Irina Zharinova Royal Australian Chemical Institute National Congress 2026

Irina Zharinova

Irina Zharinova is an Early Career Researcher at the University of Newcastle, Australia, working under the supervision of Professor Adam McCluskey. She received her PhD from the University of Melbourne in 2023, where she developed aromatic conjugated molecules for optoelectronic and sensing applications. Her current research focuses on the design and synthesis of dynamin inhibitors to regulate clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Her expertise includes synthetic organic chemistry, compound design, method optimisation, and scale-up synthesis across both academic and industrial settings.