Allan Gamble
@gamble-lab.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Chemical Biology, Organic and Medicinal Chemistry at University of Otago, New Zealand. Associate Editor for Medicinal Research Reviews.
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In 12 months, the NZIC conference will be kicking-off in the beautiful Waikato! Plans are underway to bring you a diverse & inspiring programme. But, just in case you need convincing, here are some highlights from students who attended the 2024 conference.
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Canterbury Branch student perspectives from the NZIC Conference in Dunedin, Nov 2024
Canterbury Branch student travel grant reports from the NZIC Conference, Dunedin, 24-28 November 2024
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November 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
In 12 months, the NZIC conference will be kicking-off in the beautiful Waikato! Plans are underway to bring you a diverse & inspiring programme. But, just in case you need convincing, here are some highlights from students who attended the 2024 conference.
www.cinz.nz/posts/studen...
www.cinz.nz/posts/studen...
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If there are any international chemists who look at this idyllic picture and think they would love to travel to NZ for a conference - hit me up! I can't promise anything, but if you have a compelling story to tell, we'll definitely take a look.
Save the date! NZIC Conference 2026!
The NZIC 2026 conference organising committee invites you to set aside Sunday 15th - Thursday 19th November 2026 to join us in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. We're aiming to build a diverse programme weaving together all aspects of the chemistry 'life cycle'.
The NZIC 2026 conference organising committee invites you to set aside Sunday 15th - Thursday 19th November 2026 to join us in Kirikiriroa Hamilton. We're aiming to build a diverse programme weaving together all aspects of the chemistry 'life cycle'.
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If there are any international chemists who look at this idyllic picture and think they would love to travel to NZ for a conference - hit me up! I can't promise anything, but if you have a compelling story to tell, we'll definitely take a look.
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What if vaccines were as easy as swallowing a pill?💊
Project lead Professor Sarah Hook and her all-wāhine team are reimagining how vaccines are designed and delivered.
The project is one of 18 Otago initiatives that have been awarded a share of $15.3 million from the Health Research Council.🥳👏
Project lead Professor Sarah Hook and her all-wāhine team are reimagining how vaccines are designed and delivered.
The project is one of 18 Otago initiatives that have been awarded a share of $15.3 million from the Health Research Council.🥳👏
No longer a pain in the arm? Vaccine innovation focus of research
Forget needles, University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led research hopes to make getting vaccinated as easy as swallowing a capsule.
www.otago.ac.nz
August 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What if vaccines were as easy as swallowing a pill?💊
Project lead Professor Sarah Hook and her all-wāhine team are reimagining how vaccines are designed and delivered.
The project is one of 18 Otago initiatives that have been awarded a share of $15.3 million from the Health Research Council.🥳👏
Project lead Professor Sarah Hook and her all-wāhine team are reimagining how vaccines are designed and delivered.
The project is one of 18 Otago initiatives that have been awarded a share of $15.3 million from the Health Research Council.🥳👏
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Nominations/Applications are open for the 2025 NZIC Prizes and will close on 31 July. Please consider nominating outstanding NZ chemists for the 6 prestigious prizes available this year (self-nominations are welcome) nzic.org.nz/awards .
July 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Nominations/Applications are open for the 2025 NZIC Prizes and will close on 31 July. Please consider nominating outstanding NZ chemists for the 6 prestigious prizes available this year (self-nominations are welcome) nzic.org.nz/awards .
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We are excited to announce that we will soon welcome Distinguished Professor Greg Cook back to the University as Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation! 🙌🔬🧐
Read more about his appointment ⬇️
Read more about his appointment ⬇️
Homecoming for Otago’s new DVC Research & Innovation
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has appointed a highly distinguished staff member as Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation.
www.otago.ac.nz
July 8, 2025 at 5:07 AM
We are excited to announce that we will soon welcome Distinguished Professor Greg Cook back to the University as Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation! 🙌🔬🧐
Read more about his appointment ⬇️
Read more about his appointment ⬇️
Some more adventures in bioorthogonal click-to-release chemistry from our team led by Dr Thomi Brind. Early view in Chemistry – A European Journal chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Bioorthogonal Click‐to‐Release of Branched Pro‐Fluorophores
Alkene-azide click-to-release branched prodrugs can amplify the amount of cargo activated. However, balance between the “click” and “release” steps is essential. Branched pro-fluorophores provided th...
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July 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Some more adventures in bioorthogonal click-to-release chemistry from our team led by Dr Thomi Brind. Early view in Chemistry – A European Journal chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Excited to share our work developing self-quenching quinone methide prodrug linkers. Helping neutralise toxic intermediates often ignored in prodrug development. Well done to all authors! Supported by @marsdenfund.bsky.social chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Stimuli‐Responsive Prodrug Linkers That Simultaneously Release Cargo and Neutralize In Situ Generated (Aza)Quinone Methides
Highly reactive (aza)quinone methides are electrophiles generated from many stimuli-responsive prodrugs and probes. A new linker has been designed to quench the electrophilic methide, forming a tetra...
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May 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Excited to share our work developing self-quenching quinone methide prodrug linkers. Helping neutralise toxic intermediates often ignored in prodrug development. Well done to all authors! Supported by @marsdenfund.bsky.social chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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In Chemistry in New Zealand (online) Bill Hawkins shares the highlights from his Easterfield Lecture tour of the UK in 2024.
cinz.nz/posts/worth-...
And, watch this space for announcements about the 2025 Easterfield medal later in the year.
