Ian van Altena
Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Faculty of Science and Information Technology
Focus Area: Chemistry
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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
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Teaching
Teaching Interests
- Organic Chemistry
- Organic Spectroscopy
- Environmental Chemistry
- Occupational Health and Safety


