David Klenerman(1959)
Life SciencesSir David Klenerman is a British biophysical chemist and a professor of biophysical chemistry at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge.
United KingdomUniversity of Cambridge
5
Major Awards
517
Publications
27,516
Citations
83
h-index
279
i10-index
53.2
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Researcher
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, GB
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
SB
Shankar Balasubramanian
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (2023)
MG
Martin Glaessner
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (2023)
JW
Jeffery W. Kelly
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2022)
PM
Pascal Mayer
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2022)
AF
Alan Fersht
Copley Medal (2020)
RL
Russell Lande
Fellow of the Royal Society (2012)
AB
Alan Bundy
Fellow of the Royal Society (2012)
RK
Richard Kerswell
Fellow of the Royal Society (2012)
AH
Alasdair Houston
Fellow of the Royal Society (2012)
EL
Eddy Liew
Fellow of the Royal Society (2012)
DJ
Dominic Joyce
Fellow of the Royal Society (2012)
HR
Hywel Rhys Thomas
Fellow of the Royal Society (2012)
Education
University of Cambridge(Doctor of Philosophy)
Stanford University
Christ's College
Churchill College
Doctoral Advisor
Ian William Murison Smith
Top Publications
Single-molecule visualization of DNA G-quadruplex formation in live cells
Nature Chemistry2020347 citations
Pathological structural conversion of α-synuclein at the mitochondria induces neuronal toxicity
Nature Neuroscience2022225 citations
Small soluble α-synuclein aggregates are the toxic species in Parkinson’s disease
Nature Communications2022189 citations
Kinetic diversity of amyloid oligomers
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2020169 citations
Secondary nucleation and elongation occur at different sites on Alzheimer’s amyloid-β aggregates
Science Advances2019153 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
Martin Rees
Wolf Prize in Physics (2024)
Robert Langer
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2024)
JE
John Ellis
Copley Medal (2019)
Tim Berners-Lee
Turing Award (2016)
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
Andrew Singleton
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
YS
Yang Shi
Fellow of the Royal Society (2024)
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