Prof. Nigel Savery is Professor of Molecular Biologist at the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...

. During his time researching and lecturing at the University of Bristol, Dr Savery has made significant contributions to the field of transcription and

DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (; DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix. The polymer carries genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth and reproduction of al ...

-damage recognition and repair.
New understanding of DNA repair." Press release,

, February 16, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2010 Understanding how

protein Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residue (biochemistry), residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including Enzyme catalysis, catalysing metab ...

s interact with DNA is an important first step to developing novel methods to study genetics. Dr Savery's group has recently made advances in the study of the ''

E. coli ''Escherichia coli'' ( )Wells, J. C. (2000) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow ngland Pearson Education Ltd. is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus ''Escherichia'' that is commonly foun ...

'' protein MFD ( a transcription-repair coupling factor, a bacterial protein involved in repair of damaged DNA).

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Savery's web-site
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