Nynke Dekker

Professor

Professor Nynke Dekker at Oxford conducts pioneering single-molecule biophysics research aimed at understanding how DNA, RNA and their associated molecular motors function in real time. Her lab combines high-precision techniques such as single-molecule fluorescence, magnetic and optical tweezers, and integrated force-fluorescence spectroscopy to visualize the dynamics of replisome assembly, replication fork progression, and chromatin interactions. They explore replication in eukaryotes, bacteria and viruses, including how accessory proteins, nucleosomes, and obstacles impact fidelity. Her work bridges physics, biochemistry and molecular biology to yield mechanistic insight into replication and its dysregulation in disease.

https://nynkedekkerlab.web.ox.ac.uk/

Matthew Fuchter

Professor of Chemistry

My research group focus is on functional molecules, chiral materials, and photoswitchable systems with applications across materials science, medicine and sustainable technologies

Gianluca Gregori

Professor of Physics

My research interests are: Laboratory Astrophysics; Fusion energy; Quantum plasmas; Fundamental physics with high-power lasers

Chao He

Associate Professor of Engineering Science

My research interests include polarisation optics, biomedical microscopy and vectorial imaging

Laura Herz

Professor of Physics

My research is focused on investigating nanostructured molecular and inorganic semiconducting materials

Doug Higgs

Emeritus Professor, Consultant Physician

We use state-of-the-art laboratory and computational approaches to understand how mammalian genes are switched on and off during development and differentiation and how this goes awry in human genetic diseases.

Felix Hofmann

Professor of Engineering Science

I’m interested in the effect of defects on material properties, ranging from single atom defects, such as vacancies and interstitials, to extended defects, such as dislocations, to macroscopic defects, for example cracks and voids.