Skip to main content
Home

Primary navigation

  • Research
    Discoveries that change lives
    • A-Z research labs
    • Platforms and facilities
    • A-Z researchers
    • Research topics and interest groups
    • Innovation and Business
    • Research partnerships
    • Animal research
    • Research case studies
    • Publications
    Explore our research

    Research partnerships

    The more we collaborate the more we create.

  • Careers and study
    A global community in the heart of London
    • Vacancies
    • Faculty
    • Postdocs
    • Students
    • Scientific staff
    • Clinical fellows
    • Operations
    • Working here
    Discover our technical training

    Technical training

    Our platforms and facilities have training available for researchers outside the Crick.

  • What's on
    Come face to face with life-changing science
    • Public events
    • Exhibitions
    • Seminars, lectures and symposia
    • Gallery opening times
    • Visit us
    Visit us

    We Go Way Back

    Unlock the secrets hidden in our DNA and discover the extraordinary story of humanity. 

  • About us
    Working to discover the biology of health and disease
    • Our strategy
    • Our science programme
    • Our approach to science
    • Leadership and structure
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Our history
    • Support us
    • Visit us
    • Contact us

    About us

    We are a biomedical discovery institute researching the biology underlying human health.

  • News and features
    The latest science and stories from the Crick
    • News and features
    • Media and press
    • Newsletters
    • Podcast
    • The Crick magazine | Issue 2
    Discover our science

    The Crick magazine

    The Crick magazine, spring 2026

Popular Searches
  • Vacancies
  • PhD students
  • Exhibitions
  • Seminars
  • Translation
  • Work experience
  • COVID-19
  • Cafe
Donate to us

Breadcrumb

  • Research
  • A-Z researchers

Javid Ahmad

Postdoc - Physical Science

Image of the front of the Crick with a tree in shot.

McTernan lab

Artificial Molecular Machinery Laboratory

Year published

  • 2026 (3)
  • 2025 (1)

Research topics

  • Biochemistry & Proteomics (1)
  • Chemical Biology & High Throughput (3)
  • Structural Biology & Biophysics (1)
  • Synthetic Biology (3)

Crick Pre-Crick

  • Crick publications (4)

Publication type

  • Journal article (3)
  • Preprint (1)
  • Primary research (3)

Journal

  • Angewandte Chemie (1)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2)
  • chemRxiv (1)
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4
Last updated : 15 July 2026 02:10

Transmembrane water transport by self-assembled metal-organic cages can be controlled by guest binding

Preprint
Authors (4)
  • Javid Ahmad
  • Yew Mun Yip
  • Zhe Li
  • Charlie McTernan
chemRxiv
Published 19 June 2026
Crick labs/ facilities
  • Charlie McTernan
  • Chemical Biology
Full details

Triply responsive control of ion transport with an artificial channel creates a switchable AND to OR logic gate

Authors (6)
  • Javid Ahmad
  • Kharina J Fenton
  • Adinarayana Bellamkonda
  • Samuel Fidler
  • Mark I Wallace
  • Charlie McTernan
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Published 9 January 2026
Crick labs/ facilities
  • Charlie McTernan
  • Structural Biology
  • MRC Biomedical NMR Centre
Full details

Triply responsive control of ion transport with an artificial channel creates a switchable AND to OR logic gate

Authors (6)
  • Javid Ahmad
  • Kharina J Fenton
  • Adinarayana Bellamkonda
  • Samuel Fidler
  • Mark I Wallace
  • Charlie McTernan
Angewandte Chemie
Published 9 January 2026
Crick labs/ facilities
  • Charlie McTernan
  • Structural Biology
  • MRC Biomedical NMR Centre
Full details

Rapid water permeation by aramid foldamer nanochannels with hydrophobic interiors

Authors (10)
  • Saquib Farooq
  • Javid Ahmad
  • Miroslava Nedyalkova
  • Rafael VM Freire
  • Indradip Mandal
  • Aurelien Crochet
  • Stefan Salentinig
  • Marco Lattuada
  • Charlie McTernan
  • Andreas FM Kilbinger
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Published 26 May 2025
Crick labs/ facilities
  • Charlie McTernan
  • Structural Biology
Full details

The Francis Crick Institute is a unique partnership between

  • UKRI Medical Research Council logo
  • UCL logo
  • Imperial College London logo
  • King's College London logo
  • Wellcome logo
  • Cancer Research UK logo

Contact Us

The Francis Crick Institute
1 Midland Road
London NW1 1AT

+44 (0)20 3796 0000

Send us a message

Map of Crick location

 

 

 

Quick Links

  • Alumni
  • Crick Kids
  • Sign up to our newsletters
  • Privacy policy
  • Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Terms and conditions
  • Modern slavery statement
  • Gender pay gap reporting

Social Links

  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Bluesky
  • Facebook
  • TikTok

Gallery Opening Times

  • Wed Closed
  • Thu 10:00–16:00
  • Fri 10:00–16:00
  • Sat 10:00–16:00
  • Sun Closed
  • Mon Closed
  • Tue Closed

View upcoming changes to normal opening times

The Francis Crick Institute logo

The Francis Crick Institute Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1140062 and a company registered in England and Wales no. 06885462, with its registered office at 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT.