Research Associate

 

Education

​2016 - PhD in Biophysical Chemistry, University of Cambridge

2011 - MSci in Natural Sciences, Chemistry, UNiversity of Cambridge

2010 - Cambridge-MIT Exchange Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Research Interests

Development and application of fundamental biophysical theories to data analysis in a biologically relevant context, Protein Aggregation, Biophysical Chemistry, High Throughput Screening

 

Selected Publications

 

Publications

In situ kinetic measurements of α-synuclein aggregation reveal large population of short-lived oligomers
E Zurlo, P Kumar, G Meisl, AJ Dear, D Mondal, MMAE Claessens, TPJ Knowles, M Huber
PloS one
(2021)
16
In vitro measurements of protein–protein interactions show that antibody affinity governs the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 spike/ACE2 binding in convalescent serum
S Fiedler, MA Piziorska, V Denninger, AS Morgunov, A Ilsley, AY Malik, MM Schneider, SRA Devenish, G Meisl, A Aguzzi, H Fiegler, TPJ Knowles
(2020)
Perphenazine-macrocycle conjugates rapidly sequester the Aβ42 monomer and inhibit amyloid formation
SR Ball, JSP Adamson, MA Sullivan, MR Zimmermann, V Lo, M Sanz-Hernandez, F Jiang, AH Kwan, EL Werry, TPJ Knowles, M Kassiou, G Meisl, MH Todd, PJ Rutledge, M Sunde
(2020)
Amplification, not spreading limits rate of tau aggregate accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease
G Meisl, Y Zuo, K Allinson, T Rittman, S DeVos, JS Sanchez, CK Xu, KE Duff, KA Johnson, JB Rowe, BT Hyman, TPJ Knowles, D Klenerman
(2020)
The role of fibril structure and surface hydrophobicity in secondary nucleation of amyloid fibrils
D Thacker, K Sanagavarapu, B Frohm, G Meisl, TPJ Knowles, S Linse
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
(2020)
117
The role of clearance mechanisms in the kinetics of toxic protein aggregates involved in neurodegenerative diseases
TB Thompson, G Meisl, T Knowles, A Goriely
(2020)
Kinetic fingerprints differentiate the mechanisms of action of anti-Aβ antibodies
S Linse, T Scheidt, K Bernfur, M Vendruscolo, CM Dobson, SIA Cohen, E Sileikis, M Lundqvist, F Qian, T O'Malley, T Bussiere, PH Weinreb, CK Xu, G Meisl, SRA Devenish, TPJ Knowles, O Hansson
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
(2020)
27
Microfluidic Affinity Profiling reveals a Broad Range of Target Affinities for Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Plasma of COVID-19 Survivors
MM Schneider, M Emmenegger, CK Xu, IC Morales, G Meisl, P Turelli, C Zografou, MR Zimmermann, BM Frey, S Fiedler, V Denninger, RPB Jacquat, L Madrigal, A Ilsley, V Kosmoliaptsis, H Fiegler, D Trono, TPJ Knowles, A Aguzzi
medRxiv
(2020)
Microfluidic Antibody Affinity Profiling for In-Solution Characterisation of Alloantibody - HLA Interactions in Human Serum
MM Schneider, T Scheidt, AJ Priddey, CK Xu, M Hu, SRA Devenish, G Meisl, CM Dobson, V Kosmoliaptsis, TPJ Knowles
bioRxiv
(2020)
Thermodynamic and kinetic design principles for amyloid-aggregation inhibitors.
TCT Michaels, A Šarić, G Meisl, GT Heller, S Curk, P Arosio, S Linse, CM Dobson, M Vendruscolo, TPJ Knowles
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
(2020)
117

Postdoctoral researcher

Telephone number

01223 763845 (shared), 01223 763842

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