James Naismith (chemist)

James Naismith
FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE FRSC FInstP FRSB
James Naismith FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE FRSC FInstP FRSB
	James Naismith at the Royal Society admissions day in July 2014
Born	James Henderson Naismith; 26 July 1968; Bellshill, Scotland
Other names	Jim Naismith
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh (BSc); University of Manchester (PhD); University of St Andrews (DSc);
Known for	Structural biology
Spouse	Rachel Middleton
Children	2
Awards	Tilden Prize (2019); Fellow AAAS (2016); EMBO Member (2010); Colworth Medal (2004); Corday Morgan Medal (2004);
	Scientific career
Fields	Enzymology; Chemical Biology; Biochemistry; Structural Biology;
Institutions	University of Oxford; Rosalind Franklin Institute; University of St Andrews; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;
Thesis	Structural studies of concanavalin A and zinc aldolase (1992)
Doctoral advisor	Bill Hunter; John R. Helliwell; David Garner;
Website	www.rfi.ac.uk/about/people/interim-academic-lead-jim-naismith/

James Henderson Naismith (born 26 July 1968) is a Scot, Professor of Structural Biology and since autumn of 2023 the Head of the Mathematical, Physical, and Life Science Division (MPLS) Division at the University of Oxford. He is also currently Vice-President (non-clinical) of The Academy of Medical Sciences and a Fellow of Jesus College. He was the acting and inaugural Director (2017-2023) of the Rosalind Franklin Institute and Director of the Research Complex at Harwell. He served as Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Chemical Biology at the University of St Andrews. He was a member of Council of the Royal Society (2021-2022) and the Vice-Chair of Council (2022-2024) of the European X-ray Free Electron Laser.