Rate My Professor Trevor Forsyth

Professor Trevor Forsyth holds the position of Professor of Biophysics at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine, Department of Experimental Medical Science, with a tri-faculty appointment spanning the Faculties of Medicine, Science, and Engineering. As Research Team Manager in Molecular Biophysics, he also directs LINXS – Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science, a role he began on 1 December 2021 to advance cross-disciplinary research utilizing the MAX IV synchrotron and European Spallation Source. Previously, Forsyth served as Professor of Biophysics at Keele University since his appointment to a personal chair in 2004, following roles as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Physics there. From 2000 to 2022, he was on secondment at the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France, where he headed the Life Sciences Group as Senior Fellow within the Partnership for Structural Biology.

Forsyth specializes in structural biology and biophysics, applying neutron and synchrotron X-ray methods, high-field NMR, and cryo-electron microscopy to investigate molecular mechanisms of amyloid formation and its links to clinical conditions like transthyretin cardiomyopathy and polyneuropathy. His contributions include extensive publications such as “The interaction of human serum components with model membranes containing phospholipids and lipopolysaccharides” (Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025), “Counter-diffusion studies of human transthyretin: the growth of high-quality crystals for X-ray and neutron crystallography” (Journal of Applied Crystallography, 2025), “Structure and dynamics of the active site of hen egg-white lysozyme from atomic resolution neutron crystallography” (Structure, 2025), “Neutron diffraction from a microgravity-grown crystal reveals the active site hydrogens of the internal aldimine form of tryptophan synthase” (Cell Reports Physical Science, 2024), and “High-Density Lipoprotein function is modulated by the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in a lipid-type dependent manner” (Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023). Through LINXS, he promotes interdisciplinary collaborations across academia, public sectors, and industry in neutron and X-ray life sciences.