Stephen Moss PhD

Stephen graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in Biochemistry.  The degree included an industry placement at Syngenta where Stephen developed a method for characterisation and quantification of fungal lipids using two-dimensional gas chromatography and identified inhibitors of specific fungal protein targets using HTP screening assays.

Stephen’s final year research project was based on expression, purification, and crystallisation of recombinant protein as well as extensive computational modelling and refinement of crystal structures.

Continuing his academic career, Stephen went on to carry out research for a PhD at the University of Bath characterising amyloid-degrading enzymes using molecular cloning, protein expression and optimisation in bacterial, yeast and mammalian cell lines, protein purification using affinity, ion exchange and size exclusion chromatography and protein crystallisation and structural determination using X-ray crystallography.

Stephen joined Domainex after graduating with a PhD, working as a senior protein scientist where he continued to gain experience of design and cloning of target protein gene constructs, the expression, purification, and characterisation of varied protein molecules, crystallisation and structural determination of protein and DNA targets using X-ray crystallography and high throughput screens in the identification of early drug candidates. Stephen was eager to continue working in protein science and structural biology and was delighted at the opportunity to join Peak Proteins

When not in the lab, Stephen enjoys getting outside and can regularly be found hiking or rock climbing in the nearby Peak district or North Wales. More recently, he has been persuaded to join his wife in a local yoga group - he is far from flexible but at least he can now almost cross his legs. If not outside on the weekends, he can be found on the sofa watching Formula 1 and often taking a nap halfway through the race.