Who we are

The centre comprises a diverse team of researchers with a broad range of expertise drawn from the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Health.

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The centre comprises a diverse team of researchers with a broad range of expertise drawn from the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Health. We have a broad representation across different career stages, and place a strong emphasis on including Early Career Researchers in our decision-making processes.

Centre leads

Research theme leads 

Nucleic acids in gene regulation and maintenance

Nucleic acids in health and disease

Nucleic acid biophysics, chemistry and structure

 Vaccines, therapeutics and translational nucleic acids

Head of Training

Management team 

The Nucleic Acids Institute was founded as SInFoNiA in 2016, to support networking and collaboration across the University. Our founders are still actively involved in supporting the Nucleic Acids Institute.

Co-founders

ECR representatives

Emma Welbourne (Zoltan Kis lab, Engineering)
Manoj Valluru
Nicola Carruthers
Charlotte Vandermeulen
Katy Boswell
Grace Gilbert

Centres of excellence

The University's cross-faculty research centres harness our interdisciplinary expertise to solve the world's most pressing challenges.