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Steve Gamblin elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society
20 May 2011
Royal Society Fellows are at the cutting edge of science worldwide. Their achievements represent the vast contribution science makes to society. This year 44 new Fellows have been elected. They join an outstanding group of over 1400 Fellows and Foreign Members of the Royal Society, and all rank among the international leaders in their field.
Steve Gamblin trained in biochemistry (BSc & PhD) at Bristol University, studying enzymology and crystallography with Herman Watson. Postdoctoral studies with Stephen Harrison at Harvard mainly involved crystallography to look at HIV reverse transcriptase, SV40 virus and topoisomerase. Steve moved to NIMR in 1994 to work in the newly established Division of Protein Structure. He was appointed Joint Head of the Division of Molecular Structure in 2005, and was appointed Director of Research at NIMR in 2011. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, a member of EMBO, and has been awarded the Feldberg Prize for 2012.
Steve Gamblin’s research interests focus on using X-ray crystallography and biochemical approaches in order to understand molecular recognition and signalling events. Current work is aimed at understanding the regulation of chromatin structure, the regulation of cellular energy metabolism and, in collaboration with the Institute's virologists, characterising the two major surface glycoproteins of the influenza virus.
Steve Gamblin’s research has provided critical insights into the fundamental mechanisms underlying cellular signalling and disease processes. His crystallographic studies on 1918 influenza haemagglutinin (HA) explain the basis of the viruses’ specificity and the contribution of HA to the mortality of this pandemic virus. His authority in research rests on his ability to identify questions that really matter and answer them.
Jim Smith, NIMR Director
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