Making Molecules: Big ideas from small molecules

• What does a gold coin have to do with a tropical parasitic disease?
• How can a native WA plant be converted to the next generation of anti-cholesterol drugs?
• How does building a ‘crazy’ molecule in the lab lead to better fruit in the supermarket?

Join Dr Alan Payne for the 2014 Bayliss Youth Lecture as he answers these questions and illustrates the huge potential of organic chemistry to change people’s lives.

About Alan

Alan is a Lecturer at Curtin University, teaching organic chemistry and leading a research group of eight chemists. Fascinated by science from a young age, Alan’s curiosity and love of teaching led him to pursue a career spanning organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. Alan is the Chair of the Synthetic Organic Chemistry in the WA Branch of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

Dates

University of Western Australia, Wilsmore Lecture Theatre: Tuesday 11 March 2014

Curtin University, Exhibition Room, Building 500: Tuesday 18 March 2014

Other dates and locations will be announced soon.

Time

Please be seated by 6.45pm for a 7.00pm start.

Contact

Professor Simon Lewis

s.lewis@curtin.edu.au

08 9266 2484