Stuart Warriner

Dr Stuart Warriner is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Chemistry at the University of Leeds whose research spans chemical biology, bioanalytical chemistry, synthesis, and mass spectrometry. His work focusses on developing chemical tools to investigate biological systems, including protein trafficking pathways and bioactive molecule discovery. He has particular expertise in peptide chemistry and mass spectrometry-based analysis, supporting a wide range of collaborative projects in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry.

Within ACROPATH, Stuart contributes expertise in analytical and peptide-focused methodologies that support interdisciplinary bioscience and biomolecular research.

Selected publications:

Towards designer organelles by subverting the peroxisomal import pathway.
Cross L.L., Paudyal R., Kamisugi Y., Berry A., Cuming A.C., Baker A., Warriner S.L.
Nature Communications 8, (1), pp. 454 (2017).
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00487-7

Quantitative N- or C-Terminal Labelling of Proteins with Unactivated Peptides by Use of Sortases and a d-Aminopeptidase.
Arnott Z.L.P., Morgan H.E., Hollingsworth K., Stevenson C.M.E., Collins L.J., Tamasanu A., et al.
Angewandte Chemie Int Ed 63, (8), pp. e202310862 (2024).
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310862

High-throughput discovery and characterisation of pentafluorobenzene sulfonamide modifiers of Aurora A kinase.
Chesti J., Miles J.A., Collins L.J., McCallum H.A., Foglizzo M., Ahangar M.S., et al.
RSC Chemical Biology 7, (5), pp. 862-869 (2026).
DOI: 10.1039/D5CB00290G

Carrier-mediated transport as a common route of antibiotic ingress into bacteria.
Clarke J.E., Galarion L.H., Almadani A.A., Smith C.N.A., Wright J.D., Warriner S.L., and O'Neill A.J.
mBio, 16, (8), pp. e0161625-e01625 (2025).
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01616-25