This month we're delighted to congratulate Dr Harriet Stanway-Gordon on her appointment as one of Queen's University Belfast's prestigious Illuminate Global Challenges Fellows, where she is joining the Future Medicines Institute! #AcademicCareers #IlluminateFellowship

#ChemBio researchers stepped away from the lab for a writing retreat, providing an opportunity to progress papers in a beautiful Northumberland setting at Cockle Farm 🐏 Thanks to Dr Tom McAllister and Dr Tim Bell for organising, and to NU People's Fund for supporting the retreat! #ScientificWriting

Wishing a happy #retirement to Dr Marie-Helene Ruchaud! 🎉 Over five years, Marie-Helene has made an invaluable contribution to our research, leading the biology aspects of our #DrugDiscovery projects and mentoring colleagues. Thank you for your expertise, dedication, and support! 👏

Huge thanks to those who visited us at the #DiscoverFestival! 🧬✨ It was wonderful to share our “Juicy Genes” activity with curious young scientists and to celebrate science and creativity together. Thanks to the organisers and volunteers! 🔬🍓 #ChemicalBiology #STEMoutreach #NewcastleUniversity

Congrats to Dr Tim Bell for having his artwork featured on the cover of #NatureChemistry! 👏 A great visual companion to the recently published paper: "KDM3A catalyses the oxidation of acetyl-lysine to hydroxyacetyl-lysine on histone H3K9." A brilliant intersection of science and art ! 🎨🔬

The 2026 #EPSRC Molecular Sciences for Medicine (MosMed) CDT Conference brought together #PhD students, industrial and academic partners, and alumni. Congrats to all the students - the quality of the research was outstanding, showcasing the breadth of #innovation and #collaboration within the CDT.

🌟 Congratulations to Oli Curry on successfully passing her #PhDViva! And many thanks to examiners Prof Emily Flashman and Dr Kate Harris for their time and input. A fantastic achievement and cause for celebration! 🎉 #Congratulations #AchievementUnlocked #ChemicalBiology #PHD

🎉 Thrilled - our new Nature Chemistry paper identifying H3K9acOH, a new histone PTM formed by JmjC oxygenase KDM3A - revealing an O2‑dependent PTM in chromatin regulation. Congrats to CRUK KDM team in the Kawamura & Schofield groups & thanks to our amazing collaborators! 📄 rdcu.be/fdx4f #Epigenetics

Epigenetics Update - KDM3A catalyses the oxidation of acetyl-lysine to hydroxyacetyl-lysine on histone H3K9 go.nature.com/4sEZ2cF @kawamuragroup.bsky.social and Christopher J. Schofield in @natchem.nature.com #Epigenetics #KDM3A --- Discover the breakthrough at epigenometech.com

📢 New paper: exploring how JmjC demethylases do more than we once thought! Funded by CRUK and published in CHIMIA 🎉 Congrats to Dr Joanna Bonnici, and gratitude to Prof Christopher Schofield at the University of Oxford for his contributions. 👉 Read the full article: www.chimia.ch/chimia/artic...

The Kawamura Research Group will be taking part Newcastle University's #DiscoverFestival on Sat 13 June! 📅 🌟 To find out more about #DNA and #Epigenetics, visit our stand in the Lindisfarne Room. More information about the Discover Festival is now available online: www.ncl.ac.uk/discover-fest/

This week we welcomed Dr Megan Wright from University of Leeds for our Inspiring Women in #ChemicalBiology series, sponsored by the Biochemical Society. Dr Wright delivered a fascinating talk on “Covalent chemical probes for in‑cell protein labelling.” A brilliant end to the series! #WomenInSTEM

On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate those who contributed to our seminar series, “Inspiring Women in #ChemicalBiology” sponsored by the Biochemical Society. Their talks showcased cutting-edge science - a great reflection of the #IWD2026 theme #GivetoGain!

