Professor Sophia Yaliraki

Proteam UP! Challenge Team Member

... lead to fundamental understanding of molecular behaviour and to new drug targets

... my high school chemistry teacher-most revered and only female at my previously all-boys school

... spending time with my family, the arts, reading and sports

... I wanted to understand how quantum mechanics underpins molecules

... seeing my students thrive and finding deeper understanding in our new mathematical approaches

... make our work more accessible to a wider audience

... love life, be fearless and don’t give up on your intellectual pursuits

The Proteam Up! Challenge was created by a team from the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London.