Associate Professor Alison Ung is a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Science. Alison graduated with Bsc (Hons) and then PhD in Organic Synthesis from University of New South Wales. Following her PhD, in 1994 she joined the Johnson and Johnson Research Pty. Ltd as a Research Fellow, working on projects in the areas of drug discovery and medicinal chemistry. From 2003-2008 she held a Research Manager position in the Johnson and Johnson Research Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory (JJRPRL) housed in School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong (UOW).