Developing Novel Metal Complexes to Address Medical Challenges

About this opportunity

Applicants for this opportunity must be eligible for Omani Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation funding.

This project focuses on developing novel metal complexes that could help address current medical challenges, particularly in areas like antimicrobial resistance and cancer treatment. By designing and synthesising a range of metal complexes with different ligands and metals, the aim is to evaluate how changes in structure affect their properties and biological activity. The biological activity of these will be explored through in vitro testing to evaluate their potential activity. Overall, this research will look at how metal-based systems can be used in a more targeted way to develop new therapeutic options. This is important as many existing drugs are becoming less effective, and new approaches are constantly needed. 

Location

The University of Waikato, Hamilton campus, New Zealand.

Scholarship Value

This opportunity is intended only for applicants eligible or intending to apply through the Omani Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation scholarship pathway. No University, supervisor-held or project-specific funding is currently available to support this PhD outside that scholarship pathway.

Eligible for Omani Ministry of Higher Education, Research & Innovation funding Students with an MSc in Chemistry