MACKAY & MATTHEWS LAB

Protein structure, function and engineering

Chen Long Chiao

Chen Long Chiao

Chen Long is a BSc Hons student with Joel who is jumping on the AI protein design train – looking to make new proteins that bind to transcriptional regulators – perhaps even in a paralogue-specific way…
Ansh Kumar

Ansh Kumar

Ansh is a 2026 BSc Hons student working with Joel and Zahra to understand more about transcriptional regulation in the Varroa mite, with the goal of designing acaricides that are safer for bees and people!