Jack Bercovici is a fourth-year DPhil between the Davis Group at the Rosalind Franklin Institute and the Baldwin Group at the University of Oxford. He completed his BSc in Chemistry at the University of Bristol, having also studied for a qualification in Law at the same institution. His doctoral project focuses on developing a photochemical method of controlling phase separation within cells, utilising chemical biology approaches. With Dr Turner, he also works on developing methods to push the boundaries of existing NMR hardware using Seedless optimal control pulses which has led to him taking on a role as a part-time NMR technician at the RFI alongside his DPhil.
Outside of the lab, Jack is an accomplished writer-director (and occasional performer and producer), having worked with both the Bristol Revunions and the Oxford Revue (as president of both societies), as well as AD on a production Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard at the Oxford Playhouse. He is a satirist, who has ended up at lunch with Stephen Fry, the theatre with Damien Lewis and Ralph Fiennes, and the pub with John Finnemore. He also occasionally dabbles in piano and saxophone when he can find the time.