Group Members
Principal Investigator
Dr. Matthew Jenner
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
(Associate Professor of Biological Mass Spectrometry)
Office: C519 | E-mail: m.jenner@warwick.ac.uk | Phone: +44 (0) 2476 572970
Post Doctoral Research Fellows
Dr. Nazia Auckloo
(UKRI FLF PDRA)
from Oct '22
'Exploring fungal megasynth(et)ases'
Dr. Candace Ho
(UKRI FLF PDRA)
from Nov '23
'Exploring fungal megasynth(et)ases'
Dr. James Duncan
(BBSRC PDRA) with Lona AlkhalafLink opens in a new window, Greg ChallisLink opens in a new window, Jozef LewandowskiLink opens in a new window
from Feb '25
'Enoyl reduction in trans-AT polyketide synthases'

Dr. Fang Pang
(BBSRC PDRA) with Lona AlkhalafLink opens in a new window, Greg ChallisLink opens in a new window, Jozef LewandowskiLink opens in a new window
from Nov '25
'Enoyl reduction in trans-AT polyketide synthases'
PhD Students
Joe Newman
(EPSRC DTP) with Fabrizio AlbertiLink opens in a new window
from Oct '23
'Exploiting fungal siderophore biosynthesis'
Caitlin Williams
(BBSRC MIBTP) with Mark GreenhalghLink opens in a new window
from Sept '24
'Tracking carrier proteins in megasynthases'
Abbe Lowe
(BBSRC MIBTP) with Mark GreenhalghLink opens in a new window
from Sept '25
'Characterising hybrid fungal polyketide synthases'
Masters Students

William Eva
(Warwick MChem)
Oct '25 - Jun '26
'Interaction specificity profiling in fungal hrPKSs'
Visitors
Dr. Nico Sbaraini Oliveira
PDRA in Chooi Lab, UWA | BBSRC International Institutional Award
Nov '25 - Dec '25
'Exploring fungal NRPSs'
Group Photos
Alumni
Name (Dates), Next Destination
Post Doctoral Research Fellows
Dr. Fabio Rodrigues dos Santos (Sept 2022 - Feb 2023): Research Scientist at Erebagen Ltd, UK.
PhD Students:
Dr. Mia Foran (Sept 2021 - Feb 2025): Research Scientist at Erebagen Ltd, Oxford, UK.
Dr. Munro Passmore (Sep 2019 - Sep 2023): Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Challis / Alkhalaf lab, University of Warwick, UK.
Dr. Helen Smith (Oct 2017 - June 2022): Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Prof Chris Schofield FRS, University of Oxford, UK.
Dr. Ioanna Nakou (Oct 2017 - Sep 2021): Research Scientist at Isomerase Therapeutics, Cambridge, UK.
MRes Students:
Abbe Lowe (Oct 2023 - Oct 2024): PhD Student on MIBTP in the Jenner / Greenhalgh Lab.
Joe Newman (Oct 2022 - Oct 2023): PhD Student in the Jenner Lab.
Karolina Kowalska (Oct 2021 - Oct 2022): PhD Student at Charles University, Czech Republic.
MChem / MBio Students:
Adam Barker (Oct 2024 - Jun 2025): Graduate scheme at MBDA, Stevenage, UK.
Greg Campbell (Oct 2024 - Jun 2025): PhD student at Mahidol University, Thailand.
Oscar Pycroft (Oct 2023 - Jun 2024): PGCE student at University of Cambridge, UK.
Ollie Terrell (Oct 2022 - Jun 2023):Trainee Accountant at Bourner Bullock, UK.
Madeleine Summers (Oct 2021 - Jun 2022): -
Robbie Fox (Oct 2020 - Jun 2021): -
Jenna O'Flaherty (Oct 2019 - Jun 2020): Regulatory Scientist for HSE, York, UK.
Munro Passmore (Oct 2018 - Jun 2019): PhD Student on MIBTP at Warwick.
Rotation Project Students:
Anna Hare (Jan - Apr 2025): PhD Student with Dr. Patricia Rodriguez Macia at University of Leicester, UK.
Danielle Kay (Jan - Apr 2022): PhD Student with Dr. Aneika Leney at University of Birmingham, UK.
Aldrich Miguel (Jan - Apr 2021): PhD Student with Prof. Jim Tucker at University of Birmingham, UK.
UG Project Students:
Caitlin Williams (Jul - Aug 2022): UG student, University of Warwick.
Manveer Dhanjal (Jun - Jul 2022): UG student, University of Warwick.
Visitors:
Fraser Windsor (Feb - Mar 2024): PhD student in Chooi Lab, UWA, Australia.
Dr. Alistair Richardson (Sept - Oct 2023):Research Scientist, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Sean Nwachukwu (Jul - Aug 2021): UG student, University of St. Andrews, UK.
Sofie Dekimpe (Aug - Sept 2019): PhD student in Masschelein Lab, KU Leuven, Belgium.