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Prof. Marc Devocelle
Funded Investigator Molecule 2
Biography
Marc completed his PhD at the University of Lille (France), in the laboratory of Professor André Mortreux and under contract with Sanofi. He subsequently joined RCSI in 1999 as a postdoctoral researcher with Professor Kevin Nolan.
In 2000, he established the Peptide Synthesis Laboratory at RCSI and acted as its manager since. The laboratory is operating as a national facility for peptide synthesis, supporting a large number of collaborations across 10 Higher Education Institutions in Ireland. Marc has been appointed in the Department of Chemistry at RCSI, as a Lecturer in 2004, a Senior Lecturer in 2008 and an Associate Professor in 2014. He joined SSPC in 2017.
Expertise
- Peptide synthesis
- Peptide modifications (eg., labelling, conjugation)
- Peptidomimetics
- Prodrugs
- Multifunctional Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)