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Nick Green imageEmail nick.green@otago.ac.nz

Google Scholar Nicholas J Green

Website Green Group – Organic and biological chemistry

Research interests

The Nick Green research group is a synthetic and biological chemistry group. We are interested in exploring new chemical reactions and new chemical structures.

We have a particular interest in the chemistry of molecules of life, including nucleosides, peptides, and lipids. We investigate the synthesis of these molecules and derivatives with applications in organic and medicinal chemistry. We also evaluate the chemical and physical properties of these molecules, and potential routes to them that may have occurred on a primordial Earth, or other planets, which may inform our understanding on the origins of life and homochirality.

Professional background

  • 2022–present, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago.
  • 2022–2024, Lecturer, University of Otago.
  • 2018–2022, Research Associate, Homerton College, University of Cambridge.
  • 2017–2022, Career Development Fellow, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.
  • 2016–2017, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Edinburgh.
  • 2015–2016, Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University.
  • 2011–2015, PhD (Organic Synthesis), Australian National University.

Publications

Kumarage, P. M., Gul, T., Green, N. J., Wardell, S. J. T., Ali, M. A., Choudhury, M., & Pletzer, D. (2026). Recent advances in gold and zinc oxide nanoparticles: Antibiofilm action, mechanisms beyond ROS generation, and in vivo efficacy. Microbiological Research, 306, 128441. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2026.128441 Journal - Research Article

Lockyer, A. R., Jones, H. E., Green, N. J., Godfrey, R. C., Demertzidou, V. P., Nichol, G. S., & Lawrence, A. L. (2025). Total synthesis of Brevianamide S. Organic Letters, 27, 3715-3719. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00860 Journal - Research Article

Harrison, S. D. L., Green, N. J., & Hawkins, B. C. (2024). Towards the total synthesis of the bacteriostatic agent spiroaspertrione A. Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry (NZIC) Conference. (pp. 214). Retrieved from https://nzic.org.nz/conferences Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Atley, S. J., & Green, N. J. (2024). Structural studies on symmetrical 1,2,4-thiadiazoles. Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry (NZIC) Conference. Retrieved from https://nzic.org.nz/conferences Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mozhegova, A., & Green, N. J. (2024). Lipid-nucleotide conjugates: Investigating properties and potential pathways for synthesis in prebiotic conditions. Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry (NZIC) Conference. (pp. 63). Retrieved from https://nzic.org.nz/conferences Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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