{"id":112,"date":"2012-08-31T11:14:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T10:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2024-04-26T14:49:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:49:47","slug":"sarah-shepherd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/?page_id=112","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Sarah Shepherd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Sarah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-208 alignleft\" title=\"Sarah\" src=\"http:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Sarah-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Sarah-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Sarah.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong>Sarah Shepherd<\/strong> studied for a MChem degree in Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry\u00a0 at the University of Warwick from 2006-2010. During her fourth year MChem project, her research involved the synthesis of inhibitors of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases, under the supervision of Professor Tim Bugg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sarah joined the Micklefield group in 2010 and has achieved a PhD in the area of biocatalysis. Sarah is researching halogenase enzymes that chlorinate and brominate aromatic substrates. Sarah has experience in cloning and mutagenesis, protein purification and expression and analytical techniques such as, HPLC, mass spectrometry and NMR. She led NPRONET (Natural products discovery and bioengineering network) as a Network Manager and is currently a Project Manager for the group<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outside of the lab, Sarah enjoys playing golf and spending time at the beach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Publications:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Merging enzymes with chemocatalysis for sustainable amide bond synthesis<\/strong>. L. Bering, E. J. Craven, S. A. Sowerby Thomas, <strong>S. A. Shepherd<\/strong> and J. Micklefield <em>Nature Commun.<\/em> <strong>2022<\/strong>, <i>13,\u00a0<\/i>380.\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-022-28005-4\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-022-28005-4<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Programmable late-stage C\u2013H bond functionalisation enabled by integration of enzymes with chemocatalysis <\/strong>E. J. Craven, J. Latham, <strong>S. A. Shepherd<\/strong>, I. Khan, A. Diaz-Rodriguez, M. F. Greaney and J. Micklefield. <em>Nature Catalysis<\/em> <strong>2021<\/strong>, <em>4<\/em>, 385-394. (<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41929-021-00603-3\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41929-021-00603-3<\/a>)#.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engineering orthogonal methyltransferases to create alternative bioalkylation <\/strong>A. J. Herbert, <strong>S. A. Shepherd,<\/strong> V.A. Cronin, M.R. Bennett, R. Sung and J. Micklefield. <em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> <strong>2020<\/strong>, <em>59<\/em>, 14950-14956. (<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ange.202004963\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ange.202004963<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Structure and Biocatalytic Scope of Coclaurine N-Methyltransferase.<\/strong> M. R. Bennett, M. L. Thompson, <strong>S. A. Shepherd<\/strong>, M. S. Dunstan, A. J. Herbert, D. R. M. Smith, V. A. Cronin, B. R. K. Menon, C. Levy &amp; J. Micklefield <em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> <strong>2018, <em>57<\/em>, <\/strong>10600-10604. (<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201805060\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201805060<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Development of Halogenase Enzymes for Use in Synthesis <\/strong>J. Latham, E. Brandenburger, <strong>S. A. Shepherd<\/strong>, B. R. K. Menon and J.Micklefield <em>Chem. Rev<\/em> <strong>2018<\/strong>, <em>118<\/em>, 232-269;\u00a0 (<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.chemrev.7b00032\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.chemrev.7b00032<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>RadH: A Versatile Halogenase for Integration into Synthetic Pathways. <\/strong>B. R. K. Menon, E. Brandenburger, H. H. Sharif, U. Klemstein, <strong>S.A. Shepherd<\/strong>, M. F. Greaney, and J. Micklefield\u00a0<em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. <\/em><strong>2017<\/strong> in press (<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201706342\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201706342<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Development of Halogenase Enzymes for use in Synthesis.\u00a0<\/strong>Jonathan Latham, Eileen Brandenburger, <strong>Sarah A. Shepherd<\/strong>, Binuraj R. K. Menon and Jason Micklefield.\u00a0<em>American Chemical Society.\u00a0<\/em><strong>2017, <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/articlesonrequest\/AOR-XJV72fJWeGVD7wpMYnnX\">DOI: 10.1021\/acs.chemrev.7b00032<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Recent Advances in Methyltransferase Biocatalysis.