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Home > LMB Alumni News > The life and work of Robert C. Sheppard – pioneer of peptide synthesis

The life and work of Robert C. Sheppard – pioneer of peptide synthesis

Published on 11 October, 2021

John Wade from The University of Melbourne and John Jones from Balliol College, University of Oxford have partnered to essay the life and work of Robert Charles Sheppard. Bob was invited to join the LMB to head its Peptide Chemistry research group in 1971. He was an essential part of the PNAC division during his outstanding career. He made a hugely significant and fundamental contribution to the field of peptide synthesis research. Bob was a true pioneer of solid-phase protein synthesis (SPPS) and many of the methods he helped develop are still widely used today across industry and academia. More…

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