Evie Rejnowicz PhD

Evie returned to Peak Proteins after completing her PhD. She originally joined Peak Proteins as an Intern student in 2019 and we are very pleased to have her back!

After studying Medical Biochemistry as an undergraduate at the University of Leicester, Evie went on to gain a Masters degree at the University College London. The title of her dissertation was “The Role of RAF Isoforms in MAPK Signalling Pathway Activation”.

In November 2019, Evie joined Peak Proteins for a 4-month internship during her third year at the University of Leeds. During that time Evie worked with Dr Steven Harborne to help develop membrane protein workflows and case studies. Her work involved expression, purification, and biophysical characterisation of several membrane protein test cases of various fold and function, including human GPCRs and bacterial multi-drug resistance transporters.

Evie re-joined Professor Richard Bayliss’ laboratory at the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Leeds, and her work focused on characterisation of N-terminal region of N-myc, called transactivation domain (TAD). Evie used nuclear magnetic resonance to established structural propensity and internal dynamics of N-myc TAD, as well as interactions between N-myc TAD and its putative partners.

Evie has gained extensive experience in recombinant protein expression and purification, utilising both E. coli and insect cells for protein expression. She also carried out isotope-protein labelling and various biophysical assays assessing putative interactions.

Outside work, Evie is an avid hiker. She has fallen in love with the North Yorkshire Moors during her PhD years and she loves exploring ancient castles, abbeys and abandoned buildings with equal enthusiasm. On rainy days, Evie likes to bake or dive into her mounting collection of jigsaw puzzles. Or both.