Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry
I obtained my BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry from Northumbria University in 2016. I commenced my research journey at the same institution and successfully completed my PhD, funded by bioMérieux, in 2019. Under the guidance of Professor Stephen Stanforth, Dr. Graeme Turnbull, and Professor John Perry from Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, my doctoral research focused on a multi-disciplinary project in organic heterocyclic chemistry. This project aimed to enhance global healthcare and combat multidrug-resistant organisms by integrating microbiology, analytical chemistry, and photochemistry. I continued to develop this project as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for three additional years.
The collaborative efforts of the team were recognised and honored with a Horizon Prize by The Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022. Additionally, I collaborated with the International Medical University Malaysia on an anticancer therapy project, which led to several published works.
In September 2022, I joined the School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Sciences as a Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry.
Teaching and supervision
- BSc (Hons) Medicinal Chemistry
- BSc(Hons) Biochemistry
- BSc (Hons) Biopharmaceutical Science
- MPharm
- BSc (Hons) Cosmetic Science
- MSc Drug Discovery and Development
Research interests for potential research students
- Development of novel methods for microbial diagnostics including
- antimicrobial resistance
- Synthetic chemistry
- Antimicrobial drug development
- Development of small-molecule as potential anti-cancer therapeutics
- Natural products as potential therapeutic agents
- 3D printing and material sciences
Research
Publications
Article
Cellier-Rastit, Marie, Chalansonnet, Valerie, James, Arthur L, Johnston, Annette, Orenga, Sylvain, Perry, John D., Roger-Dalbert, Celine, Salwatura, Vindhya L, Stanforth, Stephen P, Sykes, Hannah E and Truong, Viet T (2023) Chromogenic enzyme substrates based on [2-(nitroaryl)ethenyl]pyridinium and quinolinium derivatives for the detection of nitroreductase activity in clinically important microorganisms†. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 11. pp. 6106-6113. ISSN 2050-7518
Truong, Thang Viet, Twist, Alexander, Zaytsev, Andrey, Marrs, Emma C. L., Perry, Audrey, Turnbull, Graeme, Orenga, Sylvain, Stanforth, Stephen P. and Perry, John D. (2022) Evaluation of a Novel Chromogenic Medium for the Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Respiratory Samples from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. MICROORGANISMS, 10 (5). ISSN 2076-2607
- Medicinal chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Cancer research
- Synthetic chemistry
- Microbial diagnostics
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Anti-cancer therapy
- 3D printing and material sciences