ProfessorEd Tate, FRSC FRSB

GSK Chair in Chemical Biology

Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Natural Sciences

  • GSK Chair in Chemical Biology
    Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Natural Sciences
  • 020 7594 3752 (Work)
  • 301B, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, United Kingdom
  • The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Rd, London, NW1 1AT, UK

RESEARCH

Please visit the Tate group website for more information.

GRANTS

  • STANDARD - RESPONSE
    An Accumulation Rulebook & Vulnerability Atlas for Klebsiella spp.
    Wellcome Trust22 Mar 2026 - 21 Mar 2029
    Wellcome Trust: An Accumulation Rulebook & Vulnerability Atlas for Klebsiella spp. (2026-2029)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Targeting Hedgehog Acyltransferase in vivo for treatment of cancer and fibrotic diseases
    Medical Research Council (MRC)1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2027
    MRC: Targeting Hedgehog Acyltransferase in vivo for treatment of cancer and fibrotic diseases (2026-2027)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    GSK-Fleming Initiative, Grand Challenge 2
    Glaxosmithkline Research and Development Ltd11 Nov 2025 - 10 Nov 2028
    Glaxosmithkline Research and Development Ltd: GSK-Fleming Initiative, Grand Challenge 2 (2025-2028)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    GSK-Fleming Initiative Grand Challenge 3 Antifungal Drug Discovery
    Glaxosmithkline Research and Development Ltd5 Nov 2025 - 4 Nov 2028
    Glaxosmithkline Research and Development Ltd: GSK-Fleming Initiative Grand Challenge 3 Antifungal Drug Discovery (2025-2028)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Antibody Drug Conjugates targeting N-myristoyltransferase
    Myricx Pharma Limited6 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2029
    Myricx Pharma Limited: Antibody Drug Conjugates targeting N-myristoyltransferase (2025-2029)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    An integrated analysis of S-acylation dynamics and its importance in cell physiology
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2030
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council: An integrated analysis of S-acylation dynamics and its importance in cell physiology (2025-2030)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Next-generation tumour associated protease sensitive antibody drug conjugate linkers for breast and colorectal cancer
    Cancer Research UK1 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2027
    CRUK: Next-generation tumour associated protease sensitive antibody drug conjugate linkers for breast and colorectal cancer (2025-2027)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Research Cluster in Health Sciences, with the University of Hong Kong - Phase 2 LSCCB InnoHK
    HKCHE1 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2030
    HKCHE: Research Cluster in Health Sciences, with the University of Hong Kong - Phase 2 LSCCB InnoHK (2025-2030)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Direct-from-tumour discovery of next generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) linkers
    Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
    EPSRC: Direct-from-tumour discovery of next generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) linkers (2025-2027)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Unlocking novel payload release mechanisms for antibody drug conjugates (ADCs)
    Cancer Research UK1 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2025
    CRUK: Unlocking novel payload release mechanisms for antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) (2024-2025)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Human functional genomics of post-translationally modifying clinical coding variants
    Medical Research Council (MRC)14 May 2024 - 13 May 2028
    MRC: Human functional genomics of post-translationally modifying clinical coding variants (2024-2028)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Plasmepsin inhibitors as antimalarials
    Medical Research Council (MRC)1 Feb 2024 - 31 Oct 2026
    MRC: Plasmepsin inhibitors as antimalarials (2024-2026)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Uncovering the essential role of host hetero-hexameric ATPases in rhinovirus replication
    Medical Research Council (MRC)2 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2027
    MRC: Uncovering the essential role of host hetero-hexameric ATPases in rhinovirus replication (2023-2027)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Developing a rule book for rational discovery of molecular glues for intractable targets.
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2028
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E: Developing a rule book for rational discovery of molecular glues for intractable targets. (2023-2028)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Shining light on dynamic post-translational modifications of RAS in cancer
    Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research1 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2025
    Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research: Shining light on dynamic post-translational modifications of RAS in cancer (2023-2025)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    A novel and universal plug-and-play technology for molecular glue discovery
    Medical Research Council (MRC)1 Apr 2023 - 30 Sep 2024
    MRC: A novel and universal plug-and-play technology for molecular glue discovery (2023-2024)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    BRC Renewal - Infection & AMR theme
    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding1 Dec 2022 - 31 Mar 2028
    Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding: BRC Renewal - Infection & AMR theme (2022-2028)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    Drugging the prostate cancer associated target GALNT7
    Prostate Cancer UK1 Nov 2022 - 30 Apr 2027
    Prostate Cancer UK: Drugging the prostate cancer associated target GALNT7 (2022-2027)
  • GRANT
    Photoactivatable molecular probes to study RNA-protein interactions - ICB CDT Co Funded studentship
    Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2026
    Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd: Photoactivatable molecular probes to study RNA-protein interactions - ICB CDT Co Funded studentship (2022-2026)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    MRC UKRI IAA 22-25
    Medical Research Council (MRC)1 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2027
    MRC: MRC UKRI IAA 22-25 (2022-2027)
  • GRANT
    Protein lipidation in cancer: discovery, mechanisms and target validation
    Cancer Research UK1 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2027
    CRUK: Protein lipidation in cancer: discovery, mechanisms and target validation (2022-2027)
  • GRANT
    Ed Tate
    Worldwide Cancer Research1 Mar 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
    Worldwide Cancer Research: Ed Tate (2022-2025)
  • GRANT
    Identifying novel determinants of Niraparib/Zejula PARP inhibitor response via integration of metabolomics and chemical proteomics
    GlaxoSmithKline28 Feb 2022 - 27 Aug 2024
    GlaxoSmithKline: Identifying novel determinants of Niraparib/Zejula PARP inhibitor response via integration of metabolomics and chemical proteomics (2022-2024)
  • GRANT
    Caught in the act: precision tools to unravel and diagnose glycoprotein misfolding- ICB CDT Co Funded studentship
    Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2025
    Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd: Caught in the act: precision tools to unravel and diagnose glycoprotein misfolding- ICB CDT Co Funded studentship (2021-2025)
  • GRANT
    Bacterial DNA Repair as a Novel Therapeutic Target 2021
    Rosetrees Trust3 May 2021 - 2 May 2023
    Rosetrees Trust: Bacterial DNA Repair as a Novel Therapeutic Target 2021 (2021-2023)