Professor Anthony Davis
M.A., D.Phil.(Oxon.), FRSC
Current positions
Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry
School of Chemistry
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Research interests
Current research interests include; supramolecular Chemistry, carbohydrate recognition, anion recognition and transport; crystal engineering, computer-aided molecular design.
Professor Davis is a supervisor in the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Synthetic Receptors, Transporters and Catalysts Aimed at Glucose-6-Phosphate - Debashis Mondal NIF
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
20/03/2025 to 19/03/2027
ENSCC - European Network on the Supramolecular Chemistry of Carbohydrates
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/03/2024 to 29/02/2028
After GluHUT - A New Era for Synthetic Carbohydrate Receptors
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/10/2023 to 30/09/2028
Recognition of Sialic Acid by Benzoboroxole Tethered Peptides -Newton International Fellow: Pritam Ghosh
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
20/06/2022 to 19/06/2024
8083 MRC MR/S00274X/1 A Davis
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of ChemistryDates
01/11/2018 to 31/10/2021
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
03/02/2025Structural Requirements of Synthetic Anionophores for Inorganic Phosphate and Phosphate Esters
ChemistryEurope
Glucose-sensitive insulin with attenuation of hypoglycaemia
Nature
Mechanically rigid metallopeptide nanostructures achieved by highly efficient folding
Nature Synthesis
Polyanionic Receptors for Carboxylates in Water
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
A High‐Affinity “Synthavidin” Receptor for Squaraine Dyes
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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