Hagan Bayley

Life and education Bayley was educated at The King's School, Chester and Uppingham School and Harvard University, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1979.

Originally from Wales, he spent much of his early career between the United Kingdom and the United States.

Research Bayley's research is largely based on the study and engineering of transmembrane pore-forming proteins, as well as interests in chemical signal transduction and biomolecular materials. He is the co-founder of Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd. Bayley's research includes work on the pore-forming protein alpha haemolysin engineered for sensing has been highly cited.

Career Following his PhD, Bayley completed postdoctoral research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Awards and honours Bayley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2011.

The Science Council recognised him as "one of the UK's 100 leading practising scientists" of 2014.