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Updates from the Shchepinova Lab

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Shchepinova Lab awarded the RS Research Fund

October 2026: The grant will help buy some bits of equipment to set up the GPCR chemical biology lab. Congratulations!

GPCR Workshop Istanbul 2026

Masha gives an invited talk at the GPCR Workshop at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey

October 2026: Two fully packed days with an amazing international crew and intense discussions on how to crack some of the hardest enigmas in the GPCR world. Turkish hospitality is really hard to beat!

Two PhD students, Evie and Shun, join the group

October 2026: Very warm welcome!!

GPCR-UK annual meeting Glasgow 2026

Masha gives an invited talk at the GPCR-UK annual meeting in Glasgow, UK

September 2026: It was amazing to see so many old and new colleagues, chat about GPCRs and life, and get back to Glasgow for a few days! And dance ceilidh, of course!

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Shchepinova Lab awarded the RSC Research Fund

May 2026: The grant will fund research on new precision chemical biology probes for GPCRs. Congratulations!

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Shchepinova Lab awarded an AMS Springboard Award

April 2026: The grant will fund research on investigating the impact of lipid peroxidation on GPCR function in type 2 diabetes, on the roadmap to personalized anti-diabetic therapies. Congratulations!

We Are Hiring

We Are Hiring!

March 2026: We are looking for an exceptional PhD student to join our lab in October 2026. You will investigate how lipid peroxidation affects GPCR function in metabolic disease. Get in touch to find out more.

Masha attends the RSC CBBG Forum in Cardiff

March 2026: Great to see advances in chemical biology and catch up with the members of the Tate group at the RSC Chemical Biology and Bio-Organic Group (CBBG) Forum at the University of Cardiff.

RSC South-West Regional Meeting in Bristol

Masha gives a talk at the RSC South-West Regional Meeting

February 2026: Masha shares the group's work at the RSC Organic Chemistry Community South and West Regional Meeting at the University of Bristol on the first sunny day of 2026.

Masha gives a talk at the GPCR Conference in Liverpool

February 2026: Masha presents her proximity proteomics work at the SfE Endocrine Metabolic GPCRs Conference in Liverpool.

University of Bath Research Excellence Day

Masha represents Chemistry Department at the University of Bath Research Excellence Day

February 2026: Masha represents the Chemistry Department at the University of Bath Research Excellence Day.

GPCR UK Network in Cambridge

Masha presents at the GPCR-UK Network in Cambridge

September 2025: Masha presents at the first GPCR-UK Network event at the LMB in Cambridge. What a great idea to get all the UK GPCRologists together in the amazing place!

ECR Leadership Retreat

Masha presents at the RSC ECR Leadership Retreat

September 2025: Masha takes part at the Chemical Biology Leadership Retreat for early-career academics at Imperial College London.

Launch of the Shchepinova Group

April 2025: Masha launches her independent group at the Chemistry Department @ Bath. Congratulations!