Prof Richard Bowater

Biography

Having trained as a biochemist, my subject interests broadened out to encompass methodologies that involve biophysical chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and bioinformatics. My research focused on macromolecular interactions of bacterial DNA repair proteins, particularly DNA and RNA ligases, with experiments performed in vitro or in bacterial model organisms.

I arrived at the School of Biological Sciences at UEA in 1998 as a UEA Research Fellow, moving across to academic staff in 2002. Currently I deliver a wide range of teaching at all levels (from undergraduate (all years) to postgraduate). I have also led, developed and participated in a wide range of activities that engaged with different audiences. I have given lectures and demonstrations to non-expert audiences, including Science Café events, focusing on DNA structure, genome instability and its implications for human diseases.