| RefNo | EC/2022/04 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Chin, Jason: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2022 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Jason Chin as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Chin has engineered the genetic code of living cells to synthesise modified proteins and non-canonical polymers. To accomplish this, he created new translational machinery and codons to reprogram the genetic code, thus going well beyond prior work using amber suppression. He then completely synthesized a bacterial genome in which he reduced the number of sense codons in its genetic code. The codons thus unused were reassigned to encode non-canonical amino acids. Chin’s fundamental advances have been widely used to drive discovery, including to define the molecular consequences of post-translational modifications, define protein interactions in cells, and provide mechanistic insight into enzymes. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |