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Ian van Altena

Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Faculty of Science and Information Technology
Focus Area: Chemistry

About

Qualifications

  • B.Sc (Hons)[James Cook, 1976]
  • Ph.D. [Alta, 1982]
  • MRACI
  • CChem
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Research

Research Interests

  • Identification of novel compounds from sessile marine invertebrate
  • Discovery of compounds synthesised by sessile marine organisms and algae which contribute to community structure, feeding and settlement attractants and deterrents
  • Chemical assessment of natural remedies
  • Marine Natural Products
  • Advanced Synthetic Materials

Research Supervision

  • Mohammed Ghandourah - MSc (Chemistry)
    Marine Natural Products
  • Ian Holland - PhD (Chemistry)
    Bioassy Directed Drug Discovery - Natural Products as New Leads
  • Benjamin Sauer - PhD (Chemistry)
    Chemical Synthesis And Bio-Prospecting: Towards New Antii-Cancer Agents