Scott Cockroft - CV

Scott was appointed as a lecturer in the School of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh in 2007. Building on postdoctoral work conducted with Prof. M. Reza Ghadiri (The Scripps Research Institute, California, 2006-2007), and PhD studies with Prof. Christopher A. Hunter FRS (University of Sheffield 2002-2006), research in the Cockroft group spans from fundamental investigations of the physicochemical phenomena governing molecular behaviour to the development of nucleic acid and protein-based bionanotechnologies.

Ioulia Mati
PhD Student, 2008—

Ioulia K. Mati graduated in 2008 from the Chemistry Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and immediately started her Ph.D. at the School of Chemistry, Edinburgh University, in the area of organic chemistry working on the non-covalent interactions with Dr. S.L. Cockroft. During the summer of 2007, she carried out a research project in the Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University (under the supervision of Dr. D.R. Spring). Her scientific interests are organic synthesis, folding molecules and molecular recognition.

James Brown
PhD Student, 2009—

James obtained his masters degree in chemistry from the University of Edinburgh in 2009. He remained in Edinburgh to start his Ph.D with Dr Scott Cockroft in September 2009. His research interests include molecular recognition, organic synthesis and reactivity.

Michael Stockton
PhD Student, 2009—

After obtaining his degree in Nanotechnology from the University of Leeds, Mike moved to Edinburgh to join the Cockroft group. He is developing a molecular machine for the active transport of a DNA cargo across a lipid bilayer, through an α-haemolysin single-channel. He also made this website for the group. In his spare time he enjoys playing guitar.

Lixu Yang
PhD Student, 2009—

Lixu obtained her Bachelor's Degree from Nankai University in China. She is now a 1st year student in the Cockroft group. She works on aromatic interactions, using double mutant cycles approach.

Catherine Adam
PhD Student, 2010—

Cath graduated in 2010 from the University of Edinburgh with a masters degree in Chemistry with Industrial Experience. Her final year project was spent working in the Cockroft group, which she enjoyed so much that she stayed on for a Ph.D researching solvent effects on non-covalent interactions. Cath spent her year in industry within the Process R&D department of AstraZeneca, Bristol. Outside the lab she enjoys knitting, proper Somerset cider and jigsaw puzzles (not necessarily in that order).

Matt Watson
PhD Student, 2010—

Matt studied for his MSci at Glasgow University gaining academic research experience at the Universite de Science et Technologie in Lille under Prof Patrice Woisiel developing click modifiable self assembled monolayers on titania. He undertook his masters project with Dr Justin Hargreaves at Glasgow investigating a novel application of a nickel boride catalyst to the decomposition of methanol. His project work in the Cockroft group centres on utilising alpha haemolysin – DNA conjugates for novel applications and patchclamp investigation of their dynamic behaviour. He has no spare time!