Akane Kawamura Explained

Akane Kawamura
Workplaces:University of Oxford
Newcastle University
Alma Mater:University of Oxford
Thesis Title:Structural investigations of arylamine N-acetyltransferases from eukaryotes
Thesis Url:https://worldcat.org/en/title/500242856
Thesis Year:2005
Doctoral Advisor:Edith Sim
Academic Advisors:Christopher J. Schofield

Akane Kawamura is a Japanese chemist who is Professor of Chemical Biology at Newcastle University in the UK. Her research considers the chemistry of epigenetics. She was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Jeremy Knowles Award for her development of chemical probes to study biological processes.

Early life and education

Kawamura was an undergraduate student in chemistry at the University of Oxford. She remained at Oxford for graduate research, where she worked alongside Edith Sim on structural investigations into eukaryotes.[1] After completing her doctorate, she moved into the biotechnology sector, where she worked on drug discovery. She returned to academia in 2009, when she joined Christopher J. Schofield at Oxford and worked on the development of chemical probes.[2] [3]

Research and career

In 2012, Kawamura was awarded a British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence Senior Fellowship and a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship. She was made a lecturer in 2016 and an associate professor in 2019. Her research considers epigenetics, with a focus on the methylation of DNA. She studies the enzymes and proteins that regulate methylation states.

In 2023, Kawamura was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's Jeremy Knowles Award for her work on the development of chemical probes to study biological processes.[4] [5]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Structural investigations of arylamine N-acetyltransferases from eukaryotes WorldCat.org . 2023-06-18 . www.worldcat.org . en.
  2. Web site: Akane Kawamura – Kawamura Research Group . 2023-06-18 . en-GB.
  3. Kawamura . Akane . Münzel . Martin . Kojima . Tatsuya . Yapp . Clarence . Bhushan . Bhaskar . Goto . Yuki . Tumber . Anthony . Katoh . Takayuki . King . Oliver N. F. . Passioura . Toby . Walport . Louise J. . Hatch . Stephanie B. . Madden . Sarah . Müller . Susanne . Brennan . Paul E. . 2017-04-06 . Highly selective inhibition of histone demethylases by de novo macrocyclic peptides . Nature Communications . en . 8 . 1 . 14773 . 10.1038/ncomms14773 . 2041-1723 . 5384220 . 28382930. 2017NatCo...814773K .
  4. Web site: University duo win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes . 2023-06-18 . Press Office . en.
  5. Web site: Professor Akane Kawamura - 2023 Chemistry Biology Interface mid-career Prize: Jeremy Knowles Award winner . 2023-06-18 . Royal Society of Chemistry . en-GB.