🌿 Excited that NU Chemical Biology has achieved the #Gold LEAF Award! This is the highest level of recognition for sustainable laboratory practice - less than one year after earning our Silver Award. Here’s to even greener science ahead! 💚🔬 @mcallisterlab.bsky.social @chemistryncl.bsky.social

#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience - we’re proud to highlight the vital contributions of women across our #ChemBio labs at Newcastle University! Our researchers & students drive innovation with their curiosity, resilience, and creativity. 🧪 👩‍🔬 🌟 #WomenInSTEM #February11

Welcome to the Kawamura Research Group, Dr Eleanor Taylor-Newman! 🎉 Eleanor joins us as an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow - we’re delighted to have her in the team and look forward to the exciting work ahead! #chemicalbiology #EPSRCFellow #WelcomeToTheTeam

👏 We're thrilled that Keir Pebody received a Poster Presentation Prize at the RSC's 1st Protein and Peptide Science Group Conference in Nottingham, for innovative research and an outstanding poster presentation. #Innovation #ResearchExcellence #ProteinScience #PeptideScience

Another fantastic #ChemicalBiology Christmas Symposium - our annual chance to reflect on achievements and celebrate with 🎤 flash talks 🎁 Secret Santa and 🧩 plenty of fun. #Thanks to the organisers Ella Sames, Tim Bell, Thomas Beniston, Keir Pebody, and Thomas Smith! Looking forward to 2026! 💯 🔬✨

Thrilled that Emma Wadforth has defended her PhD viva! 🎓✨ This is the result of hard work, determination & her commitment to research. Thank you to Emma’s examiners, Prof Steven Cobb and Dr Céline Cano for their valuable roles and time. #PhDAchievement #ChemicalBiology @mosmedcdt.bsky.social

As part of the Inspiring Women in Chemical Biology seminar series, sponsored by the Biochemical Society, we were delighted to host Prof. Clare Mahon from Durham University. A huge thank you to Clare for sharing her research with our #ChemicalBiology and #Chemistry teams at Newcastle! #WomenInSTEM

We’re thrilled that Thomas Smith and Tim Bell will be continuing their journey with the Kawamura Research Group as Post-Doctoral Research Associates, following the completion of their PhD studies! 🧪📚 Here’s to more research, teamwork & celebrations ahead! ✨

Excited for Faye Turnbull starting her #PhD journey as part of the Kawamura Group and NEEDL – a CDT supported by UKRI’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Looking forward to Faye’s new chapter in #chemicalbiology and her continued contribution to our research activities! 🌟 🧪

Congratulations to Tom Smith who successfully completed his PhD viva this week!! 🎓👏 A fantastic achievement that reflects years of dedication and hard work. Many thanks as well to Tom’s examiners Tom McAllister and Scott Lovell. #PhDLife #ChemicalBiology

Delighted for Prof Angela Russell from University of Oxford to be part of our Inspiring Women in ChemBio seminar series, sponsored by the Biochemical Society. A talk on developing the next generation utrophin modulators for Duchenne muscular dystrophy - offering some great insights! #WomenInSTEM

Farewell to our PDRA Kallie Friston who completed her PhD at Newcastle University. Following doctoral studies with supervisor and fellow Dr Kate Harris, Kallie contributed a lot in a short space of time to furthering our work in #chemicalbiology. Wishing her all the best for the future! ⭐🔬

We're saying #goodbye to Emma Wadforth, who has completed her PhD in #ChemicalBiology 🎓 and is heading off to an exciting new chapter at The Francis Crick Institute! Can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make in your new role. Wishing you all the success and discovery ahead ✨

🎉 Huge congratulations to our PhD student Emma Wadforth for winning the CIPPS Award for Innovations in Peptide Science for her poster on cyclic peptides at the European Peptide Synthesis Conference in Porto! 👏🔬 #PeptideInnovation #CIPPS #Porto #SciencePoster

Team members Dr Robert Dawber, Tim Bell and Keir Pebody attended the RSC Protein and Peptide Science Group (PPSG) 2025 Early Stage Researcher Meeting - fantastic event for showcasing new research and we're delighted that Rob and Tim presented their work! ☀️🔬 #EarlyCareerResearchers #PPSG2025

🎓 This month, we proudly celebrated the graduation of two PhD students Dr Filomena Saulino, and Dr Siddique Amin, as well as two Masters students Faye Turnbull and Ellie Bentley! Well done and congratulations! 🥳 🚀 #Graduation #ProudMoment #ChemicalBiology

🎓 Congratulations to Faye and Ellie! 🎓 We’re thrilled to celebrate the graduation of Faye Turnbull and Ellie Bentley who have both completed their Masters in Chemistry 🌟 #Graduation #ChemicalBiology #Masters #STEM #WomenInScience @chemistryncl.bsky.social