Belinda Abbott

Dr. Belinda Abbott is an Adjunct Associate Professor at La Trobe University's Department of Chemistry and Physics, affiliated with the La Trobe Institute of Molecular Science. She specializes in medicinal chemistry and synthetic organic chemistry, focusing on small molecule inhibitors for bacterial enzymes, malaria treatment, and neurodegenerative diseases.

• Current projects: Fragment-based drug design for antibacterial agents, cardiac arrhythmia therapies, and PKA inhibition in malaria
• Key collaborations: Australian Research Council-funded initiatives

Research Focus: Her work spans Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Biological Chemistry, emphasizing structure-activity relationships and lysine biosynthesis inhibition. Recent publications highlight advances in dual-target herbicides, allosteric enzyme inhibition, and antimalarial compounds.

Professional Activities: Member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute since 2007. Grant recipient for NMR infrastructure and peptide nucleic acid research (2007-2022).

Teaching: Coordinates and teaches undergraduate/postgraduate courses in organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and honors chemistry programs.