The Wilson Baker Symposium 2025

The long-running Wilson Baker Symposium returns to the School of Chemistry on Wednesday, 26 November 2025.

Wilson Baker Symposium 2025 - hosted by Professor Chris Willis and Professor Matt Crump, University of Bristol.

Headline Speaker

Professor Nicholas Turner, University of Manchester

Title: Addressing Challenges in Synthesis via Biocatalysis

Abstract: This lecture will show how engineered biocatalysts can be applied to solve challenging problems in organic synthesis. By a combination of enzyme discovery, biocatalyst engineering and target molecule synthesis, new synthetic strategies have been developed which allow for the sustainable synthesis of pharmaceuticals and associated chiral building blocks, thereby providing greater access globally to important medicines.

 

Further speakers to be confirmed.