Lab members
A small group working across computational protein design, structural biology, and host-pathogen interactions — spanning plant immunity and neglected tropical disease.
Principal Investigator
Adam Bentham
Principal InvestigatorAssistant Professor, Department of Biosciences · Co-Director, Centre for Programmable Biological Matter. Previously a postdoc at the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory.
Durham staff profile →Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Lucy Butler
Postdoctoral Researcher Viral diagnostics Anti-virulence design
Dr. Irabonosi Obomighie
Postdoctoral Researcher Bioinsecticides Plant molecular geneticsPhD Students
Gregory Knight
PhD Student Synthetic signalling Surface frustrationMasters Students
Zorian Tytych
Masters Student Synthetic immune receptors
Louis Livingstone
Masters Student Neglected tropical diseaseUndergraduates
Huw Edwards
Undergraduate Plant pathogen binders
Jana Reynolds-Benaiges
Undergraduate Plant pathogen bindersWorking with
The lab collaborates closely with Jonathan Heddle and Ting-Yu Lin (Centre for Programmable Biological Matter, Durham University), Elaine Fitches (Biosciences, Durham University), Mark Banfield (John Innes Centre) and Nick Talbot (The Sainsbury Laboratory), alongside a wider network across the UK and EU.