ProfessorLouis Rendina
Professor of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Our research group has a strong interest in synthesis and the medicinal chemistry of Main Group and Lanthanoid elements, with an emphasis on drug discovery and the design of new chemical probes and theranostic agents. We are very interested in exploiting the unique properties of boron, gadolinium, and Rare Earth radiometals in cutting-edge cancer theranostics, and their incorporation into unique molecular scaffolds for binding to important biological receptors.
Our research is funded by organizations including the Australian Research Council, The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, Cure Cancer Australia Foundation and The National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Professor Rendina's research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths - Molecules to Materials, Preventing and Treating Disease & Disorder, Next Generation Materials.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTFirst Real-Time Assessment of the Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in CellsAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2026People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L,
- New E
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2029People funded by this grant:
- Robinson A,
- Donnelly P,
- Rendina L,
- McIntosh M,
- Hagemeyer C
- GRANTDevelopment of Advanced Radiochemical TechnologiesAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Rutledge P,
- Rendina L,
- New E
- GRANTHigh Performance Solid State NMR Spectroscopy for Materials ResearchAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2020 - 15 Apr 2024People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L,
- Kepert C
- GRANTMitochondrial targeting by a new class of gadolinium agents.Australian Research Council (ARC)14 Oct 2019 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L
- GRANTGadolinium Complexes for Binary Cancer TherapiesDVC Research1 Jan 2016People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L
- GRANTAustralian Research Council31 Dec 2014 - 19 Jun 2015People funded by this grant:
- King N,
- Campbell I,
- Fazekas de St Groth B,
- Cordwell S,
- Rendina L
- GRANTA CyTOF for the NSW Advanced Cytometry Facility - clean multidimensional multiparametric flow cytometry using single cell mass spectrometryAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- Jin D,
- Cordwell S,
- Rendina L,
- Gunning PW,
- Davenport M
- GRANTCLARIOstar Multifunctional Microplate Reader for Shared Used at the Open Access, Multi-User Molecular Biology Core FacilityNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- Poronnik P,
- Richardson DD,
- Sunde M,
- Zhu L,
- Goldsbury C
- GRANTUniversity of Sydney Automated Peptide Synthesis PlatformNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2014People funded by this grant:
- GRANTPerpetual Account code: Australian Synchrotron Access ProgramAustralian Synchrotron1 Jan 2013People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L
- GRANTQX100 Droplet Digital PCR system for Shared Used at the Open Access, Multi-User Molecular Biology Core FacilityNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013People funded by this grant:
- Buckland M,
- Lyons J,
- Lovejoy D,
- Slobedman B,
- Sharland A
- GRANTNew Frontiers in the Therapeutic Application of GadoliniumAustralian Research Council (ARC)30 Apr 2012 - 25 Dec 2014People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L
- GRANTA unique class of tumour-specific drugs for the potential treatment and imaging of advanced prostate cancerProstate Cancer Foundation of Australia1 Jan 2012People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L
- GRANTA unique class of tumour-specific drugs for the trearment of advanced metastatic cancerNational Breast Cancer Foundation1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2013People funded by this grant:
- Kassiou M,
- Rendina L
- GRANTGeneAtlas Personal Microarray SystemNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2012People funded by this grant:
- Saletta F,
- Richardson DD,
- Morris B,
- Mason R,
- Naylor M
- GRANTAustralian Research Council31 Mar 2011 - 31 Dec 2011People funded by this grant:
- Jolliffe K,
- Hambley T,
- Rendina L,
- Payne R,
- Mackay J
- GRANTThe Development of Carboranes as New Agents in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain DiseaseAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2011 - 27 Mar 2015People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L,
- Kassiou M
- GRANTNMR Spectroscopy Facilities for the Sydney RegionAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2010People funded by this grant:
- Jolliffe K,
- Price W,
- Kuchel P,
- Messerle B,
- Crossley M
- GRANTNew Boron and Gadolinium Agents for Neutron Capture TherapyAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2012People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L,
- Matsumura A
- GRANTSelective Targeting of Breast Tumours for Boron Neutron Capture TherapyNational Breast Cancer Foundation1 Jan 2009 - 3 Nov 2010People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L,
- Kassiou M
- GRANTSelective Targeting of Breast Tumours for Boron Neutron Capture TherapyNational Breast Cancer Foundation1 Jan 2008People funded by this grant:
- Rendina L
- GRANTThe Targeting of Brain Tumours by a New Class of Agents for Boron Neutron Capture TherapyCure Cancer Australia Foundation1 Jan 2008People funded by this grant:
- Kassiou M,
- Rendina L
