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Tara Pukala
EducationUniversity of Adelaide
OccupationBiological chemist
EmployerUniversity of Adelaide
Known forBiological chemistry
TitleProfessor
Websitehttps://www.pukalalab.org/

Tara Louise Pukala is an Australian scientist who is a professor of biological chemistry at the University of Adelaide, board member of Nature Scientific Reports, Superstar of STEM, 2023–2024, and Director of the Adelaide Proteomics Centre.[1]

Education and career[edit]

Pukala was awarded a PhD from the University of Adelaide in 2006 for her thesis "Structural and mechanistic studies of bioactive peptides".[2] She then moved to the University of Cambridge in a post-doctoral role, researching native mass spectrometry.[citation needed] Since 2017, she has been the director of the Adelaide Proteomics Centre.[3][4]

Pukala is a member of the editorial board for Analytical Chemistry, an associate editor for Frontiers in Chemistry (Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry). She is also associate editor of Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry,[5] editor of European Journal of Mass Spectrometry,[6] and a board member of Nature Scientific Reports.[7] She was also vice-president of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry (ANZSMS).[8]

Awards[edit]

  • 2017 – Australian and New Zealand Society of Mass Spectrometry Bowie Medal.[9]
  • 2021 – Faculty of Sciences Mid Career Research Excellence Award.[10]
  • 2022 – Superstar of STEM, Science Technology, Australia.[11]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Pukala, Tara L.; Bowie, John H.; Maselli, Vita M.; Musgrave, Ian F.; Tyler, Michael J. (2006-06-01). "Host-defence peptides from the glandular secretions of amphibians: structure and activity". Natural Product Reports. 23 (3): 368–393. doi:10.1039/B512118N. ISSN 1460-4752.
  • Pukala, Tara; Robinson, Carol V. (2022-04-27). "Introduction: Mass Spectrometry Applications in Structural Biology". Chemical Reviews. 122 (8): 7267–7268. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00085. ISSN 0009-2665.
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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Professional Activities - Pukala lab".
  2. ^ Pukala, Tara Louise (2007-09-05), Structural and mechanistic studies of bioactive peptides, retrieved 26 May 2024
  3. ^ "People". Pukala Lab. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. ^ "Science awards celebrate 2021 academic, student and staff success". Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology | University of Adelaide. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ "Professional activities".
  6. ^ "European Journal of Mass Spectrometry". SAGE Publications Inc. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ^ "Editors | Scientific Reports". www.nature.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  8. ^ "PROFESSOR TARA PUKALA - 25th International Mass Spectrometry Convention". imsc2024melbourne.com. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  9. ^ "Bowie Medal Award for Tara Pukala". Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  10. ^ "Science awards celebrate 2021 academic, student and staff success". Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology | University of Adelaide. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  11. ^ "Dr Tara Pukala". Science and Technology Australia. Retrieved 2024-05-25.

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