STAFF PROFILE
Dr Andrew Hung
Position:
Senior Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Science
Phone:
+61399251974
Email:
andrew.hung@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Research Interests
Computational modelling and simulations of biomolecular systems, with special focus on:
- Biological membranes
- Protein-lipid interactions
- Protein misfolding, abnormal aggregation and subsequent amyloid fibril formation
- Protein-surface interactions in nanobiotechnology
Current and Recent Research Projects
- Nervous system membrane proteins and receptors
- Protein and peptide interactions with biomembranes
- Nanoparticle interactions with proteins and biomembranes
- Molecular mechanisms of abnormal protein aggregation
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Biophysical Society
- Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society
Awards
- Thomas Young Centre Junior Research Fellowship, Imperial College, London, U.K. (2008)
- Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship, 1999
- Prize for Materials Research in Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours), RMIT University, 1998
- Dean’s List, RMIT University, Faculty of Applied Science, RMIT University, 1995-1998
- Prize for academic achievements in 3rd year Applied Chemistry, RMIT University, 1997
- Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria Student Prize, RMIT University, 1996
- Crown Scientific Award for academic achievement in 2nd year analytical chemistry, RMIT University 1996
- Baron Rubber Award for academic achievements in 2nd year Applied Chemistry, RMIT University, 1996
- Oxford Press Book Prize for academic achievements in 1st year Applied Chemistry, RMIT University, 1995
- Member of
- Postgraduate student supervisor
- BIOL2119 Computational Biology course coordinator
- ONPS2149 Introduction to Nanotechnology course coordinator
- ONPS2186 3rd year physics project coordinator
- ONPS2155 Nanotechnology Practise lecturer
- PHYS2082 lecturer
- PhD (Applied Physics), RMIT University, 2002
- Project title: Ab Initio Investigation of Pyrite FeS2 Bulk, Surfaces and Flotation Collector Adsorption
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Applied Chemistry) (Honours), RMIT University, 1998
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Applied Chemistry), RMIT University, 1997
- Condict, L.,Elliott, S.,Hung, A.,Ashton, J.,Kasapis, S. (2024). Interfacing ß-casein – Phenolic compound interactions via molecular dynamics simulations with diffusion kinetics in delivery vehicles In: Food Chemistry, 435, 1 - 10
- Liang, J.,Pitsillou, E.,Hung, A.,Karagiannis, T. (2024). A repository of COVID-19 related molecular dynamics simulations and utilisation in the context of nsp10-nsp16 antivirals In: Journal of molecular graphics & modelling, 126, 1 - 9
- Karagiannis, T.,Orlowski, C.,Ververis, K.,Et al, .,Hung, A. (2024). ?H2AX in mouse embryonic stem cells: Distribution during differentiation and following ?-irradiation In: Cells and Development, 177, 1 - 11
- Wu, C.,Wong, A.,Chen, Q.,Yang, S.,Chen, M.,Yang, W.,Hung, A.,Li, H., et al, . (2024). Identification of inhibitors from a functional food-based plant perillae folium against hyperuricemia via metabolomics profiling, network pharmacology and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations In: Frontiers in Endocrinology, 15, 1 - 22
- Lin, B.,Hung, A.,Singleton, W.,Darmawan K, et al, . (2023). The effect of tailing lipidation on the bioactivity of antimicrobial peptides and their aggregation tendency: Special Issue: Emerging Investigators In: Aggregate, 4, 1 - 15
- Karagiannis, T.,Wall, M.,Ververis, K.,Hung, A., et al, . (2023). Characterization of K562 cells: uncovering novel chromosomes, assessing transferrin receptor expression, and probing pharmacological therapies In: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 80, 1 - 16
- Wong, A.,Yang, W.,Gill, H.,Lenon, G.,Hung, A. (2023). Mechanisms of Nelumbinis folium targeting PPAR? for weight management: A molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations study In: Computers in Biology and Medicine, 166, 1 - 13
- Chen, Q.,Chen, X.,Chen X, et al, .,Komori, A.,Hung, A.,Li, H. (2023). Structure-based multi-ligand molecular modeling to predict the synergistic effects of limonin and obacunone from Simiao pill against nitric oxide synthase 3 associated with hyperuricemia In: Precision Medicine Research, 5, 1 - 5
- Morgan, A.,Scerri, T.,Vogel, A.,Hung, A., et al, . (2023). Stuttering associated with a pathogenic variant in the chaperone protein cyclophilin 40 In: Brain, 146, 5086 - 5097
- Pitsillou, E.,Logothetis, A.,Liang, J.,El-Osta, A.,Hung, A.,AbuMaziad, A.,Karagiannis, T. (2023). Identification of Potential Modulators of a Pathogenic G Protein-Gated Inwardly Rectifying K+ Channel 4 Mutant: In Silico Investigation in the Context of Drug Discovery for Hypertension In: Molecules, 28, 1 - 158
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
10 PhD Current Supervisions14 PhD Completions and 3 Masters by Research Completions
- Nicotinic receptor structure and function probed with conotoxins. Administered by The University of Wollongong.. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects 2015 from (2015 to 2019)
- Computational Studies of Drug, Peptide and Nanoparticle Interactions with Biological Membranes. Funded by: Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC) Contract from (2007 to 2008)