Daniel Guo Wins Prestigious Medicinal Chemistry Prize

June 03, 2026

Congratulations to Daniel Guo on winning the Prestigious Medicinal Chemistry Prize for Best Performance in the Level 3 Medicinal Chemistry course at UNSW Sydney.

Congratulations to Dittu and Robert on Completing Their PhD

May 29, 2026

Congratulations to Dr Dittu Suresh and Dr Robert Rourke on the successful completion of their PhD studies. The Kumar Research Group celebrates their dedication and wishes them every success in...

Congratulations to Lilla, Matthew, and Tope on Successful Research Reviews

May 27, 2026

Congratulations to Lilla Nur Firli, Matthew Erlik, and Tope A. Ibisanmi on the successful completion of their research reviews, an important milestone in their graduate studies.

Happy Birthday, Matthew Erlik!

May 26, 2026

Warm birthday wishes from the Kumar Research Group to Matthew Erlik. We appreciate your dedication in the lab and hope you enjoy a well-deserved day of celebration.

Congratulations to Josh Fleming on Antibiotics Publication: Conjugation of Antibiotics to Peptidomimetics Enhances Antimicrobial Spectrum

May 12, 2026

Congratulations to Josh Fleming and co-authors on a new paper in Antibiotics on antimicrobial peptide mimic–antibiotic conjugates that revitalise clinically used antibiotics and broaden activity of peptidomimetic scaffolds.

Congratulations to Tope on Scientific Reports: MvfR Inhibitors Targeting Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

May 06, 2026

Congratulations to Tope A. Ibisanmi and co-authors on a new open-access paper in Scientific Reports on multimodal computational discovery of MvfR inhibitors for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Congratulations to Nathan Carey on JoVE Protocol for Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Mimics

April 10, 2026

Congratulations to Nathan Carey and co-authors on a new protocol in Journal of Visualized Experiments describing production and testing of antimicrobial peptides and mimics, including Mel4 and RK758.

Professor Naresh Delivers Engaging Talk at Asia-Pacific Biofilms 2026

March 31, 2026

Professor Naresh Kumar presented new quinazolinone-based PqsR antagonists at Asia-Pacific Biofilms 2026, highlighting promising anti-virulence strategies against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Tope A. Ibisanmi Delivered a Talk at Asia-Pacific Biofilms 2026

March 29, 2026

At Asia-Pacific Biofilms 2026 in Melbourne, Tope A. Ibisanmi presented multidisciplinary peptidomimetic research targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria and biofilm-associated infections.

Congratulations to Valerio and Josh on their Graduation

March 23, 2026

Congratulations to Dr. Valerio Falasca on completing his PhD, and to Josh Fleming on completing Honours. We are proud of your achievements with the Kumar Group and wish you both...

Congratulations to Tope on Frontiers in Bioinformatics Publication

March 23, 2026

Congratulations to Tope on his new review in Frontiers in Bioinformatics, unifying computational antimicrobial peptide discovery from big data and molecular modeling to AI, and how these approaches work together...

Welcome Our New Lab Members

February 26, 2026

Congratulations to Rasel Khan on Passing Second Year PhD Review and Best Poster Award

February 11, 2026

Congratulations to Rasel Khan on His Second-Year Presentation

February 06, 2026

Happy New Year from the Kumar Group!

January 01, 2026

Wishing all members of the Kumar Group, our collaborators, and the entire research community a Happy New Year! May 2026 bring new discoveries, exciting research, and continued success.

Congratulations to Sam on New Antimicrobial Hydrogels Publication

November 05, 2025

Congratulations to Sam and the team on the publication of a new paper in Antibiotics! This work explores how different structural features are important for the hydrogelation properties of amphiphilic...

Congratulations to Valerio Falasca on Another RSC Advances Publication

October 15, 2025

Congratulations to Valerio Falasca on the publication of another paper in RSC Advances from his PhD research! This paper reports the synthesis of novel fused-ring idronoxil derivatives incorporating coumarin, pyran,...

Congratulations to Yao Cheng on the Completion of His PhD

October 10, 2025

Congratulations, Dr. Yao Cheng We are delighted to congratulate Yao Cheng on the successful completion of his PhD! Well done, Yao

Congratulations to Dr. Ghayah Bahatheg on Her Latest Publication

October 01, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Ghayah Bahatheg on the Completion of Her PhD

September 08, 2025

🏆 Congratulations to Professor Naresh Kumar

September 03, 2025

Kumar Group Shines at Southern Highlands Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry

September 02, 2025

🏆 Congratulations to Rasel Khan on Poster Prize Win!

September 02, 2025

Lilla Nur Firli Presents Poster at 32nd IUPAC International Symposium

August 28, 2025

Kumar Group Attends 32nd IUPAC International Symposium on Natural Products

August 28, 2025

Alyssa Morellini Presents at 32nd IUPAC International Symposium

August 28, 2025

Congratulations to Valerio on a New Publication

July 27, 2025

Congratulations to Phuoc Linh Dan Nguyen on the Completion of Her PhD

July 24, 2025

Congratulations to Maryam on the Completion of Her PhD

July 14, 2025

Congratulations to Ghayah on a New Publication

May 29, 2025

Congratulations to Yao on His New Publication!

May 29, 2025

Lab Dinner Celebration: Honouring Achievements and New Beginnings

May 06, 2025

End of Year Celebration 2024

December 20, 2024