About

I am a Lecturer at the University of Derby, with a multidisciplinary background in protein engineering, therapeutic proteins, and nanotechnology. My academic journey spans several prestigious institutions, where I have combined research excellence with a strong commitment to teaching and academic mentorship.

Prior to my current role, I was a Research Associate at Loughborough University. During this time, my work focused on developing new methods for Regenerative Biocrystallisation.

Previously, I held a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position at the University of Oxford, where I explored Dog Tag-catcher system to support the development of orthogonal toolbox of molecular superglues. Prior to that, I was a Visiting Researcher at Uppsala University, where I worked on the phage display technology to probe the human dark proteome and protein interaction networks.

Teaching responsibilities

Currently, I am supporting various modules of biomedical science undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. 

Research interests

My research interests continue to centre around therapeutic protein design, molecular biotechnology, and translational applications of protein nanostructures. I am passionate about integrating innovative research into teaching and fostering the next generation of scientists in the field of biotechnology and biomedicine.

My lab hosts undergraduate and master's level projects and internships, with a focus on the therapeutic nanocrystal design and protein engineering. Please get in touch if you are interested in projects in these areas.

We are currently recruiting PhD studentships for projects related to our research interests. Informal enquiries are welcome at any time.

Membership of professional bodies

• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Member of Biochemical Society
• Member of Federation of European Biochemical Societies
• Member of HVB, UK

Recent conferences

• Biologics 2023, London, March 2023
• Engineering Biology: The Next Generation, Society of Chemical Industry, London, Feb 2023
• Heriot-watt learning and teaching symposium, Oct 2022
• Build back stronger: Workshop on the continuation of good, blended teaching practices and innovation, Royal Society of Biology, Jan 2022
• EMBO Workshop: Designing functional biomolecular assemblies: Beyond biology, 2021
• HVB Annual Meeting 2021, Harrogate 2021
• Synthetic biology UK-2019, University of Warwick, UK
• Protein engineering II: from new molecules to new processes, 2019, University of York, UK
• Lectures and hands-on tutorials on: Protein structure and structure-based drug design (organised by NDPIA), Lund University 2017, Sweden
• The modularity of signalling proteins and networks, EMBO workshop (2016), Seefeld in Tirol, Austria

Additional interests and activities

Badminton and Volleyball

Recent publications

• Lin Z, Tian W, Su Y, Yadav VK, Yang H. Positive and negative effects of graphite flake and monolayer graphene oxide templates on protein crystallization. Particuology 2023, 79: 27-34
• Muhammad A, Khramushin A, Yadav VK, Furman OS, Ivarsson Y. Defining binding motifs and dynamics of the multi-pocket FERM domain from ezrin, radixin, moesin and merlin. 2023 Jun 6; 62(11): 1594–1607.
• Li Y, Balakrishnan V, Rowse M, Wu CG, Bravos A, Yadav VK, Ivarsson Y, Strack S, Novikova I. Coupling to short linear motifs creates versatile PME-1 activities in PP2A holoenzyme demethylation and inhibition. 2022, 11: e79736
• Keeble AH, Yadav VK, Ferla MP, Bauer CC, Chuntharpursat-Bon E, Huang J, Bon RS, Howarth M. DogCatcher allows loop-friendly protein-protein ligation. Cell Chem Biol. 2021, S2451-9456(21)00315-9
• Yadav VK, Ferla MP, Keeble AH, Howarth M. orthogonal toolbox of bacterial superglues for covalent interactions. Oxford Patent 2021
• Wigington CP, Roy J, Damle NP, Yadav VK, Blikstad C, Resch E, Wong CJ, Mackay DR, Wang JT, Krystkowiak I, Bradburn DA, Tsekitsidou E, Hong SH, Kaderali MA, Xu SL, Stearns T, Gingras AC, Ullman KS, Ivarsson Y, Davey NE, Cyert MS. Systematic discovery of Short Linear Motifs decodes calcineurin phosphatase signalling. Mol Cell. 2020, 79(2):342-358.e12
• Wu CG, Chen H, Guo F, Yadav VK, Mcilwain SJ, Rowse M, Choudhary A, Lin Z, Li Y, Gu T, Zheng A, Xu Q, Lee W, Resch E, Johnson B, Day J, Ge Y, Ong IM, Burkard ME, Ivarsson Y, Xing Y. PP2A-B’ holoenzyme substrate recognition, regulation, and role in cytokinesis. Cell Discov. 2017, 8;3:17027
• Davey NE, Seo MH, Yadav VK, Jeon J, Nim S, Krystkowiak I, Blikstad C, Dong D, Markova N, Kim PM, Ivarsson Y. Discovery of short linear motif-mediated interactions through phage display of intrinsically disordered regions of the human proteome. FEBS J. 2017, 284(3):485-498