Professor Tom Brown
Professor of Nucleic Acid Chemistry Oxford University
Tom Brown is Professor of Nucleic Acid Chemistry at Oxford University. He works on applications of nucleic acids in biology and medicine (mainly diagnostics and therapeutics). He is co-inventor of technologies for genetic analysis and co-founder of three Biotech companies: Oswel (custom oligonucleotide synthesis) ATDBio (synthesis of modified oligonucleotides) and Primer Design (DNA-based diagnostics). He has published over 450 research papers and patents. Awards include the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Josef Loschmidt prize, the Royal Society of Chemistry prizes for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and for Interdisciplinary Research. Tom was Chemistry World (Royal Society of Chemistry) entrepreneur of the year in 2014 and BBSRC Innovator of the Year in 2016. *BBSRC = UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
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Traditional and Emerging Methods of Oligonucleotide Synthesis: Session 3
Our expert speaker, Professor Tom Brown, will review the history of oligonucleotide synthesis, examine how they are made currently and highlight emerging synthesis methods, including enzymatic approaches. He will also discuss the various applications of synthetic oligonucleotides, from diagnostics to therapeutics and more.
Traditional and Emerging Methods of Oligonucleotide Synthesis: Session 2
Our expert speaker, Professor Tom Brown, will review the history of oligonucleotide synthesis, examine how they are made currently and highlight emerging synthesis methods, including enzymatic approaches. He will also discuss the various applications of synthetic oligonucleotides, from diagnostics to therapeutics and more.
Traditional and Emerging Methods of Oligonucleotide Synthesis: Session 1
Our expert speaker, Professor Tom Brown, will review the history of oligonucleotide synthesis, examine how they are made currently and highlight emerging synthesis methods, including enzymatic approaches. He will also discuss the various applications of synthetic oligonucleotides, from diagnostics to therapeutics and more.
