Dr Anne Makena
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Anne Makena
Programme Coordinator
Africa Oxford Initiative
Dr Anne Makena is the Program Coordinator of the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), a vibrant platform for all things Africa at Oxford. Anne is responsible for developing and implementing the overall strategy of the Initiative (AfOx), as well as managing the core AfOx programs. AfOx supports a wide range of activities including a travel grant scheme and visiting fellowships for African academics, supporting high quality meetings and providing academic and mentorship support to African students and research staff in Oxford.
Recent publications
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In Silico Fragment-Based Design Identifies Subfamily B1 Metallo-β-lactamase Inhibitors
Cain R. et al, (2018), Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 61, 1255 - 1260
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F-NMR Reveals the Role of Mobile Loops in Product and Inhibitor Binding by the São Paulo Metallo-β-Lactamase
Abboud MI. et al, (2017), Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56, 3862 - 3866
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“To Cross-Seed or Not To Cross-Seed”: A Pilot Study Using Metallo-β-lactamases
Abuhammad A. et al, (2017), Crystal Growth & Design, 17, 913 - 924
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Comparison of Verona Integron-Borne Metallo-β-Lactamase (VIM) Variants Reveals Differences in Stability and Inhibition Profiles
Makena A. et al, (2016), Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60, 1377 - 1384
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Biochemical characterization of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase variants reveals differences in protein stability
Makena A. et al, (2015), Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70, 463 - 469