Dr Rajesh Kuppusamy | UNSW Research

My Expertise

My area of expertise is medicinal chemistry and along with this highly skilled in analytical chemistry such as HPLC, GPC, LCMS, and NMR to quantify and analyze drug molecules.

I have proven ability in microbiology for conducting various assays and experiments.

Fields of Research (FoR)

Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Organic chemistry, Supramolecular chemistry, Microbiology, Computational chemistry

Biography

I am a dynamic and innovative researcher, currently pursuing the development of new antibiotics, antivirals, and disinfectants to tackle community and hospital-acquired infections.

Throughout my vast experience in industry and academia, I have developed many novel compounds used to treat important human diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and bacterial infections. I am passionate about med chem research projects, training new researchers, and translating research into new products, and want to contribute my research for the benefit of working organisations and society. 

My Grants

Development of aerosolised disinfectant

My Qualifications

My Awards

BridgeTech REDI Fellowship through MTP connects ($10000)
Academic Research Excellence Research Award by the School of Optometry and Vision Science UNSW

My Research Activities

My research focuses on

Design and Synthesis of new antimicrobial peptides and peptidomimetics to kill many different types of microbes including bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
Isolation of Bacteriophages.
Working on understanding the mode of action of antibacterial compounds.
Working on the self-assembly properties of developed peptidomimetic compounds for drug-delivery applications.