Tom joined the Wallace Lab in early 2022 as a PDRA and is exploring the intracellular localisation of biocompatible chemical catalysts to expand the number of small molecules that can be produced using microbes. Previously he worked as a Research Scientist at an industrial biotechnology company, Ingenza, before perusing an iCASE PhD in Chemistry and PDRA under the supervision of Prof. Nicholas Turner at the University of Manchester where he identified and engineered new biocatalysts for the asymmetric synthesis of pharmaceuticals. My research interest covers biocatalysis, chemo-enzymatic synthesis, and biocompatible chemistry with an overall focus on application of biology for sustainable industrial chemical production.