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Personal Statement
I am a Reader in Chemistry at the University of Stratchlyde. I was born in London, but grew up in Cumbria in north west England. After obtaining a Masters degree in Chemistry from the University of Sheffield, I worked as a synthesis chemist for Norbrook Laboratories before reading my PhD in Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. Between 2008 and 2011, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark and then at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. In 2012 I was awarded a Marie Curie Research Fellowship and returned to the UK to join the Department of Physics at the University of Strathclyde. I started as a Lecturer in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry in 2014. I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2019, and to Reader in 2022.
Research Interests
The main focus of my research is the development and application of molecular simulation and molecular informatics methods to solve industrially relevant problems at the interface between biochemistry and chemical physics. Recent examples have included the development of new methods for computational drug discovery (in collaboration with AstraZeneca, GSK, and Pfizer) and the design of an enzyme for use in food manufacturing (in collaboration with Chr. Hansen A/S). I am Founding Director of the cancer diagnostics company, Dxcover (formerly ClinSpec Diagnostics Ltd)
Expertise & Capabilities
- Theoretical and computational chemistry
- Solvation Thermodynamics
- Molecular Simulation
- Cheminformatics/Bioinformatics
- Drug Discovery
- Biochemistry
- Machine Learning
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 2008
Master of Chemistry, University of Sheffield
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
Keywords
- computational chemistry
- molecular simulation
- biochemistry
- chemical physics
- biophysics
- bionanotechnology
- integral equation theory of molecular liquids
- molecular dynamics
- molecular informatics
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DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Fyfe, Calum
Reid, M., Palmer, D. & Fyfe, C.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/22 → 1/04/26
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | Taylor, Madeleine
Palmer, D., Reid, M. & Taylor, M.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/21 → 1/04/25
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Solvation entropy, enthalpy and free energy prediction using a multi-task deep learning functional in 1D-RISM
Fowles, D. J. & Palmer, D. S., 7 Mar 2023, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25, 9, p. 6944-6954 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Liquid biopsies: the future of cancer early detection
Connal, S., Cameron, J. M., Sala, A., Brennan, P. M., Palmer, D. S., Palmer, J. D., Perlow, H. & Baker, M. J., 11 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Translational Medicine. 21, 18 p., 118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Chemical Structures Association Trust Grant
Palmer, David (Recipient), 2 Jun 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF - 272391 - IETSOL)
Palmer, David (Recipient), 1 Feb 2012
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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AI for Drug Discovery
David Palmer (Speaker)
8 Nov 2022 → 10 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Machine learning from continuous functions: applications to solvation thermodynamics and cancer diagnostics
David Palmer (Speaker)
5 Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk