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Biography

Gideon Davies received his PhD from the University of Bristol in 1990 with postdoctoral research at EMBL Hamburg and CNRS Grenoble. In 1996 he received a Royal Society University Research Fellowship to work on Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes. He was made a Professor of the University of York in 2001.
Professor Davies has won many awards including the 2015 Davy Medal of the Royal Society, the 2014 Khorana Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the 2010 Gabor Medal of the Royal Society, the 2010 GlaxoSmithKline award of the Biochemical Society and the Whistler Prize of International Carbohydrate Organisation. Gideon was elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization and a Fellow of The Royal Society in 2010. In 2014 he was made a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Activities

Employment (7)

University of York: York, North Yorkshire, GB

2017-01-01 to 2022-03-31 | Royal Society Ken Murray Research Professor (Chemistry)
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University of York: York, North Yorkshire, GB

1996-10-01 to 2004 | Royal Society University Research Fellowship (Chemistry)
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The University of British Columbia Faculty of Science: Vancouver, BC, CA

2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 | Peter Wall Catalytic Visitor (Chemistry)
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University of York: York, North Yorkshire, GB

1990-07-01 to 1996-09-30 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Chemistry)
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Uppsala Universitet: Uppsala, SE

1994 to 1995 | Academic Visitor (2 x 3 months) (Department of Cell and Molecular Biology)
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Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules Végétales: Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, FR

1992 to 1993 | EMBL Short Term fellowship (and sabbatical visitor)
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European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg: Hamburg, Hamburg, DE

1990-03-01 to 1990-07-01 | EMBL Short Term Fellow
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Bristol: Bristol, Bristol, GB

2017 to present | DSc (Biochemistry)
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University of Bristol: Bristol, Bristol, GB

1990 to present | PhD (Biochemistry)
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University of Bristol: Bristol, Bristol, GB

1982-10-01 to 1985-07-01 | BSc (Hons) (Biochemistry)
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Professional activities (3)

Academy of Medical Sciences: London, GB

2014 | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
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Royal Society: London, London, GB

2010 | Fellow of The Royal Society
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EMBO: Heidelberg, DE

2010 | Member of EMBO
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Funding (35)

Carbocentre

2021-06 to 2027-05 | Grant
European Research Council (Brussels, European , BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

951231

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X-ray Diffraction Equipment for Macromolecular Crystallography at York

2020-06-30 to 2021-06-29 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/T017805/1
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Dissection of the Leishmania mannogen biosynthetic pathway: beta 1-2 mannan in pathogens and beyond

2020-01-20 to 2023-01-19 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/T004819/1
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Modify-catch-release-repeat: Reversible bioconjugations for controlled release of small molecules from antibodies and their fragments

2018-11-01 to 2021-10-30 | Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: EP/S013741/1
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High definition ion-mobility mass spectrometry and imaging for metabolomics, lipidomics and glycomics

2018-04-30 to 2019-04-29 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/R013403/1
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Mechanistic insights into lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases: an integrated structure/spectroscopy study

2018-03-31 to 2021-03-30 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/R007705/1
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Application of activity-based glycosidase probes for mechanism, enzyme discovery and clinical diagnosis

2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/R001162/1
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Using chemistry to illuminate sulfoglycolysis, a major organosulfur pathway

2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: DP180101957
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A regional cryoEM facility at the University of York

2017-08-01 to 2022-07-31 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

206161/Z/17/Z

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Fragment-based activation and modification of industrial enzymes

2016-04-28 to 2019-04-27 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/N008332/1
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GLYCONEER-An automated oligosaccharide synthesiser to transform glycobiology research within the University of York, and the UK glycoscience community

2015-01-21 to 2016-01-20 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/M012697/1
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Dissecting and Exploiting Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases

2014-09-28 to 2018-06-29 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/L021633/1
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Learning from marine wood borers; enzymes and mechanisms of lignocellulose digestion

2014-03-31 to 2019-03-31 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/L001926/1
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Integrated multi-user crystallisation facility comprising a robot and storage system with image retrieval.

2013-12-01 to 2018-11-30 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

101528/Z/13/Z

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The UK Catalysis Hub

2013-05-31 to 2018-11-30 | Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: EP/K014668/1
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Glycosylation: Programmes for Observation, Inhibition and Structure-based Exploitation of key carbohydrate-active enzymes

2013-05-01 to 2019-04-30 | Grant
European Research Council (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 322942
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Structural and Fragment approaches to the modulation of O-GlcNAc in cells

2013-04-28 to 2016-10-31 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/K003836/1
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CESBIC--Critical Enzymes for Sustainable Biofuels from Cellulose

2013-03-31 to 2016-06-30 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/L000423/1
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Critical Enzymes for Sustainable Biofuels from Cellulose (CESBIC)

2013-01-01 to 2016-01-01 | Grant
Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science (Copenhagen, DK)
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Untangling tau to understand dementias

2012-10-01 to 2016-03-31 | Grant
Alzheimer’s Research UK (Cambridge, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

aruk_49d47b9e

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Xyloglucan degradation systems: dissection and exploitation

2012-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/I014802/1
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Dissecting catalysis and inhibition of a unique endo-acting mannose-processing glycosidase

2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: DP120101396
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Dissection of alpha mannosidases: from reaction coordinate to inhibition

2009-11-16 to 2013-05-14 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/G016127/1
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Studies of the O-GlcNAc Modification

2008-01-01 to 2011-12-31 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/F007124/1
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Dissecting the mechanism by which glycosyltransferases calalyse mannosyl transfer

2007-07-31 to 2010-12-31 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/E001696/1
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Dissecting the mechanism by which glycosyltransferases calalyse mannosyl transfer

2007-06-30 to 2011-09-29 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/E004350/1
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Equipment to Support Protein Crystallisation in the York Structural Biology Laboratory

2007-02-01 to 2008-01-31 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/E012973/1
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Creating a Synthetic Platform for Understanding and Exploiting Glycoconjugates

2007-01-15 to 2012-01-14 | Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: EP/E000614/1
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Carbohydrate-active enzymes: from structure to cell

2007-01-01 to 2011-12-01 | Grant
Royal Society (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: 6769-1
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X-ray data collection facilities for the York Structural Biology Laboratory.

2006-12-01 to 2011-11-30 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

077371/Z/05/Z

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Understanding and exploiting bacterial sulfatases

2004-01-01 to 2006-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: DP0449625
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Structural enzymology of carbohydrate esterases.

2002-01-01 to 2004-12-31 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

063963/Z/01/Z

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Mutant glycosidases for oligosaccharide synthesis.

2001-01-01 to 2005-02-28 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

062535/Z/00/Z

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Structural enzymology of lipopolysaccharide glycosyltransferases.

2000-07-01 to 2004-06-30 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

060614/Z/00/Z

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Link to Current Funding https://tinyurl.com/yap6m4xu

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All ( All, GB)
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Peer review (22 reviews for 9 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS central science. (5)
Review activity for ACS chemical biology. (6)
Review activity for Angewandte Chemie. (2)
Review activity for Biomacromolecules. (1)
Review activity for Cellular and molecular life sciences (1)
Review activity for Chemistry. (1)
Review activity for Communications biology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of the American Chemical Society. (4)
Review activity for Nature communications (1)