Ahead of his 75th birthday, Robin Perutz, Emeritus Professor at the University of York, discusses his career combining theory and experiment to probe reactivity while also promoting the inclusion of marginalized groups into science.
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Robin Perutz was interviewed by Stephanie Greed
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Perutz, R., Greed, S. A life of leaving the door open. Nat Rev Chem 9, 5–6 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-024-00678-z
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