Adrian Robinson
After completing my studies in Biochemistry at the University of Bristol I knew that lab work wasn’t for me and I wanted to broaden my horizons. I ended up working for nearly five amazing years as an International Baccalaureate teacher in a private high school in İstanbul, Turkey.
I then saw an opportunity come up to work for the RSC and I thought it was the perfect match of being involved with chemistry and assisting in the sharing of knowledge. I have now been working for the RSC for a number of years in many different areas such as journals and databases.
ResearchNew way to create huge protein polymer chains
Strategy constructs synthetic protein polymers that weigh 0.5MDa
ResearchScorpion venom peptide engineered to sting brain disorders
Structure used to escort nanoparticles across blood–brain barrier also resists protease degradation
ResearchActinide gap plugged by giant neptunium clusters
Complexes could help inform researchers working on nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste management
ResearchInsights into nucleobase repair on Archean Earth
Self-repair mechanism may be part of nucleic acids’ evolutionary advantage
ResearchEncryption using carbon-13
New technique encrypts materials by altering levels of carbon-13 at regiospecific atoms
ResearchNatural and unnatural peptides team up to target Ebola
New method to hunt down protease-stabilised peptide inhibitors of large proteins
ResearchPeptide vehicle drives Crispr delivery of Cas9 into cells
Gene editing enzyme ferried via endocytic pathway
ResearchClock watching self-assembly system knows when to start
pH clock reaction and lactone hydrolysis combine to give an autonomous chemical control strategy
Research15-minute test catches out flu virus
A cheap, portable setup to detect influenza viruses could help clinicians prescribe the right drugs
ResearchPutting the ‘ant’ in antibiotics
Antibacterial polyketides uncovered in the most unusual of places