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I graduated from University of Iceland in 2004. There I worked under the supervision of Prof. Jon K. F. Geirsson and Prof. Bjarni Asgeirsson and their great research group, synthesising chymotrypsin inhibitors. My project involves making polyamides built on the pyridine amino acid. Potentially they would adopt a concave structure that would fit the minor groove of DNA. In addition they would have hydrogen-bonding properties. Another side of my project involves testing and elucidating a mechanism for novel anti-cancer therapeutics that is being synthesised in TG lab. This work is done in St James’ Hospital in collaboration with Prof. Mark Lawler and Dr Tony McElligott. My research interests are hypoxic drugs, biological sensors and the field of molecular simulation. I was awarded a grant from the Memorial Fund of Helgu Jónsdóttur and Sigurliđa Kristjánssonar in 2005. Outside work I play football, try out different pubs, travel, play the guitar and dream about Iceland. |
