Dr Michele R. Prinsep
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Canterbury (1987), PhD. Canterbury (1990), Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Hawaii (1990-1991). Research leave at Cambridge (1994), ZONTA Award (2000).
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prinsep, Dr Michele | 8902 | michele | E.3.06 | Chemistry |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Direct dialling +64 7 838 then extension (for extensions starting with 4)
- Direct dialling +64 7 858 then extension (for extensions starting with 5)
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
- Natural products chemistry, particularly that of New Zealand marine bryozoans and terrestrial cyanobacteria (blue-green algae).
- Application of spectral methods, especially NMR spectroscopy and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry to structural determination.
- Biologically active compounds and structure-activity relationships.
- Chemical ecology.
Current projects are all directed towards finding novel and/or bioactive metabolites from New Zealand and Antarctic bryozoans and cyanobacteria.
Students Supervised
MSc:
Aaron Andersen - Natural Products from New Zealand Bryozoans
PhD:
Jonathan Puddick - Investigating cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry with the aim of:
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the discovery of novel and/or bioactive secondary metabolites
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improved quantitation of known microcystins, a wide-spread cyanotoxin
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increased understanding of the regulatory keys for microcystin production
Teaching Commitments
Expertise
Marine natural products chemistry; NMR spectroscopy; chemistry of cyanobacteria.
Recent Publications
- Prinsep, M., Puddick, J. (2011) Laser desorption ionisation–time of flight mass spectrometry of the tolyporphins, bioactive metabolites from the cyanobacterium Tolypothrix nodosa
Refereed Journal Articles - Phytochemical Analysis - Puddick, J., Prinsep, M., Wood, S., Cary, S., Hamilton, D. (2011) Enhanced sample preparation for quantitation of Microcystins by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation–time of flight mass spectrometry
Refereed Journal Articles - Phytochemical Analysis - Tripathi, A., Puddick, J., Prinsep, M., Rottmann, M., Chan, K., Chen, D., Tan, L. (2011) Lagunamide C, a cytotoxic cyclodepsipeptide from the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula
Refereed Journal Articles - Phytochemistry - Puddick, J., Prinsep, M., Wood, S., Cary, S., Hamilton, D. (2011) Biosynthetic promiscuity: Numerous microcystin congeners produced by a Microcystis strain (CYN06)
Conference - Poster Presentation - New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Conference
