I am interested in the molecular basis of insect olfaction, and in particular the structure of the various proteins that are involved in insect olfaction. I work on over-expressing and purifying these proteins in heterologous cell systems, and then use various biochemical tools to investigate their structure and both protein-protein interactions and protein-ligand interactions.
I received my PhD in 2013 from the University of Auckland in New Zealand with Prof. Richard Newcomb. For my thesis I described a technique to purify the membrane-bound insect odorant receptors and investigated their oligomeric structure as well as the interactions between receptors.
I have joined the Pheromone Group at Lund University with Christer Löfstedt to continue my work investigating the structural nature of the proteins involved in insect olfaction.
Outside of work I spend most of my free time with my wife and three children, but I also enjoy playing the guitar, football and travelling when possible.
