Group Members

Andrew Beekman
Group Leader
A.Beekman@uea.ac.uk
Andrew is interested in new ways to find and control protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions.
UEA website

Dee Hayward
PhD Student
D.Hayward@uea.ac.uk
Dee’s research examines new ways to control the immune checkpoint proteins PD-1 and PD-L1. Supported by the BigC.

Suzanne van Wier
PhD Student
S.van-Wier@uea.ac.uk
Suzanne looks at the protein-protein interactions that hold the telomerase complex together. Supported by UEA Faculty of Science.

Jack Connor
PhD Student
J.Connor@uea.ac.uk
Jack’s work looks at how to mimic intrinsically disordered protein interactions in telomerase. Funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Ellie Hyde
PhD Student
Ellie.Hyde@uea.ac.uk
Ellie investigates the inhibition of Nrf2 and MafG, transcription factors that bind as coiled-coils and control inflammation. Supported by the Norwich Research Park DTP.

Owen Mullen
Research Assistant
O.Mullen@uea.ac.uk
Owen synthesises and purifies peptides to control protein-protein interactions in bacterial cell division. Funded by the Norwich Research Park Grand Challenges Fund.
Masters and BSc Chemistry
- Lewis Vandamme – MSc Pharmacology and Drug Discovery
- James Williamson – MChem
- Prina Patel – MChem

Beekman and Searcey Groups. May 2021.
Left to Right: Back: Andrew Beekman, Mark Searcey, Giovanni Grossi, Jack Connor, Marco Cominetti, Dee Hayward. Front: Ellie Hyde, Vicky Kamperi, Katie Owen, Suzanne van Wier, Bethany Hood, Ellie Ivens, Zoë Goddard, Lily Cassidy.
Previous Members
- Megan Gwilliam – MPharmacology (Bath)
- Bradley Osbaldeston – MPharmacology (Bath)
- Lily Cassidy – BSc Chemistry
- Nikolina Avraam – BSc Chemistry
- Patrick Cardwell – MChem
- Jenna Conway – BSc Chemistry
- Giovanni Grossi – MChem
- Katie Owen – BSc Chemistry
- Aymeric Chanal – Visiting Intern – Sigma Clermont
- Rana Dawood – BigC Summer Student
