Dr Hang Nguyen

• Biography/ Background

  I completed my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (top 3 highest) at Vietnam National University of Agriculture (formerly known as Hanoi University of Agriculture) in 2008. I then completed my Master of Biotechnology degree with first class honours at Flinders University in 2015. I accepted a lectureship at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Vietnam National University of Agriculture (Hanoi, Vietnam) from 2010 to 2018. I taught veterinary pharmacology to veterinary undergraduate students.

  I started my PhD project in 2018 entitled “Pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo testing of novel antimicrobials for the treatment of bacterial infections” under the supervision of Prof Darren Trott, Dr Abiodun David Ogunniyi, Dr Torben Nielsen and Dr Stephen Kidd at School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide (UoA) in collaboration with our Australian research partner (Neoculi Pty Ltd) directed by Dr Stephen W. Page. My PhD work was recognized with a 2022 University Doctoral Research Medal and Mace Bearer (UoA), Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence (UoA) and SA Government International Students Award (Highly Commended): Academic Excellence Postgraduate-Research (awarded by SA government).

  I am currently a post-doctoral researcher in an NHMRC Ideas Grant led by Dr Abiodun David Ogunniyi at the Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, the University of Adelaide, directed by Prof. Darren Trott. 

   

• Qualifications

  PhD (Veterinary Sciences [Pharmacology & Microbiology]), The University of Adelaide, South Australia (2018-2022)

  Master of Biotechnology, Flinders University, South Australia (2013-2015)

  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam (2003-2008)

• Awards & Achievements

  Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country
  2023	Award	University Doctoral Research Medal	The University of Adelaide	Australia
  2023	Honours	Mace Bearer	The University of Adelaide	Australia
  2022	Award	Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence	The University of Adelaide	Australia
  2022	Award	SA Government International Student Award (HIGHLY COMMENDED)	South Australia Government	Australia
  2022	Award	Best Research Paper	The University of Adelaide School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences	Australia
  2021	Award	Editor’s Choice	Journal of Antibiotics	Basil, Switzerland
  2021-2022	Scholarship	Grant-Funded Scholarship	Neoculi Pty Ltd, Australia and The University of Adelaide	Australia
  2014	Prize	BioSA Prize for an Excellent Biobusiness Project	Flinders University	Australia
  2013-2015	Scholarship	Australia Awards Scholarship	Australian Government	Australia
  2008	Award	Excellent Student Award	Award of Chef Veterinary Officer	Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
  2004-2008	Scholarship	University Scholarships for an Excellent Student	Hanoi University of Agriculture	Vietnam

• Teaching Interests

  I have been either a teaching or research academic for the last 13 years. I taught undergraduate veterinary science students at Vietnam National University of Agriculture (Hanoi, Vietnam) in the following areas:

  1) Veterinary Pharmacology

  2) Clinical Veterinary Pharmacology

  3) Veterinary Toxicology

• Publications

  1. Nguyen, H. T., Venter, H., Woolford, L., Young, K., McCluskey, A., Garg, S., . . . Ogunniyi, A. D. (2022). Impact of a novel anticoccidial analogue on systemic staphylococcus aureus infection in a bioluminescent mouse model. Antibiotics, 11(1), 1-16. doi:10.3390/antibiotics11010065

  2. Pi, H., Ogunniyi, A. D., Savaliya, B., Nguyen, H. T., Page, S. W., Lacey, E., . . . Trott, D. J. (2021). Repurposing of the fasciolicide triclabendazole to treat infections caused by staphylococcus spp. and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Microorganisms, 9(8), 1697-1-1697-20. doi:10.3390/microorganisms9081697

  3. Morshed, M. T., Nguyen, H. T., Vuong, D., Crombie, A., Lacey, E., Ogunniyi, A. D., . . . Piggott, A. M. (2021). Semisynthesis and biological evaluation of a focused library of unguinol derivatives as next-generation antibiotics. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 19(5), 1022-1036. doi:10.1039/d0ob02460k

  4. Nguyen, H. T., Venter, H., Veltman, T., Williams, R., Anne O'Donovan, L., Russell, C. C., . . . Trott, D. J. (2021). In vitro synergistic activity of NCL195 in combination with colistin against Gram-negative bacterial pathogens. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 57(5), 106323-1-106323-13. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106323

  5. Nguyen, H. T., Morshed, M. T., Vuong, D., Crombie, A., Lacey, E., Garg, S., . . . Ogunniyi, A. D. (2021). Evaluation of Benzguinols as Next-Generation Antibiotics for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections. Antibiotics, 10(6), 1-17. doi:10.3390/antibiotics10060727

  6. Nguyen, H. T., O’Donovan, L., Venter, H., Russell, C. C., McCluskey, A., Page, S. W., . . . Ogunniyi, A. D. (2021). Comparison of two transmission electron microscopy methods to visualize drug-induced alterations of gram-negative bacterial morphology. Antibiotics, 10(3), 307. doi:10.3390/antibiotics10030307

  7. Pi, H., Nguyen, H. T., Venter, H., Boileau, A. R., Woolford, L., Garg, S., . . . Ogunniyi, A. D. (2020). In vitro activity of robenidine Analog NCL195 in combination with outer membrane permeabilizers against gram-negative bacterial pathogens and impact on systemic gram-positive bacterial infection in mice. Front Microbiol, 11, 1556. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01556

• Professional Associations

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2021-ongoing	Member	Australian Society for Microbiology	Australia

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 30 May 2023

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