Professor Stephen Mann
B.Sc.(UMIST), M.Sc.(Manc.), D.Phil.(Oxon.), F.R.S.
Current positions
Professor of Chemistry
School of Chemistry
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Research interests
The general theme of Professor Mann’s research is concerned with the chemical synthesis, characterization and emergence of complex forms of organized matter. His current research activities include: biomimetic materials chemistry, synthesis and self-assembly of nanoscale objects and functional bionanomaterials, complexity and emergent behaviour in hybrid nanostructures, solvent-free liquid proteins, and protocell design and construction.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
MSCA Fellowship - J Lie - "Intelligent" protocell populations with "decision-making" swarming behaviors
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/06/2024 to 31/05/2026
Proto-bone: an integrated protocell/matrix paradigm for prototissue calcification
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/09/2023 to 31/08/2025
PROGRAMED PROTOCELLS
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/08/2021 to 31/07/2023
Engineering of complex protocells by micro-compartmentalization of living bacteria
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/12/2019 to 30/11/2021
Collective Behaviour in Synthetic Protocell Consortia
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/12/2017 to 01/08/2021
Thesis supervisions
Bioinspired Materials and Systems towards Protocellular Communciation
Supervisors
Synthesis and characterisation of novel nanocomposites using layered materials
Supervisors
Manipulation of Macromolecular Uptake In Coacervate Systems
Supervisors
A synthetic approach to the construction of stimuli-responsive proteinosome membranes
Supervisors
Surface Engineering of Protocells for Cascade Reactions and Drug Delivery
Supervisors
Protocell-based continuous flow reactors for enzyme and whole-cell biocatalysis
Supervisors
From polyoxometalate-based protocells to protocellular materials
Supervisors
Utilising inorganic protocells in hydrogel-based prototissues
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/04/2025Adaptive ATP-induced molecular condensation in membranized protocells
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Biocatalytic programming of protocell-embodied logic gates and circuits
Chem
Continuous Light‐Induced Water Oxidation in Polyoxometalate‐Based Photocatalytic Protocells and Prototissues
Chemistry – A European Journal
Cytomimetic calcification in chemically self-regulated prototissues
Nature Communications
Droplet-supported liquid-liquid lateral phase separation as a step to floating protein heterostructures
Nature Communications
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