Dhira Joshi
Deputy Head Of Peptide Chemistry The Francis Crick Institute
Dhira Joshi is a peptide scientist specialist with more than 30 years of experience spanning peptide discovery, design, and development across diagnostics and therapeutics. Her expertise covers the selection and optimization of peptides for a wide range of applications, including antibodies, diagnostic tools, and treatments targeting diseases such as cancer, HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis. Throughout her career, she has worked extensively with diverse peptide modalities, including cyclic, macrocyclic, and chemically modified peptides of varying lengths, bringing deep knowledge of peptide engineering and translational science to complex biomedical challenges.
Seminars
Thursday 3rd December 2026
Harnessing Peptide Array Technologies to Accelerate Functional Peptide Discovery
11:30 am
- Explore how peptide array technologies can rapidly identify protein binding regions and generate actionable insights for peptide design and target validation.
- Discover how peptide arrays support the rational design of functional and macrocyclic peptides and learn how lead macrocycles can be further optimised to enhance potency, binding affinity and therapeutic potentialt.
- Gain practical insights into integrating peptide array screening into early discovery workflows to accelerate hit identification, guide lead optimisation and de-risk candidate selection.
