue of WASP) at the start of endocytosis. These are supported by experimental measurements of affinities, mainly yusing microscale thermophoresis. I am supervised jointly by Prof Kathryn Ayscough.

Jessica Davis

PhD student

jldavis2*at*sheffield.ac.uk

I am working on the enterococcal polysaccharide antigen (EPA), which is a polysaccharide attached to the outer peptidoglycan layer of Enterococcus faecalis, an opportunist gut bacterium. I am using a combination of genetics and NMR to characterise EPA. I am supervised jointly by Stéphane Mesnage.


Fraser Beaumont

PhD student

flbeaumont1*at*sheffield.ac.uk

I am investigating the structure and metal binding of the protein MmsF from the magnetotactic bacterium M. magneticum. This protein is involved in the formation of magnetic particles. I am supervised jointly by Sarah Staniland.


Billy Hobbs

Masters student

wehobbs1*at*sheffield.ac.uk

I am looking into the best way to fit NMR titration data to obtain dissociation constants. Later this year I will be moving on to a PhD at thhe University of Leeds.