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Aled Edwards
Protein Pioneer


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Through his leading research in the structures of human proteins, Dr. Aled Edwards provides medical researchers with the tools to explain complex diseases and discover new medicines.

The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is a free online database of the three-dimensional shapes of proteins. In his research, and as Director of the international Structural Genomics Consortium, Dr. Edwards has overseen the contribution to the PDB of more than 1000 protein structures. Medical scientists worldwide can access the protein structures mapped by Edwards’s teams to develop new treatments to a wide variety of diseases, including cancer, diabetes and malaria.

Dr. Edwards is Banbury Professor at the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research at the University of Toronto and Visiting Professor of Chemical Biology at the University of Oxford. His passion for science communication has led him to be Science Advisor for the award-winning TV science drama ReGenesis.

Place and date of birth:
Holyhead, Wales, on June 1, 1962

Favourite Food:
Cereal with frozen berries

Favourite Music:
Opera, choral and folk music

Favourite Books:
Mindless thrillers

Favourite Movie:
The Matrix

Favourite Animals or Pets:
My teenage sons

What inspired you as a teenager?
Girls

Favourite Subject in High School:
Geography

Favourite hobby:
Squash. When I was younger I tried to play every sport.

If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be?
Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan when they were 25!

Mission:
To have fun and make a difference.



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Aled Edwards Protein Pioneer

Aled Edwards
Protein Pioneer