Our Team
Emily Parker, Lead Scientist and Co-Founder
Professor Emily Parker received her PhD in Biological Chemistry at University of Cambridge in 1996. Since joining the Ferrier Research Institute in June 2017 she has lead the Chemical Biology Research Group within a purpose-built synthetic and chemical biology laboratory.
Emily has extensive science leadership skills which include having led the Biomolecular Interaction Centre at the University of Canterbury, and has current roles including being Principal Investigator and on the management committee of the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery. She also serves on the Boards of Landcare Research and the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, and on the Scientific Advisory Boards of New Zealand’s premiere agricultural research institute AgResearch where she is chair person, the Australian Synchrotron and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.
Emily’s research group focuses on the chemistry and biochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions, with the broad aim of aiding the development of new treatments for diseases and utilising the principles of synthetic biology for the efficient production of valuable products.