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And, watch this space for announcements about the 2025 Easterfield medal later in the year.
Worth the wait: Easterfield lecture tour highlights
As the recipient of the 2019 Easterfield Award, Bill Hawkins finally undertook the UK lecture tour in 2023 after Covid-related disruptions. He says the trip was worth the wait and an incredible experi...
cinz.nz
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In Chemistry in New Zealand (online) Bill Hawkins shares the highlights from his Easterfield Lecture tour of the UK in 2024.
cinz.nz/posts/worth-...
And, watch this space for announcements about the 2025 Easterfield medal later in the year.
cinz.nz/posts/worth-...
And, watch this space for announcements about the 2025 Easterfield medal later in the year.
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PhD projects available in a range of areas - something for everyone! Join us to do cool chemistry using the mechanical bond in catenanes and rotaxanes for real world applications in the shiny shiny new Molecular Sciences Building @uobchemistry.bsky.social 😊 Reposts appreciated! #chemsky
January 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
PhD projects available in a range of areas - something for everyone! Join us to do cool chemistry using the mechanical bond in catenanes and rotaxanes for real world applications in the shiny shiny new Molecular Sciences Building @uobchemistry.bsky.social 😊 Reposts appreciated! #chemsky
Gamble group photo (+2) during the #NZIC24 conference dinner. I am very lucky to work with a talented team scientists who can bust a move on the dance floor too! @nzic.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Gamble group photo (+2) during the #NZIC24 conference dinner. I am very lucky to work with a talented team scientists who can bust a move on the dance floor too! @nzic.bsky.social
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I am advertising a fully funded chemistry PhD scholarship in my group at @aucklanduni.bsky.social to study titanium catalysts attached to sold supports. For more details see: tinyurl.com/FalconerPhD
Please repost and share! #chemsky #inorganicchemistry #PhD #PhDscholarship #catalysis #greenchem
Please repost and share! #chemsky #inorganicchemistry #PhD #PhDscholarship #catalysis #greenchem
Rosalyn Falconer on LinkedIn: Doctor of Philosophy PhD
A fully funded PhD scholarship is available in the Falconer Group in the School of Chemical Sciences at the University of Auckland, researching catalysts…
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December 2, 2024 at 11:38 PM
I am advertising a fully funded chemistry PhD scholarship in my group at @aucklanduni.bsky.social to study titanium catalysts attached to sold supports. For more details see: tinyurl.com/FalconerPhD
Please repost and share! #chemsky #inorganicchemistry #PhD #PhDscholarship #catalysis #greenchem
Please repost and share! #chemsky #inorganicchemistry #PhD #PhDscholarship #catalysis #greenchem
Many thanks to the RSC @roysocchem.bsky.social for sponsoring our Industry Session at #NZIC24. So great to have our panelists Cather, Gary, Shalini and Will discussing their careers and how they transitioned academic ideas to industry!
November 26, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Many thanks to the RSC @roysocchem.bsky.social for sponsoring our Industry Session at #NZIC24. So great to have our panelists Cather, Gary, Shalini and Will discussing their careers and how they transitioned academic ideas to industry!
A “warm November” welcome back to Dunedin for #NZIC24 to Prof Clare Strachan from the University of Helsinki! Talking about her work using Raman spectroscopy in pharmaceutics. @nzic.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 9:22 PM
A “warm November” welcome back to Dunedin for #NZIC24 to Prof Clare Strachan from the University of Helsinki! Talking about her work using Raman spectroscopy in pharmaceutics. @nzic.bsky.social
Next up at #NZIC24 is the recent @RACI Birch Medal Winner Prof Jon George from the Universities of Southhampton and Adelaide. Talking about biomimetic synthesis of some of the group’s favourite natural products. @nzic.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Next up at #NZIC24 is the recent @RACI Birch Medal Winner Prof Jon George from the Universities of Southhampton and Adelaide. Talking about biomimetic synthesis of some of the group’s favourite natural products. @nzic.bsky.social
Opening day 3 of #NZIC24 is my good friend Prof Binghe Wang from Georgia State University. Giving a tour-de-force on CO-delivery. @nzic.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Opening day 3 of #NZIC24 is my good friend Prof Binghe Wang from Georgia State University. Giving a tour-de-force on CO-delivery. @nzic.bsky.social
Fantastic talk Tim! Pleasure to have you here. #NZIC24
Monday morning plenary from @schmidtim.bsky.social - with little chromophore A and little chromophore B. #DrSeuss NZIC, Dunedin. #NZIC24
November 25, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Fantastic talk Tim! Pleasure to have you here. #NZIC24
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On the ✈️ waiting for take off from Tāmaki to Ōtepoti for #NZIC24 and already found some other @nzic.bsky.social friends from other places... let's go!
November 23, 2024 at 8:47 PM
On the ✈️ waiting for take off from Tāmaki to Ōtepoti for #NZIC24 and already found some other @nzic.bsky.social friends from other places... let's go!
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November 23, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Looking forward to welcoming chemists from NZ, Australia and further abroad to Ōtepoti Dunedin for #NZIC24 starting tomorrow afternoon. The science will be awesome and the weather in Dunners should be good!
Wishing everyone travelling to Ōtepoti Dunedin this weekend for #NZIC24 a safe journey and don't forget to tag us in your posts!
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November 23, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Looking forward to welcoming chemists from NZ, Australia and further abroad to Ōtepoti Dunedin for #NZIC24 starting tomorrow afternoon. The science will be awesome and the weather in Dunners should be good!