ProfessorNaomi Chayen
Prof Res Fellow - Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction - Faculty of Medicine
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- Prof Res Fellow - Professor of Biomedical SciencesDepartment of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction - Faculty of Medicine
- 020 7594 3240 (Work)
- Office no. E304, Burlington Danes, Hammersmith Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
Naomi Chayen is Head of the Crystallization Group in Computational and Systems Medicine
Research Interests:
Structural biology and structural genomics/proteomics.
- Crystallization of proteins and other biological molecules of medical interest for the purpose of 3-D structure determination for rational drug design
- Crystallization of proteins related to cancer therapy
- Analytical studies in order to gain an a fundamental understanding of the crystallization process and apply this knowledge to solve crystallization problems
- Design of new, non-standard methodology for production of high-quality crystals for X-ray crystallography
- Design and application of smart and nano materials for crystallization
- Automation and miniaturization to nano-scale crystallization in high throughput mode
Recent Awards
Women of Outstanding Achievement for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Commendation (2012)
Innovator of the Year (2011)
Investigator of the Year (2011)
Patents
Nine patents and several commercial products.
Commercial Products
"Chayen Reddy MIP"
"Naomi's Nucleant"
7 commercial kits for crystallization sold by SME's
Press Report Highlights
Crystal Diabetes Hope
Elucidating Potential Targets for Breast Cancer Treatments
The Protein Crystallisation Influencer
Creating Crystals from Gold
Nanoscale Baking Trays
It's a Kind of Magic
Molecular Imprinted Polymers
Research Interests:
Structural biology and structural genomics/proteomics.
- Crystallization of proteins and other biological molecules of medical interest for the purpose of 3-D structure determination for rational drug design
- Crystallization of proteins related to cancer therapy
- Analytical studies in order to gain an a fundamental understanding of the crystallization process and apply this knowledge to solve crystallization problems
- Design of new, non-standard methodology for production of high-quality crystals for X-ray crystallography
- Design and application of smart and nano materials for crystallization
- Automation and miniaturization to nano-scale crystallization in high throughput mode
Recent Awards
Women of Outstanding Achievement for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Commendation (2012)
Innovator of the Year (2011)
Investigator of the Year (2011)
Patents
Nine patents and several commercial products.
Commercial Products
"Chayen Reddy MIP"
"Naomi's Nucleant"
7 commercial kits for crystallization sold by SME's
Press Report Highlights
Crystal Diabetes Hope
Elucidating Potential Targets for Breast Cancer Treatments
The Protein Crystallisation Influencer
Creating Crystals from Gold
Nanoscale Baking Trays
It's a Kind of Magic
Molecular Imprinted Polymers
FACULTY
- Faculty of Medicine
POSITION NAME
- Prof Res Fellow - Professor of Biomedical Sciences
MEDIA GUIDE
- Members of the media are welcome to contact me about my research and areas of expertise