My main interest is in NMR spectroscopy and marine natural products chemistry. Over the last 10 years however my research interests have drawn on the development of a variety of porphyrin and phthalocyanine macrocycles and nanomaterials such as noble metal, magnetic and upconversion nanoparticles for improved diagnosis and treatment of cancer and infectious diseases through application in photodynamic therapy and photodynamic antimicrobial therapy, as well as catalysis. Due to the increased interest in a green economy, since 2015 my research has been adapted to include the preparation of ‘green’ nanomaterials for application in drug delivery and catalysis.