Manuela Jorg

I started my career with an apprenticeship as a chemical lab technician at Ciba Specialty Chemicals. After a few years working in industry, I then obtained a Bachelors and Masters in Chemistry from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland and the University of Basel, respectively. While being interested and trained as an organic chemist, I have always been extremely passionate about the application of chemistry within the health sciences. Therefore, for my PhD I have specialised in Medicinal Chemistry as I want my research to contribute to improving health within our society. Currently. I am a Monash-Newcastle University research fellow and lab-head in the Medicinal Chemistry Theme at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences. My research interests are in the development of chemical probes and small molecule drugs.