Curriculum Vitae
2017-2021 Bachelor of Science (Honours), The University of Sydney, Advisor: Prof. Christopher S. P. McErlean, Sydney, Australia 2019-2020 Undergraduate volunteer. The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind
Centre, Advisor: Dr.Samuel D. Banister, The University of Sydney2022-present DPhil, Synthesis for Biology and Medicin, The University of Oxford, Advisor: Prof. Martin D. Smith Oxford, U.K.
Awards and Honours
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Hanseatic Scholarship (2026)
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Clarendon Scholarship, University of Oxford
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The University Medal, University of Sydney
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Walter Moore Honours Scholarship in Chemistry, University of Sydney
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Publications
Photocatalysis as a mechanistic probe for the Staudinger β-lactam synthesis
Popescu, M. V.; Parker, N. A.; Jia, Z.; Solon, P.; Maloney, C. J.; Alegre-Requena, J. V.; Paton, R. S.; Smith, M. D., Chem Catalysis, 2025, 5, 101493.Structure-activity relationships, deuteration, and fluorination of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists related to AKB48, 5F-AKB-48, and AFUBIATA
Sparkes, E.; Maloney, C. J.; Markham, J.; Dane, C.; Boyd, R.; Gilchrist, J.; Moir, M.; Gordon,R.; Luo, J. L.; Pike, E.; Walker, K. A.; Kassiou, M.; McGregor, I. S.; Kevin R. C.; Hibbs, D. E.; Jorgensen, W. T.; Banister, S. D.; Cairns, E. A.; Ametovski, A., ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2024, 15, 2160.Comprehensive characterization of a systematic library of alkyl and alicyclic synthetic cannabinoids related to CUMYL-PICA, CUMYL-BUTICA, CUMYL CBMICA, and CUMYL-PINACA
Janssens, L. K.; Ametovski, A.; Sparkes, E.; Boyd, R.; Lai F.; Maloney, C. J.; Rhook, D.; Gerona, R. R.; Connolly, M.; Liu, H.; Hibbs, D. E.; Cairns, E. A.; Banister, S. D.; Stove, C. P., ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2023, 14, 35.Generation and reaction of alanyl radicals in open flasks
Tatunashvili, E.; Maloney, C. J.; Chan, B.; McErlean, C. S. P., Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 2094.Defining steric requirements at CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors using synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists 5F-AB-PINACA, 5F- ADB-PINACA, PX-1, PX-2, NNL-1, and their analogues
Markham, J.; Sparkes, E.; Boyd, R.; Chen, S.; Manning, J. J.; Finlay, D.; Lai, F.; McGregor, E.; Maloney, C. J.; Gerona, R. R.; Connor, M.; McGregor, I. S.; Hibbs, D. E.; Glass, M.; Kevin R. C*.; Banister, S. D., ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2022, 13, 1281