Kenneth Hong

UNSW Radiochemistry Fellow

Kenneth Hong completed his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry at the School of Chemistry, UNSW in 2016, with a thesis focused on total synthesis of a few polyphenol-based natural products. He took up a postdoctoral position at UNSW with A/Prof. Graham Ball to explore the alkane binding ability of cationic ruthenium and osmium complexes. Kenneth is a certified Radiopharmaceutical Science Specialist and registered with the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM). He also holds a joint appointment between the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Biological Resource Imaging Laboratory (BRIL) at UNSW. Across both roles, he is responsible for the manufacture and QC of clinical F-18, Ga-68, Tc-99m, Lu-177 and I-124 radiopharmaceuticals for clinical and research applications, and assists with tracer and application development . He has strong experience with manual radiochemistry, automated systems and analytical chemistry including development and translation to human imaging. Kenneth has strong interests in developing new synthetic methodologies in radiochemistry and supporting radiochemistry research in NSW and Australia.