Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Plant natural product biosynthesis
Molecular mechanisms
- Deciphering biosynthetic pathways
- Protein X-ray crystallography
- Enzyme mechanism
Evolutionary origins
- Enzyme sub/neo-functionalisation
- The formation of metabolic gene clusters
- The phylogenomics of specialised metabolisms
Practical applications
- Synthetic biology platforms for natural product production
- Industrial biocatalysis
Employment History
2019 - present - Future Leaders Fellow
Centre for Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York
2018-2019 - Lecturer
Department of Biology, University of York
2016-2018, Post-doctoral Researcher
O'Connor group, John Innes Centre
2011-2016, PhD
Ward and Hailes groups, University College London
2007-2011, MSci
Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD: Norcoclaurine synthase: the mechanism and biocatalytic potential of a Pictet-Spenglerase, University College London
Award Date: 1 Feb 2016
Masters, MSci MA (Cantab), University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jun 2011
External positions
Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre
1 Feb 2016 → 23 Nov 2018
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Uncoupled activation and cyclization in catmint reductive terpenoid biosynthesis
Lichman, B. R., Kamileen, M. O., Titchiner, G. R., Saalbach, G., Stevenson, C. E. M., Lawson, D. M. & O’Connor, S. E., 10 Dec 2018, In: NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY. 15, 1, p. 71-79 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phylogenomic Mining of the Mints Reveals Multiple Mechanisms Contributing to the Evolution of Chemical Diversity in Lamiaceae
Mint Evolutionary Genomics Consortium, Boachon, B., Buell, C. R., Crisovan, E., Dudareva, N., Garcia, N., Godden, G., Henry, L., Kamileen, M. O., Kates, H. R., Lichman, B. R., Kilgore, M. B., Mavrodiev, E. V., Newton, L., Rodriguez-Lopez, C., O'Connor, S. E., Soltis, D., Soltis, P., Vaillancourt, B., Wiegert-Rininger, K., & 1 others, 6 Aug 2018, In: Molecular plant. 11, 8, p. 1084-1096 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A transatlantic perspective on 20 emerging issues in biological engineering
Wintle, B. C., Boehm, C. R., Rhodes, C., Molloy, J. C., Millett, P., Adam, L., Breitling, R., Carlson, R., Casagrande, R., Dando, M., Doubleday, R., Drexler, E., Edwards, B., Ellis, T., Evans, N. G., Hammond, R., Haseloff, J., Kahl, L., Kuiken, T., Lichman, B. R., & 9 others, 14 Nov 2017, In: eLife. 6, 21 p., e30247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RENEWAL; 0135; The Daphniphyllum alkaloids: biosynthesis, biocatalysts and bioactives from a neglected natural product class
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MRC)
1/05/23 → 30/04/26
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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BBSRC IAA:Establishing a spatial transcriptomics platform for diverse plant tissues
BBSRC (BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL)
1/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Other project (funded) › Restricted grant
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How to turn a mint into catmint: the origins of specialised metabolism
Lichman, B. R., Jeffares, D. & Thomas-Oates, J. E.
BBSRC (BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL)
1/09/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Activities
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T20 PSE Conference Liverpool 2020
Benjamin Robert Lichman (Participant)
6 Mar 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference participation
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YorNight 2020
Benjamin Robert Lichman (Presenter)
8 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Outreach (e.g. schools, community groups)
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Connecting with Industry in the Bioeconomy
Benjamin Robert Lichman (Participant)
13 Jan 2020 → 14 Jan 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar/workshop/course
Datasets
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Data from: The evolutionary origins of the cat attractant nepetalactone in catnip
Lichman, B. R. (Creator), Godden, G. T. (Creator), Hamilton, J. P. (Creator), Palmer, L. (Creator), Kamileen, M. O. (Creator), Zhao, D. (Creator), Vaillancourt, B. (Creator), Wood, J. (Creator), Sun, M. (Creator), Kinser, T. J. (Creator), Henry, L. K. (Creator), Rodriguez Lopez, C. (Creator), Dudareva, N. (Creator), Soltis, D. E. (Creator), Soltis, P. S. (Creator), Buell, C. R. (Creator) & O'Connor, S. E. (Creator), Dryad, 6 Mar 2020
Dataset
Prizes
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Future Leaders Fellowship
Lichman, Benjamin R. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively