Craig Hutton
professor
Chemistry
The University of Melbourne
Australia
Biography
Craig Hutton obtained his BSc(Hons) and PhD degrees from the University of Adelaide before appointments at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney. He returned to Melbourne in 2003where he is now Associate Professor. His research interests include the synthesis of biologically active cyclic peptide natural products, the use of organoboron reagents in synthesis and the study of beta-amyloid peptides in the progression of Alzheimer's disease
Research Interest
Amino acid and peptide chemistry, synthetic organic chemistry, natural products Enzyme inhibitors, lysine biosynthesis, antibacterials