Our People
We are a research group located at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Our expertise lies in the development of novel (macro)molecular therapeutic agents (e.g., drugs, adjuvants) and materials (e.g., coatings) for antimicrobial, anticancer and antiviral applications.
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It is clear that many global healthcare issues such as antibiotic resistance will have a detrimental effect on society if no new viable solutions are available. Driven by these challenges, our team has been working in this research area from 2016 and has since built a solid foundation of expertise (check our Publications).
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Our group is not only passionate in building impactful knowledge pool but are also keen on partnering with industry to translate and develop technologies for commercial applications, either via joint grant submissions or through consultations and lab services that we offer (more info under Industry Partnerships).
Dr Edgar Wong
Group Leader

Edgar is currently an ARC Future Fellow and UNSW Scientia Senior Lecturer. Graduated with a PhD in 2011, Edgar has over 15 years of experience in polymer/organic chemistry and materials science and was mentored by world renowned researchers. He is focussing his research efforts on developing innovative and effective strategies to combat healthcare challenges, especially on antimicrobial resistance.
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Mr Hao Luo
PhD Candidate

Hao, who has previous experience in chemistry and microbiology, joined the group in mid 2023 having already published several first author Q1 journal articles. He is currently working on the development of novel prodrugs of antimicrobial agents mainly based on enzyme activation.
Ms Ariana Halar
Taste of Research
Student

Ariana is a Chemical Engineering undergraduate student and recipient of the Taste of Research scholarship who is assisting with the chemistry development of new antimicrobial compounds.
Mr Evan Watson
Taste of Research
Student

Evan is a Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering student and recipient of the Taste of Research scholarship who is performing the antimicrobial and anticancer biological experiments.
Alumni

Dr Ethan Zeyu Shao
PhD 2025
Masters 2022

Ms Julina Lim
Undergrad 2025

Ms Lynette Morgan
Undergrad 2023

Ms Thi Hanh Quyen Nguyen
Undergrad 2023

Ms Sabah Inam
Undergrad 2023

Ms Winny Tsai
Undergrad 2023

Ms Nur Áini Hamada
Undergrad 2023

Dr Erna Wulandari
PhD 2022
