Biological Chemistry and Chemical Biology aims to understand how biological systems work from a chemical perspective and how chemistry can be used to probe and perturb biological systems. Our research includes environmental chemistry, drug design and medicinal chemistry, enzyme catalysis, medical technology and agrichemicals.
Our research groups
A/Prof Anastasios Polyzos
Organic Synthesis, Catalysis, Flow Chemistry
Prof Craig Hutton
Peptide Synthesis, Bioconjugation, Medicinal chemistry
Prof Gavin Reid
Mass Spectrometry, Biochemistry
A/Prof Guy Jameson
Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Metalloenzymes
Dr John Karas
Peptide Synthesis, Bioconjugation, Medicinal chemistry
Dr Ivanhoe Leung
Enzymology, Biological Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, Structural biology
Prof Mark Rizzacasa
Organic Chemistry, Natural Product Synthesis, Synthetic Methodology
Prof Megan Maher
Bioinorganic Chemistry, Structural Biology, Protein Chemistry
Prof Paul Donnelly
Inorganic Chemistry, Radiopharmaceuticals, Biological Inorganic Chemistry
Prof Richard O'Hair
Mass Spectrometry, Organometallics, Biological Molecules
Prof Spencer Williams
Sulfur Chemistry, Carbohydrate chemistry, Glycobiology
Dr Laura Burchill
Biomimetic Chemistry, Biochemical Pathways, Organosulfur Chemistry, Reaction Discovery