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My Expertise

Self-assembly, supramolecular chemistry, bioconjugate chemistry, self-assembled gels, scientific data and open science, RNA, lipid nanoparticles, nanomedicine, mRNA

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Supramolecular chemistry, Physical organic chemistry, Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry

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Biography

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Description

My research is in the area of bio-mimetic chemistry with focus on nanomedicine, supramolecular and biophysical chemistry. To this end we apply a combination of synthetic organic and inorganic chemistry, bioconjugate chemistry (chemical modification of biological molecules), cellular biology (for activity assays) and supramolecular chemistry to make our target systems and we use various spectroscopic techniques such as...view more

Location

Hilmer Building E10-741
School of Chemistry
The University of New South Wales

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Contact

+61-417459348
0417459348

Research Activities

Self-assembled gels are a new class of materials that have been shown to have applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery. In this project we will synthesise a new family of low molecular-mass organic gellators that form biologically active self-assembled gels, potentially inhibiting cell division and mobility of cancer cells. Our gels will incorporate two unique features; that is the ability to bind and sense small anions and the incorporation of heterogenous groups to study synergistic effects in their biological function. We will look extensively at the interaction between…

Videos

Supramolecular NMR titration
Three methods to prepare a self-assembled hydrogel
IC50 or cell viability experiment