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- Manager
- Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
- School of Physical & Chemical Sciences
- Senior Lecturer Above the BarSchool of Physical & Chemical Sciences
My research is primarily interested in how proteins do their jobs, and the myriad of structural forms and interactions that affect their functioning. By using structure-function relationships as a scaffold, I am interested in how this function can be tuned to yield desirable functional features. This research involves studying both soluble and membrane proteins, with an emphasis on studying enzymes. Alongside the proteinaceous research, I am interested in fundamental aspects of mass spectrometry analyses of proteins, and developing supporting software, to uncover new and enabling methodologies.
The research combines structural biology, mass spectrometry, biochemistry, and synthetic biology to investigate the molecular mechanisms of proteins and enzymes, with applications ranging from bioplastic production to antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery.
My research is primarily interested in how proteins do their jobs, and the myriad of structural forms and interactions that affect their functioning. By using structure-function relationships as a scaffold, I am interested in how this function can be tuned to yield desirable functional features. This research involves studying both soluble and membrane proteins, with an emphasis on studying enzymes. Alongside the proteinaceous research, I am interested in fundamental aspects of mass spectrometry analyses of proteins, and developing supporting software, to uncover new and enabling methodologies.
The research combines structural biology, mass spectrometry, biochemistry, and synthetic biology to investigate the molecular mechanisms of proteins and enzymes, with applications ranging from bioplastic production to antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery.
- Faculty of Science
- Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 4 Quality Education
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Collaborative research projects
- Consulting & advisory services
- Industry partnerships & innovation
- Media enquiries
- Technical expertise & support
Fields of Research- Biochemistry and cell biology
- Bioinformatics and computational biology
- Industrial biotechnology
- Analytical chemistry
- Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
- Manager
- Principal Research Specialist
- School of Physical & Chemical Sciences
- Principal Research SpecialistSchool of Physical & Chemical Sciences
Dr Marie Squire is a Principal Research and Instrumentation Specialist in Te Kura Matū | School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, where she provides expert support across UC’s analytical chemistry and spectroscopy infrastructure. After completing her Chemistry studies at UC, she undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford before returning to New Zealand for roles at the University of Otago and later UC.She leads analytical instrument services for SPCS, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Mass Spectrometry (MS), and Liquid Chromatography (HPLC/LC). Her work spans instrument maintenance, troubleshooting, researcher training, method development, and data interpretation. Operating at the intersection of chemistry, biochemistry, environmental science, and materials science, she co‑supervises research students, contributes to undergraduate teaching, and supports outreach and capability development.Her specialist expertise lies in applying NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and chromatographic separation techniques to complex biochemical, chemical, and materials‑focused research challenges.Dr Marie Squire is a Principal Research and Instrumentation Specialist in Te Kura Matū | School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, where she provides expert support across UC’s analytical chemistry and spectroscopy infrastructure. After completing her Chemistry studies at UC, she undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford before returning to New Zealand for roles at the University of Otago and later UC.She leads analytical instrument services for SPCS, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Mass Spectrometry (MS), and Liquid Chromatography (HPLC/LC). Her work spans instrument maintenance, troubleshooting, researcher training, method development, and data interpretation. Operating at the intersection of chemistry, biochemistry, environmental science, and materials science, she co‑supervises research students, contributes to undergraduate teaching, and supports outreach and capability development.Her specialist expertise lies in applying NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and chromatographic separation techniques to complex biochemical, chemical, and materials‑focused research challenges.- Faculty of Science
- Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- Collaborative research projects
- Consulting & advisory services
- Industry partnerships & innovation
- Outreach & community engagement
- Technical expertise & support
Fields of Research- Chemical sciences
- Analytical chemistry
- Analytical spectrometry
- Instrumental methods (excl. immunological and bioassay methods)
- Characterisation of biological macromolecules
- Organic chemistry