Tagwa Mohammed
Research Interests:
My project focuses on developing cyclen and cyclam inspired tetrapeptides as chelating agents for
metal detoxification.
Education:
Pursuing PhD in Bioinorganic Chemistry - Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland
M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (2018) - Department of Organic Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
B.Sc. in Pharmacy (2013) - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Awards and Fellowships:
The Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship
The University of Khartoum, Faculty of Pharmacy - prize for the best academic performance (four consecutive years)
Best Oral Presentation in Medicinal Chemistry, Swiss Chemical Society (SCS) Fall Meeting 2022
Publications:
Sauser L., Mohammed T. A., Kalvoda T., Feng S-J., Spingler B., Rulíšek L., Shoshan M. S.*
Inorg. Chem., 2021, 60, 24, 18620-18624.
Tsukano C.,* Yagita R., Heike T., Mohammed T. A., Nishibayashi K., Irie K., and Takemoto Y.* "Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Shagenes A and B" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, early view.
Mohammed T. A., Meier C. M., Kalvoda T., Kalt M., Rulíšek L., and Shoshan M. S.* "Potent Cyclic Tetrapeptide for Lead Detoxification" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 12381-12385.
