Professional Background:
Prof Peter Rutledge is Head of the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney. He completed his BSc and MSc degrees at the University of Auckland and a DPhil at Oxford. He held a postdoctoral fellowship and college lectureship at the Dyson Perrins Lab in Oxford, then a lectureship in the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology in Dublin, before relocating to Sydney with his group in 2006.
Research Interests:
The Rutledge Group’s research spans antimicrobial discovery and medicinal chemistry, biosynthesis and biocatalysis, enzyme evolution, molecular sensors, and science communication, supported by $5 M in research grant income to date from sources including the ARC, NHMRC, NBCF, CSIRO, and Science Foundation Ireland. DART Centre projects focus on design and synthesis of metal-binding agents for targeted radionucleide delivery.
