Dr Jason Woodgate

Full release on iOS and Android. 55 tools, 414 glossary terms, 13 protocols, 7 troubleshooting wizards. In development since January 2026.

AI-powered interactive fiction. In development since October 2025.

RSS reader for iOS and Android. In development since August 2025.

Software company. Company No. 16795680. Registered in England and Wales.

Woodgate, J., Sumang, F.A., Salliss, M.E., Belousoff, M., Ward, A.C., Challis, G.L., Zenkin, N., Errington, J. & Dashti, Y. Mode of action and mechanisms of resistance to persiathiacin A. ACS Infect. Dis. 11(1), 155-163 (2025). Collaboration with Errington Lab.

Woodgate, J., Mosaei, H., Brazda, P., Stevenson-Jones, F. & Zenkin, N. Translation selectively destroys non-functional transcription complexes. Nature 626, 891-896 (2024).

Woodgate, J. & Zenkin, N. Transcription-translation coupling: Recent advances and future perspectives. Mol. Microbiol. 120(4), 539-546 (2023).

Newcastle University. Close encounters between E. coli RNA polymerase and the ribosome during transcription-translation coupling: a biochemical and structural investigation.

Zenkin Lab, Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Newcastle University.

Stevenson-Jones, F., Woodgate, J., Castro-Roa, D. & Zenkin, N. Ribosome reactivates transcription by physically pushing RNA polymerase out of transcription arrest. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 117(15), 8462-8467 (2020).

Zenkin Lab, Newcastle University. Transcription-translation coupling in bacteria.

University of Reading. Year averages: 84%, 83%, 84%.

Zenkin Lab, Newcastle University. Pre-PhD summer research placement.

Best degree score across biological sciences for the graduating class of 2017, University of Reading.

8-week research placement investigating the effect of pesticides and molluscicides on the spread of antibiotic resistance genes via mobile genetic elements.

Best performance at Part 2 in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, University of Reading.

University of Reading. Biochemistry, organic chemistry, microbiology, genetics, molecular cell biology, systems biology, bioinformatics, and statistical analysis.

Queen Mary's College. A* Biology, A* Chemistry.

Tesco PLC. Stock management, customer relations, mobile phone contract sales, staff leadership. December 2004 to September 2014.