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2024 CBBG Lectureship Awarded to Dr Zoë Waller
24 July 2024
Zoë received the award for her outstanding contribution to the chemical biology community and her research on the stability and function of DNA i-motifs.
The lectureship award from the RSC Chemical Biology and Bioorganic Group recognises excellent contributions of mid-career scientists to both research and the UK community in chemical biology and bioorganic chemistry. Zoë received the award for her outstanding contribution to the chemical biology community and her research on the stability and function of DNA i-motifs.
Zoë is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Chartered Chemist. She has been an exceptionally active member of the RSC including officer roles in the Chemical Biology and Bioorganic Group, the East Anglian Local Section and the Nucleic Acid Group (where she is currently secretary). Zoë is an accreditor for Chemistry degrees, part of the RSC Professional Standards Board and the Chair of the RSC Chemistry Accreditation and Validation Committee.
Zoë has also supported junior scientists through mentoring and organising meetings including the Royal Society of Chemistry Nucleic Acids Group Forum and the CBBG Forum. She is an advocate for equality, diversity, and inclusion within the scientific community and has an extensive track record in public engagement including talks to Diabetes UK support groups; talks for school children as a STEM Ambassador; Norwich Science Festival; Soapbox Science; podcasts and BBC radio interviews; and plain English YouTube videos.
Zoë will present her award lecture at a Chemical Biology and Bioorganic Group meeting in 2025.
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/78507
https://youtu.be/exyF4FNZzR8?si=gAhrw96VKkM1xHQV
z.waller@ucl.ac.uk,@DrZoeWaller