Alison Ung
Professor
Centre for Clean Energy Technology
University of Technology Sydney
Australia
Biography
Alison graduated with Bsc (Hons) and then PhD in Organic Synthesis from University of New South Wales. Following her PhD, in 1994 she joined the Johnson and Johnson Research Pty. Ltd as a Research Fellow, working on projects in the areas of drug discovery and medicinal chemistry.
Research Interest
Design and synthesis of FtsZ inhibitors as potential antibacterial agents Drug discovery (design and synthesis of bioactive molecules) Natural products for drug discovery: focusing on using natural products, as chemical scaffolds for drug discovery. Design and synthesis of alkaloid-like compounds for drug discovery, using the Bridging Ritter reactions Computer-aid molecular modelling for drug discovery
