Winner Profile: Angelos Pistofidis

Trainee Paper Award Profile

Angelos Pistofidis

2025 Award Recipient

Honoured for a high-impact research publication as lead trainee author. Angelos published an article titled Structures and mechanism of condensation in nonribosomal peptide synthesis in Nature in 2024! The article provides insights into elucidating the catalytic mechanisms and substrate binding determinants in nonribosomal peptide synthetases, which aid in the synthesis of small-molecule natural products, life-saving therapeutics, green chemicals, and potent toxins by linking amino acids through peptide bond formation.