ProfessorPeter Nixon
Professor of Biochemistry
Department of Life Sciences - Faculty of Natural Sciences
Orcid identifier0000-0003-1952-6937 (opens in a new tab)
- Professor of BiochemistryDepartment of Life Sciences - Faculty of Natural Sciences
- 020 7594 5269 (Work)
- 705, Sir Ernst Chain Building, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
The Nixon group is studying various aspects of solar energy conversion by chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. Research areas include:
1. Enhancing the light reactions of photosynthesis
2. The assembly and repair of photosystem II and the biogenesis of the thylakoid membrane
3. Cyanobacterial and chloroplast synthetic biology
4. Sustainable protein production
Please see Research tab for more information
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Visiting ProfessorNanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore15 Jan 2016 - 14 Jan 2020
- Guest ProfessorNanchang University, ChinaSep 2025 - present
DEGREES
- BA (Hons) BiochemistryUniversity of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- PhDImperial College London, United Kingdom
FACULTY
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
POSITION NAME
- Professor of Biochemistry