Dr Jim Wilkinson

University of Salford

Biography

Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry; Programme Leader for Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry.

I studied for my BSc, MSc and PhD at King’s College London from 1985-1992. I carried out postdoctoral research at Salford and Sheffield before obtaining a temporary lectureship at Sheffield in 1997. I have been a lecturer at the University of Salford from 2000 and senior lecturer since 2008. 

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Studentship

Synthesis and evaluation of novel analogues of emetine as a new treatment for leukaemia

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Synthesis and evaluation of monosulfate GAG mimics as anti-metastatic

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Development of small-molecule glycomimetics as inhibitors of HGF-Met activation

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Synthesis and evaluation of conformationally-restricted analogues of glycomimetics as possible anticancer agents

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Synthesis and evaluation of conformationally restricted analogues of potentially anti-metastatic sulfates

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Areas of research

Medicinal Chemistry, Cancer, Glycomimetics, Synthesis 

Qualifications

BSC (Hons) Chemistry

MSc Chemical Research

PhD in Organic Chemistry

Memberships

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and of the Biochemical Society. 

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