Emma Burdick
Emma's PhD research focuses on OSMAC approach to natural product compound investigation from Aotearoa sponge and tunicate marine fungi.
Chemistry PhD student
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Profile
Investigating natural products sourced from marine endophyte fungi to discover novel medicinal compounds.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Chemistry, Concentration Biochemistry, University of South Florida
Research interests
Fungi, marine invertebrates, drug discovery, spectroscopy, bio-organic, and medicinal chemistry.
PhD topic
OSMAC approach to natural product compound investigation from Aotearoa sponge and tunicate marine fungi
Supervisors
Dr Helen Woolner, School of Biological Sciences
Associate Professor Robert Keyzers, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences