Dr Anne Makena
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Anne Makena
AfOx Co-Director
Africa Oxford Initiative
Dr Anne Makena is the Co-Director of the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), a vibrant platform for all things Africa at Oxford. AfOx's vision is to make Africa a strategic priority for the University of Oxford by facilitatating equitable, sustainable and impactful collaborations between Oxford and African institutions. AfOx programs include a bespoke graduate scholarship program, research and academic mobility programs and an innovation platform for African entrepreneurs. Anne is responsible for developing and implementing the overall strategy of the Initiative (AfOx), fundraising and stakeholder engagement as well as supporting the delivery of core AfOx programs.
Anne holds a DPhil in Chemical Biology from the University of Oxford and an Executive MBA from the Said Business School.
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