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Peter Nixon

Professor of Biochemistry

Department of Life Sciences - Faculty of Natural Sciences

Orcid identifier0000-0003-1952-6937
  • Professor of Biochemistry
    Department 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

 

LATEST NEWS

 

2026 International Conference on Photosynthesis Research will be held in Liverpool from July 26-30. Link here 2026 ICPR

 

Satellite meetings on Reaction Centres and Electron Transport and Water Oxidation will be held at Imperial College London from July 23-25.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Professor
    Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore15 Jan 2016 - 14 Jan 2020
  • Guest Professor
    Nanchang University, ChinaSep 2025 - present

DEGREES

  • BA (Hons) Biochemistry
    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • PhD
    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Natural Sciences

POSITION NAME

  • Professor of Biochemistry

FIELDS OF RESEARCH