© 2015 Sarah E. Rich

Adushan Pillay

RISE Degree(s) 

PhD in Chemistry from the University of the Witwatersrand

RISE Network(s) 
SABINA
Nationality 
South African
Employment 

Technical Ink Plant Manager, Universal Paper & Plastics, South Africa

Research 
  1. Design, synthesis, radioactive labeling and kit formulation of technetium radiopharmaceuticals for cancer imaging.
  2. Carbon 14 labeling of biologically active compounds for metabolic and biodistribution studies in animal models.
  3. Synthesis of telemorase inhibitors.
  4. Total synthesis of natural products.

Interested in collaborators in any of these fields.

News & Blogs 

Building with the Molecules of Medicine

Special Accomplishments 

South African NRF Professional Development Postdoctoral Fellowship at the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), June 2012–February 2014

Selected Publications 

Sonopo MS, Pillay A, Chibale K, Marjanovic‐Painter B, Donini C, Zeevaart JR. 2016. Carbon‐14 radiolabeling and tissue distribution evaluation of MMV390048. J. Label. Compd. Radiopharm. 59(14):680–88

Pillay A, Rousseau AL, Fernandes MA, de Koning CB. 2012. The synthesis of the pyranonaphthoquinones dehydroherbarin and anhydrofusarubin using Wacker oxidation methodology as a key step and other unexpected oxidation reactions with ceric ammonium nitrate and salcomine. Org. Biomol. Chem. 10(38):7809–19.

Pillay A, Rousseau AL, Fernandes MA, de Koning CB. 2012. Wacker oxidation methodology for the synthesis of the benzo-fused acetal core of marticin. Tetrahedron 68(35):7116–21.

Pillay A, Khorasani S, de Koning CB. 2012. (Z)-Ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-4-(1, 4, 5, 6, 8-pentamethoxynaphthalen-2-yl) but-2-enoate. Acta Crystallogr. Sect. E Struct. Reports Online. 69(1):54–55.

External Profile(s) 

LinkedIn | ResearchGate

Email Address(es) 
adushan91@gmail.com
RISE Degree(s) Completed 
July 2013