How the laboratory was founded, and continues to thrive today.
York’s biological chemistry research, including structural and chemical biology has its epicentre in the York Structural Biology Laboratory (YSBL).
Our work focuses on the fundamental chemical bases for biological and biochemical processes, the use of small molecules to probe cellular biology, software and methods development and on the exploitation of enzymes in biocatalysis. In 2019 we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our pioneering work in protein molecule research.