Group members

Postdoctoral Researcher
Email: arya.arun@chem.ox.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1865 275926
Office Rodney Porter building, 1st floor, office 20.05

Originally from India, I am a post-doctoral research associate in Patrick's lab. I obtained my DPhil in Chemistry at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Dr. Paul Beer, where I worked in the area of supramolecular chemistry involving the synthesis of interlocked structures (rotaxanes and catenanes) for applications in host-guest recognition and salt-extraction. Outside of the lab, I enjoy reading, hiking and working on my music.

Mariska de Munnik

Postdoctoral Researcher
Email: mariska_de_munnik@hotmail.com
Phone: +44 1865 275926
Office Rodney Porter building, 1st floor, office 20.05

My name is Mariska and after completing my DPhil in Chemical Biology at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Prof. Chris Schofield I am now dividing my time as a post-doctoral research associate between the Rabe group and the Schofield group. My research interests lie in the elucidation of enzymatic mechanisms as well as inhibition studies. Currently, my work in Patrick’s group is focussing on mechanistic and structural studies with luciferases and O2 generating enzymes.

Alexander Stead

Master Student

Email: alexander.stead@stcatz.ox.ac.uk
Phone: +44 1865 275926
Office: Rodney Porter building, 1st floor, office 20.05

I'm Sasha, and I am studying for my master's in Biochemistry. This is now my fourth year at Oxford, where I am affiliated with St Catherine's College. Prior to working with Patrick, I have spent some time working at Oxford Nanopore, as well as in KAUST, Saudi Arabia. I am particularly interested in serial and time-resolved crystallography methods for studying enzyme catalysis, and for my current project I am using these techniques to conduct mechanistic investigations into Isopenicillin N synthase and luciferases.

Iryna Poplevicheva

Master Student

Email: irngkty@gmail.com
Phone: +44 1865 275926
Office: Rodney Porter building, 1st floor, office 20.05

I recently graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master's in Pharmacology. As part of my degree, I carried out a research project under Patrick's supervision focusing on the 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenases of cephalosporin biosynthesis. I am continuing my academic journey with Patrick, studying structural and mechanistic aspects of bacterial and fungal luciferases. One of the key reasons I am enthusiastic about working in Patrick's group is a multifaceted experimental approach, which provides an ideal environment  for learning and expanding one's skillset.