Anna Peacock – Network — University of Birmingham

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Anna Peacock’s group’s research is focused on both the roles of metals in biological and medicinal chemistry and de novo peptide design (essentially the ‘design from scratch’ of a peptide sequence which folds to a predictable secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure). They are particularly interested in the helix-turn-helix and helix-loop-helix motifs, in which two α-helices are linked by artificial inorganic ‘loops’. The α-helices are designed to bind through non-covalent interactions to nucleobases in the major groove of DNA and the ‘loop’ regions are responsible for preorganising the α-helices so as to enhance DNA binding. They are also interested in the design of challenging metal ion binding sites in the interior of coiled coils, for example, the preparation of Gd coiled coils for MRI.

Dr Peacock is interested in supervising doctoral researchers in the following areas:

De novo design of lanthanide peptide coiled coils
DNA binding peptide sensors

Research activity per year

The University of Birmingham

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53 shared research output

Engineering and Physical Sciences

The University of Birmingham

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53 shared research output

Medical and Dental Sciences

The University of Birmingham

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17 shared research output

Microbiology and Infection

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Biosciences

Life and Environmental Sciences

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8 shared research output

Life and Environmental Sciences

The University of Birmingham

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8 shared research output

Chemical Engineering

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5 shared research output

Clinical Sciences

Medical and Dental Sciences

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Inflammation and Ageing

Medical and Dental Sciences

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Metallurgy and Materials

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3 shared research output

Birmingham Medical School

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Immunology and Immunotherapy

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Dentistry

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Cancer and Genomic Sciences

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Metabolism and Systems Research

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1 shared research output

Mathematics

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1 shared research output

University of Birmingham

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Queen's University, Belfast

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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1 shared research output

University of Bordeaux

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1 shared research output

School of Chemistry

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1 shared research output

Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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1 shared research output

Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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1 shared research output

Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich

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1 shared research output

Nanyang Technological University

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Waters Corporation

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1 shared research output

University of St Andrews

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1 shared research output

University of Warwick

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1 shared research output

University of Nottingham

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1 shared research output

University of Manchester

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Aix Marseille University

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University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Mintek

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University of Bradford

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1 shared research output

University of Sheffield

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University of Leeds

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University of Durham

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1 shared research output