Professor Andrew Carnell BSc PhD

Research Group Membership

• Organic Synthesis and Catalysis

Research Grants

Development of oxidases for synthesis of bioplastics intermediates

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

March 2021 - May 2023

Remote functionalisation of cyclic ketones using cascade biocatalysis reactions

BIOCATNET (UK)

August 2018 - January 2019

Enzymatic methylation of bio-derived aromatic diacids as bioplastics precursors

BIOCATNET (UK)

November 2017 - June 2018

Synthetic biology approaches to natural sunscreens

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL, UNILEVER PLC (UK)

March 2017 - September 2017

Scale-up and commercial evaluation of the manufacture of bio-based FDCA from HMF

INNOVATE UK (UK)

October 2017 - September 2019

Genome Mining for Bacterial Aldehyde Oxidases

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

August 2015 - February 2016

Evaluation of the technical and commercial feasibility of the manufacture of bio-based polyester from cellulose derived hydroxymethyl furfural

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

June 2015 - May 2016

Small items of Research Equipment at the University of Liverpool

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

November 2012 - March 2013

Development of an enzyme-catalysed desymmetrization of prochiral ketones.

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

July 1998 - July 2001

Cloning and characterisation of enzymes required for the in vitro synthesis of the antimalarial artemisinin.

MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

September 2002 - August 2003

CASE Studentship: Inhibitors for new protein targets in cancer, cystic fibrosis and neurodegenerative diseases

MICROCAL (UK)

August 2009 - July 2013

Inhibition of a-methylacyl CoA racemase (AMACR1A): a potential therapy for prostate cancer.

NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND

August 2009 - July 2013

Research Collaborations