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Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

Prof Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

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School of Chemistry
Trinity College, Dublin
Dublin 2
Ireland

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gunnlaut@tcd.ie

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+353-1-896-3459

Thorfinnur (Thorri) Gunnlaugsson was born in Iceland, where he received his early education in his home town of Hafnarfjörður, before obtaining a B.Sc. in Chemistry from University of Iceland (UI). During his studies at UI he visited the laboratory of Professor A. P. de Silva at Queen’s University of Belfast (Northern Ireland), as a research summer student and became fascinated by the world of supramolecular photochemistry, under the magic supervision of ‘A.P.’. After receiving a Ph.D. from Queen’s University in 1996, under A.P.’s direction, he joined the research group of Professor David Parker at University of Durham (England) as a postdoctoral fellow. Under the guidance of David the world of coordination chemistry and lanthanide luminescence was explored and the excitement continued!He was appointed as the Kinerton (IPSEN) Lecturer in Medicinal Organic Chemistry at the School of Chemistry, University of Dublin, Trinity College, in October 1998 and a Lecturer in Organic Chemistry in 2000. He was made a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin in 2003. In October 2004 he was appointed as an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the same department amd in 2008 a personal chair and Professor in Chemistry. He was a Visiting Professor at Faculty of Science and Technology- School of Life and Environmental Sciences. Deakin University, Victoria, Australia in 2005. In 2008 he was a visiting Professor in Bordeaux I CNRS in 2008.

His research interests are in the areas of supramolecular organic and inorganic chemistry and bio and medicinal chemistry, with emphasis on the recognition and targeting of biologically important ions and molecules.

Professor in Chemistry
Appointed Personal Chair in 2008

RSC Bob Hay Lectureship
Awarded 2006

Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry
Appointed 2004

Fellow of Trinity College Dublin

Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
(Trinity College Dublin)
2000-2004

Kinerton Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry
(Trinity College Dublin)
1998-2000

Postdoctoral Fellow
(University of Durham, with Prof. David Parker)
1996-1998

Ph.D. in Chemistry
(Queen’s University Belfast, with Prof. A. P. de Silva)

B.Sc. in Chemistry
(University of Iceland)

TG Research Group

The TG Supramolecular and Medicinal Chemistry Research Group was established at the School of Chemisty, Trinity College Dublin in 1998. The Group's research interests are in supramolecular chemistry, recognition and sensing of physiologically active ions and molecules, and drug discovery and design.

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