We are a new group of chemical biologists at Queen Mary University looking at developing small molecules that help us understand and modulate biology


Learn about Elena’s work on Rab27A funded by Worldwide Cancer Research
(Tate Group, Imperial College, 2022)
Hear more about research at the Faculty of Science & Engineering, Queen Mary University – (Night of S&E, 2024)

Funding

  • AZ-EPSRC IDLA Studentship (2026-2030)
  • Eric Fund for Methodology – Biochemical Society (2026)
  • Chinese Government Scholarship to Boman Li (2025)
  • Royal Society International Exchange (with Prof Page)(2024)
  • Royal Society Research Grant (2024)
  • RSC Research Development Grant (2023)
  • BBSRC Flexible Talent Mobility Account (2022, Imperial College)
  • Worldwide Cancer Research (2022, Covalent small molecules targeting Rab27 to prevent cancer metastasis)
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (2020, RabTarget4Metastasis)