Alison McGonagle

Academic background: Dr McGonagle has a strong background in synthetic organic chemistry. Her PhD was entitled 'Construction of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles Using Novel Aza-Wittig Methodology', and she has also carried out post-doctoral research on the synthesis of novel cubane derivatives for polymerization studies. She has worked in both academia and industry and has a wide range of experience in organic synthesis, and food and environmental chemistry.

Publishing history: Dr McGonagle has published three papers, in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, the Australian Journal of Chemistry, and Organic Letters; she has also presented research posters at international conferences.

Editing Experience: Dr McGonagle joined Edanz Group as an editor in 2013.