\u00a0<\/strong>M.R. Bennett, <strong>S.A. Shepherd<\/strong>, V.A. Cronin, J. Micklefield <i>Current Opinion in Chemical Biology.\u00a0<\/i><strong>2017,\u00a0<\/strong><em>in press.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Structure and Biocatalytic Scope of Thermophillic Flavin-Dependent Halogenase and Flavin Reductase Enzymes <\/strong>B. R. K. Menon, J. Latham, M. S. Dunstan, E. Brandenburger, U. Klemstein, <strong>S. A. Shepherd<\/strong>, C. Karthikeyan, M. F. Greaney, D. Leys and J. Micklefield* <em>Org. Biomol. Chem.<\/em> <strong>2016<\/strong>, <em>14<\/em>, 9354\u20139361<strong>.<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/C6OB01861K\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/C6OB01861K<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Integrated Catalysis Opens New Arylation Pathways via Regiodivergent Enzymatic C-H Activation. <\/strong>J. Latham<em>, <\/em>J.-M. Henry, H. H. Sharif,\u00a0B. R. K. Menon, <strong>S. A. Shepherd<\/strong>,\u00a0 M. F. Greaney, J. Micklefield.\u00a0<em>Nature Commun. <\/em><strong>2016<\/strong>, 7, 11873 (<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/NCOMMS11873\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/NCOMMS11873<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>An Enzyme Cascade for Selective Modification of Tyrosine<br \/>\nResidues in Structurally Diverse Peptides and Proteins.\u00a0<\/strong>A.-W. Struck, M. R. Bennett, <strong>S. A. Shepherd<\/strong>, B. J. C. Law, Y. Zhuo, L. S. Wong, J. Micklefield\u00a0<em>J. Am. Chem. Soc.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2016,<\/strong> <em>138,\u00a0<\/em>3038-3045.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/jacs.5b10928\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1021\/jacs.5b10928<\/a>)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>A Structure-Guided Switch in the Regioselectivity<\/strong> <strong>of a Tryptophan Halogenase. S. A. Shepherd<\/strong>, B. R. K. Menon, H. Fisk, A.-W. Struck, C. Levy, D. Leys, J. Micklefield\u00a0<em>ChemBioChem<\/em> <strong>2016,\u00a0<\/strong>17, 9, p. 821\u2013824 \u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/cbic.201600051\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/cbic.201600051<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Effects of Active Site Modification and Quaternary Structure on the Regioselectivity of Catechol-<\/strong><strong><em>O<\/em><\/strong><strong>-Methyltransferase. <\/strong>B. J. C. Law, M. R. Bennett, M. L. Thompson, C. Levy, <strong>S. A. Shepherd<\/strong>, D. Leys, and J. Micklefield\u00a0<em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.\u00a0<\/em><strong>2016,\u00a0<\/strong><em>55,<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>2683-2687. (<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201508287\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/anie.201508287<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biochemical characterization and selective inhibition of b-carotene <em>cis-trans<\/em> isomerase D27 and carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase CCD8 on the strigolactone biosynthetic pathway.\u00a0<\/strong>Peter J. Harrison, Sophie A. Newgas, Flora Descombes,\u00a0<strong>Sarah A. Shepherd<\/strong>, Andrew J. Thompson and Timothy D. H. Bugg\u00a0<em>FEBS Journal.,\u00a0<strong>2015,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>in press. <\/em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/febs.13400\/pdf\">DOI:\u00a010.1111\/febs.13400<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extending the Biocatalytic Scope of Regiocomplementary Flavin-Dependent Halogenase Enzymes. S.A. Shepherd<\/strong>, C. Karthikeyan, J. Latham, A.-W. Struck, M. L. Thompson, B. Menon, C. Levy, D. Leys and J. Micklefield\u00a0<em>Chemical Science<\/em>\u00a0<strong>2015,\u00a0<\/strong><em>6, <\/em>3454-3460<em>\u00a0<\/em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/Content\/ArticleLanding\/2015\/SC\/C5SC00913H#!divAbstract\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/C5SC00913H<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A High-Throughput Assay for Arylamine Halogenation Based on a Peroxidase Mediated Quinone-Amine Coupling with Applications in the Screening of Enzymatic Halogenations.\u00a0<\/strong>J. Hosford,\u00a0<strong>S.A. Shepherd<\/strong>, J. Micklefield, L. S. Wong\u00a0<em>Chem. Eur. J.,\u00a0<\/em><strong>2014<\/strong><em>, 20<\/em>, 16759-16763 (<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/chem.201403953\/abstract\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/chem.201403953<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Shepherd studied for a MChem degree in Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry\u00a0 at the University of Warwick from 2006-2010. During her fourth year MChem project, her research involved the synthesis of inhibitors of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases, under the supervision of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/?page_id=112\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-112","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1658,"href":"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions\/1658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micklefieldlab.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}