Rochelle Aw

Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences at University of Nottingham

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Rochelle Aw is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham whose research focuses on transforming biomanufacturing using cell-free gene expression and in vitro glycosylation to produce medically relevant proteins such as vaccines, nanobodies, and antibodies with defined glycosylation profiles. Central to this work is the yeast Pichia pastoris, an industrially important organism known for its high expression yields and versatility in biotechnology. Her background in Engineering Biology was developed through research at Imperial College London, Northwestern University and Stanford University, shaping her interdisciplinary approach to protein production.