DNAREC

A Marie Curie Early Stage Training Site 2006-2010

About the Training Site

The DNAREC training site is a multidisciplinary initiative across Chemistry and Biosciences studying and training students in DNA recognition by small molecule drugs and proteins.  The programme ran from 2006-10 funded by the EU Marie Curie Programme and trained 11 outstanding young researchers.  Although this funding stream is now finished, we are happy to explore alternative opportunities with young researchers interested in getting skills and training in this area in a unique environment where chemists and biologists work together in close partnership exchanging ideas and skills. 

You can contact us by emailing the Director, Professor Hannon

Email: m.j.hannon@bham.ac.uk

The DNAREC trainees

Cosimo Ducani

Mino joined the DNAREC training site on secondment from his PhD in Italy, and undertook 15 months training on drug recognition of DNA, which forms a part of his PhD.

Susana Vitorino

Susana joined the DNAREC training site from Portugal and trained with us for 36 months to obtain her PhD at the University of Birmingham

Anna Łęczkowska

Anna joined the DNAREC training site from Poland and trained with us for 36 months to obtain her PhD at the University of Birmingham

Victoria Sadovnikova

Victoria joined the DNAREC training site from Russia and trained with us for 17 months on the Site.  She has remained at the University of Birmingham on other funding to obtain her PhD.

Natalia Calle Alonso

Natalia joined the DNAREC training site from Spain and trained with us for 15 months on the Site.  She has remained at the University of Birmingham on other funding to obtain her PhD.

Alessio Terenzi

Alessio joined the DNAREC training site and undertook 4 months training on drug recognition of DNA, before returning to Italy to complete his PhD.

Geetanjali Chauhan

Geeta joined the DNAREC training site on secondment from her PhD studies in India and undertook 3 months training on drug and protein recognition of DNA.

Wei He

Wei joined the DNAREC training site and undertook 12 months training on combinations of drug and peptide recognition of DNA, before moving to the USA to undertake further research.

Carl-Philipp August Georg von Grebe

Philip joined the DNAREC training site, as a PhD student at the University of Dortmund with Professor Bernhard Lippert.  He received training in how to study DNA binding by drugs and returned to Dortmund to continue his PhD studies.

Luca Scarpantonio

Luca joined the DNAREC training site from Italy and trained with us for 36 months to obtain his PhD at the University of Birmingham

Maritoni Sanchez Romero

Maritoni joined the DNAREC training site from Spain and undertook 12 months training on protein recognition of DNA, before returning to undertake further research in Spain.