Mr Benjamin Orton

Teams and roles for Benjamin Orton

Research student
School of Chemistry
Graduate Demonstrator
School of Chemistry

Research
Biography

Biocatalysis
Enzyme mechanisms & engineering
Optimising routes to sustainable chemical synthesis

PhD student in the Rhys Lab optimising cross-coupling chemistry for biocompatible synthesis applications.

Research methods & skills:

Robotic liquid handling automation
UHPLC operation and analysis
Bayesian optimisation
Enzyme production and characterisation
Organic chemical synthesis

Honours and awards

BSc Biological Sciences: Biochemistry (Hons), The University of Edinburgh, 2017-2021

MSc Systems and Synthetic Biology, The University of Edinburgh, 2021-2022

Contact Details

[email protected]

Specialisms

Biocatalysis and enzyme technology
Protein design and engineering

External profiles

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