Professional Profile
| 2009- |
Senior lecturer in Chemistry, Monash University, Australia. |
| 2004-2008 |
Lecturer in Chemistry, Monash University, Australia. |
| 2001-2004 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, University Chemical Laboratories, University of Cambridge, Abell group. |
| 1999-2001 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Pharmaceutical Research, School of Pharmaceutical, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of South Australia, Australia. |
| 1999 |
PhD, University of Adelaide |
Research Areas
- Research into the area of chemical biology, an exciting area at the interface between chemistry and biology. This area is interdisciplinary and involves collaborations with the Department of Biochemistry and Department of Microbiology.
- Understanding how enzymes function and the rational design of inhibitors
- Synthesis of bioactive compounds; natural products and peptide mimetics
- Alternate assay methods for ATP-utilising enzymes
- Research into green, benign transformations
See my research page or contact me (kellie.tuck@sci.monash.edu.au) for more information.
Teaching Commitments
As well as being the coordinator of CHM2911 and the Clayton Honours coordinator for the Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry, I am involved with the following units
- CHM1011 Chemistry
- CHM2911 Molecular Design and Reactivity
- VPS3091 Molecular basis of drug action
- VPS3082 Medicinal Chemistry Research Project
- CHM3990 Chemical Research Project
- BMC4200 Medicinal Chemistry Coursework
- CHM4000 Instrumental Chemistry
Current Tuck Group Members
Michael Blair (PhD student), 2006-
Janease Graham (PhD student), with Dr Peter Duggan (CSIRO), 2006-
Amanda Lee (PhD student), with Dr Adam Meyer (CSIRO), 2006-
Trevor Keys (PhD student), with Prof. James Whisstock and Dr Ruby Law (Department of Biochemistry), 2008-
Gayathri Pathberiya (PhD student), 2008-
Dr Tamara Perchyonok (Green Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow), with Prof. Milton Hearn and Prof. Steven Langford, 2006-
Dr Anne Johnson (On sabbatical from Ryerson University, Canada), 2008-
Past Tuck Group Members
Falko Abels (visiting Leipzig student), 2008
Tran Nguyen (honours student), 2007-2008
Jon Faber (honours student), with Dr Peter Duggan (CSIRO), 2006
Danni Thomas (honours student), 2006
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