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Brief Biography (English)
Tricia Naicker received her Ph.D. from the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa in 2012 on the development of new chiral organocatalysts. Afterward, she joined Prof. K. A. Jørgensen’s research group at Aarhus University, Denmark as a postdoctoral fellow working on new asymmetric organocatalyzed reactions. Since 2013, she started her academic career and independent research endeavors at the Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit based at the University of KwaZulu Natal. Her research interests are focused on new methodologies in contemporary organic synthesis for its application in the synthesis of new drugs and enhancement of old drugs within the field of HIV, TB, and antibacterial.
