Christopher Schofield

Chris Schofield studied for a first degree in chemistry at the University of Manchester (1979-1982). In 1982 he moved to Oxford to study for a DPhil with Professor Jack Baldwin on the synthesis and biosynthesis of antibiotics. In 1985 he became a Departmental Demonstrator in the Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford University followed by his appointment as Lecturer in Chemistry and Fellow of Hertford College in 1990. In 1998 he became Professor of Chemistry, and in 2011 was appointed Head of Organic Chemistry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and of the Royal Society. His research group works at the interface of chemistry, biology and medicine. His work has opened up new fields in antibiotic research, oxygen sensing and gene regulation. His work has identified new opportunities for medicinal intervention that are being pursued by numerous academic and commercial laboratories.