New frontiers in antiviral therapeutics

Learn more about how the synthetic chemistry team is developing broad-spectrum antiviral drugs to create new treatments for viral diseases.

Antiviral

The problem

Viral diseases have a serious impact on global human and animal health.

Our goals

As part of a national and international network of antiviral researchers, we are developing several new classes of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs.

Read more information about the Aotearoa—New Zealand Antiviral Research Network (ANZARN).

The impact

Our work leads to new treatments for viral diseases.


Research Team

Synthetic chemistry team

Synthesis of novel nucleoside based antivirals and antibacterials and bile acid derivatives.

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