Group Members

Dr. Ravindra Pathak
Postdoctoral Research Associate 2010-

Ravi joined the group in February 2010 to carry out research on the design and synthesis of drug carrier molecules to improve oral bioavailability of pharmaceuticals via the PepT1 transporter.

Ravi is now conducting research on insect pheromones in a project with Prof Gordon Hamilton and working on antimalarial compounds in collaboration with Paul Horrocks, Tess Phillips and Tony Curtis

 

Gayle Wilson
PhD Student 2010-

Gayle joined the group in October 2010 as an AstraZeneca CASE funded PhD student investigating the use of PepT1 to improve the absorption of medicinal compounds. 

Previous group members

Mark Cresswell

Mark Cresswell
PhD Student 2009-2013

PhD Title "The stereoselective Pictet-Spengler reaction and studies towards the total synthesis of ajmaline"

Mark joined the group after completing an MChem at the University of Manchester.  He is now working for Ceram as a technical consultant.

Mark Beard

Mark Beard
PhD Student 2006-2010

PhD Title "Synthetic routes to the ajmaline family of indole alkaloids" 

Mark joined the group after completing an MChem at the University of Manchester.

David Foley

David Foley
PhD Student & Post-doc 2005-2009

PhD Title "Substrate studies on PepT1" 

Dave is now working at the Drug Discovery Unit at the University of Dundee.