James Naismith (chemist)
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James Henderson Naismith FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE FRSC FInstP FRSB[1][3][4] (born 26 July 1968)[1] is Professor of Structural Biology[5] at the University of Oxford, former Director of the Research Complex at Harwell[6] and Director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute.[7] He previously served as Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Chemical Biology at the University of St Andrews.[8][2][9][10] He was a member of Council of the Royal Society (2021-2022).[11] He is currently the Vice-Chair of Council of the European X-ray Free Electron Laser[12] and Vice-President (non-clinical)[13] of The Academy of Medical Sciences. It has been announced that he will be the Head of the MPLS division at Oxford in the autumn of 2023.[14]
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Born | James Henderson Naismith (1968-07-26) 26 July 1968 (age 55)[1] |
Nationality | Scottish, British |
Other names | Jim Naismith |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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Known for | Structural biology |
Spouse | Rachel Middleton[1] |
Children | 2 |
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Thesis | Structural studies of concanavalin A and zinc aldolase (1992) |
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Website | www |