Dr. Zoë Waller

Professor

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Biography

Zoë graduated with an MChem in Chemistry Pharmaceutical Forensic Science from the University of Bradford in 2005 and completed her PhD in Chemical Biology at the University of Cambridge. Her thesis focused on the design, properties, and functions of small molecule ligands that interact with G-quadruplex DNA. Zoë gained teaching experience while completing her PhD and was awarded the Corporate Associates Prize for practical class demonstration. After her PhD, she worked as a Senior Demonstrator in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and later became a Junior Lecturer in Chemical Biology. She was promoted to Lecturer in 2014 and Senior Lecturer in 2017. In July 2020, Zoë joined University College London’s School of Pharmacy as an Associate Professor in Drug Discovery and was promoted to Professor in 2024. She has received numerous awards, including the UCL Provost Teaching Award and the Royal Society Chemistry Horizon Education Prize. Her research is centered on the structure and function of i-motif nucleic acids and is supported by the BBSRC Leverhulme Trust, contributing significantly to the field of chemical biology.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2024-01-01 — Present

University College London • London, United Kingdom

Head of Research in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry.

Associate Professor

2020-07-01 — 2024-01-01

University College London • London, United Kingdom

Teaching and researching Drug Discovery.

Senior Lecturer

2017-08-01 — 2020-07-30

University of East Anglia • Norwich, United Kingdom

Teaching and research in Chemical Biology.

Lecturer

2014-08-01 — 2017-07-31

University of East Anglia • Norwich, United Kingdom

Lecturing in Chemical Biology.

Junior Lecturer

2010-12-01 — 2014-07-31

University of East Anglia • Norwich, United Kingdom

Teaching in Chemical Biology.

Senior Demonstrator

2010-01-05 — 2010-07-31

University of East Anglia • Norwich, United Kingdom

Demonstrating Medicinal Chemistry.

Scientist

2010-08-01 — 2010-11-30

HFL Sport Science •

Working in Fitness Nutrition.

Awards

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UCL Provost Teaching Award

2022-01-01
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Royal Society Chemistry Jeremy Knowles Award

2025-01-01