Urawadee Rajchakit
PhD candidate Urawadee Rajchakit aspires to become an academic research professor.
Programme: Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, specialising in Medicinal Chemistry
“My career goal is to become an academic research professor, and a PhD would help me achieve experimental techniques as well as the in-depth knowledge necessary to be a strong contributor to my field of interest.
I focused on this topic because overcoming
bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents is
one of the biggest obstacles we are facing in
today’s society.
“Besides that I really enjoyed Chemistry and Biology, especially bench works since high school and this passion carried me through all the way to PhD.
“Currently, I am working on a project of designing and synthesising novel promising antimicrobial peptides to selectively target multi-drug resistant bacteria with safe therapeutic profile for human use.
“I hold a University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship, which supports me for tuition fees and other expenses. Also, friendly research environment provided by students and staff at the School of Chemical Sciences gives me motivation for research.”
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