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Drasko Vidovic obtained his BSc from Simon Fraser University, Canada, in 2002. He moved to the University of Texas at Austin, USA, for his PhD studies under the supervision of Professor Alan Cowley. He completed his PhD in 2007 and subsequently joined the research group of Professor Simon Aldridge at Oxford University, UK. Dr. Vidovic began his independent career in Singapore in late 2010 and joined Monash University as a Senior Lecturer in December 2017. His main research interests broadly fall within the field of green sustainable catalysis, focusing predominantly on developing catalysts based on earth-abundant aluminium for various organic transformations, including Diels-Alder cycloadditions, Michael additions, and borylations. He is also involved in collaborative efforts with the pharmaceutical company Retrotope, focusing on catalytic, site-specific deuteration of polyunsaturated fatty acids to combat forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. His work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing sustainable practices and innovation in chemical research.
Monash University • Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Research and teaching in the field of chemistry, with a focus on sustainable catalysis.
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