The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery (Kavli INsD) is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary science institute focused on world-class nanoscience research. Established in April 2021 as the 20th institute funded by the esteemed Kavli Foundation, we are proud to be the University of Oxford's first institute spanning the life, medical, and physical sciences.
Led by the distinguished Professor Carol Robinson, a renowned chemist specialising in mass spectrometry and the study of protein structures, Kavli INsD is committed to making significant contributions in critical areas such as antimicrobial resistance, brain and mental health, infectious diseases, and malaria. Additionally, we strive to develop cutting-edge instrumentation that brings the analytical power of the physical sciences into the realm of cellular exploration.
At Kavli INsD, our exceptional team of faculty and researchers represents diverse backgrounds in structural biology, biochemistry, pathology, chemistry, physics, physiology, and engineering. United by our shared focus on the nanoscale-the scale of proteins, viruses, and DNA-we are at the forefront of unravelling the mysteries of the most fundamental unit of life: the cell.
Together, we are shaping the future of nanoscience, fostering a conversational and collaborative ethos, and driving breakthrough discoveries that have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the world around us.
Kavli Management Committee
Director: Professor Dame Carol Robinson (Chemistry)
Co-Deputy Director: Professor Achillefs Kapanidis (Physics)
Co-Deputy Director: Professor Dame Molly Stevens (DPAG)
Members:
Professor Vladyslav Vyazovskiy (DPAG/SCNi)
Professor Justin Benesch (Chemistry)
Professor Esther Becker (NDCN)
Professor Stuart Peirson (NDCN/SCNi)
Professor Simon Newstead (Biochemistry)
Associate Professor Weston Struwe (Biochemistry)
Dr Dominika Gruszka (Physics)
Kavli Senior Leadership Council
Kavli Director: Carol Robinson (Chemistry)
Kavli Co-Deputy Director: Professor Achillefs Kapanidis (Physics)
Kavli Co-Deputy Director: Professor Dame Molly Stevens (DPAG)
Heads of Divisions: ex-officio
Professor Gavin Screaton (Medical Sciences)
Professor James Naismith (Mathematical, Physical, Engineering, Computing and Life Science)
Heads of Departments
Professor Francis Barr (Biochemistry)
Ex-officio: Professor Matthew Freeman (Dunn School of Pathology)
Kavli Scientific Advisory Board
Professor Wolfgang P. Baumeister
Director, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Munich, Germany
Professor Albert J. R. Heck
Professor of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University
Dr Lori Passmore
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Bart De Strooper
UK Dementia Research Institute, Francis Crick Institute, University College London, UK
Professor Pietro Cicuta
Head of Biological and Soft Systems, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge UK
Professor Elspeth Garman
Professor of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford
The University of Oxford's Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery is the Foundation's 20th Institute
The Kavli Foundation is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of humanity. The foundation’s mission is to stimulate basic research in astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience and theoretical physics; strengthen the relationship between science and society; and honor scientific discoveries with The Kavli Prize.
Learn more at kavlifoundation.org