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In the broadest terms my research interests lie in the area of organic synthesis, natural and non-natural biologically active compounds and medicinal chemistry. Listed below are some general topic areas that are currently under investigation by my group, the intensity of which will depend on the level of funding each is receiving at the time you are reading this! Details of past group members can be found here .

Keywords: Organic Synthesis, bioorganic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, amino acids and peptides, heterocycles, drug discovery

Sample publications:

• Heterocyclic Chemistry
• a) Chem. Commun. (2003)
• b) Tetrahedron Lett. (2003)
• Inhibitors of P. falciparum Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase 
• a) Bioorg. Med. Chem. (2005)
• b) J. Med. Chem. (2007)
• Modified Amino Acids and Peptidomimetics
• a) J.C.S. Perkin Trans. 1 (2001)
• b) Tetrahedron (2009)
• Metal-peptide Complexes
• a) Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (2005)
• Reviews
• Recent progress in the synthesis of taxanes
• α-Cation equivalents of amino acids

Past Group Members:

• AHMED, Sajida (co-supervised by R.W. Boyle)
• October 2001 to September 2004 (PhD 2005)
• BOWERING, James
• November 1996 to October 1999
• CANAVAN, Shane
• October 1999 to September 2002 (PhD 2004)
• ERE, Diepreye
• September 2003 to August 2006 (PhD 2007)
• HIRST, Paul
• October 1998 to September 2001 (PhD 2001)
• GALTIER, Christophe (PhD, Université Montpellier I)
• January 2001 to December 2002 (PDRA)
• LEDGER, Chris
• September 1997 to August 2000 (PhD 2002)
• MIDDLETON, Danielle
• September 2005 to August 2008 (PhD 2008)
• MURRAY, Ernest (PhD, Liverpool)
• September 1997 to August 1999 (PDRA)
• PEŠA, Nela (BSc, Zagreb)
• October 1998 to September 2001 (PhD 2002)
• SULTANA, Nayer (co-supervised by J.D. Crane)
• October 1997 to September 1998 (MSc 1999)
• YARDLEY, Paul (co-supervised by G. Mackenzie)
• October 2006 to September 2009 (PhD 2010)

Summer Vacation Students:

Gary VALLON (2011)

Rachel SMITH (2008)

David GENEST (2006)

Chris WELCH (2003)

Romain NAJMAN (2002)

Sophie BLANCHARD (2000)

Marine BERNAD (1999)