Chloe J. Peach
Assistant Professor in Molecular Pharmacology
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Dr. Chloe J. Peach completed an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at the University of Nottingham, before doing a Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery. Funded by the A.J. Clark Scholarship from the British Pharmacological Society (BPS), she identified novel distinctions in the spatial and temporal dynamics of how growth factors interact with receptor tyrosine kinases and other cell surface glycoproteins involved in tumour angiogenesis. Dr. Peach then moved to the U.S. as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Molecular Pathobiology at New York University, studying various GPCRs and RTKs involved in chronic pain to explore non-opioid alternatives for analgesia. Funded by the prestigious Leon Levy Fellowship in Neuroscience, she discovered a glycoprotein involved in transmitting growth factor-induced pain. She is passionate about supporting early career researchers, involved in multiple committees promoting ECR development, organising ECR-led conferences and pioneering a positive 'Team Science' research culture. Dr. Peach has won multiple awards, including 4 oral presentation awards, 3 poster presentation awards, the University of Nottingham Ian Tomlin Prize and the U.K.-wide BPS Vogt Prize. In the Summer of 2023, she moved to establish her own research group in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Nottingham, as part of the Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors.
Chloe J. Peach (chloe.peach2@nottingham.ac.uk)
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Ryan Duffy
Ph.D. Student​
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Ryan is a PhD student in molecular pharmacology and drug discovery. He completed an integrated Neuroscience master’s degree at the University of Nottingham (2019-2023). During this time, Ryan gained industry experience through a placement scheme where he investigated the anxiolytic mechanisms cannabidiol (CBD) in a human trial. Returning to University, Ryan completed his degree in Professor David Bates' lab investigating melatonin-induced alterative splicing of Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and its implications in cancer. Now as a PhD student, Ryan joins the Peach Lab as part as part of the Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE). Here, he is investigating the spatial and temporal dynamics of neurotrophin receptors and their associated co-receptors with an ultimate goal to assist in the development of therapeutics that target these receptors. Academic achievements to date include winning the 2024 COMPARE Team Science Lab Olympics.
THE PEOPLE
Come join Team RTK
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​To any interested Ph.D. students, postdocs, technicians, M.Sc. students, undergraduates - please get in contact!
Opportunities to explore dynamics through the means of interpretive dance, as performed here between RTK (Dr. Peach), co-receptor (Dr. Ogrodzinski) and growth factor (Dr. Kilpatrick).
Phone
+44 115 823 0114