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Dr Richard Williams

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Rich Williams

Dr Richard Williams

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

The CCRCB Drug Discovery lab is focused on the development of highly potent, selective and drug-like lead compounds for the treatment of human diseases.

Working for PIs in the University we have developed a number of small molecule protease inhibitor tool compounds, that are currently being utilized to validate their target proteins as bone-fide drug targets.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 2791

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • MRes project: Development of Novel Cathepsin V inhibitors to Validate role in Breast Cancer
  • MRes project: Testing of Epigenetic Probes in Cancer Immune Cells
  • MRes project: Design, synthesis and SAR exploration of Novel LSD1 inhibitors

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Member of CRUK Accelerator Network Program in Structural Biology
  • Peer reviewer of Medicinal Chemistry Journals; Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic Medicinal Chemistry Letters and Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
  • School Outreach program with Regent House School, Newtownards

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  • The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research

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