Gause Miraj Royal Australian Chemical Institute National Congress 2026

Gause Miraj

I am a PhD candidate in Chemical Science at Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics(IBG) at Griffith University, specializing in the synthesis and functional study of cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) analogues. My research focuses on developing novel chemoenzymatic and synthetic strategies to access modified nucleotide derivatives and cADPR variants for investigating calcium signaling and immune pathways. I have experience working with complex multi-step organic synthesis, nucleotide chemistry, and purification of phosphate-containing compounds, supported by strong analytical skills in NMR spectroscopy and HPLC. I am highly skilled in purification and characterization techniques with late stage polar compounds, with extensive hands-on experience in NMR spectroscopy and HPLC, alongside other analytical methods essential for studying phosphorylated and labile compounds. My work bridges synthetic chemistry and chemical biology, with an emphasis on designing functional molecular tools for biomedical research.