Hang Nguyen

Research Interests

Antimicrobial Resistance Drug discovery Infectious Diseases Medical Microbiology Veterinary Microbiology

Ms Hang Nguyen

NHMRC Grant-Funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

College of Sciences

Hang Nguyen is a postdoctoral microbiologist, completed her PhD project at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, in 2022. Her PhD research was conducted in collaboration with an industry partner, Neoculi Pty, to address urgent calls from the World Health Organisation for alternative strategies to prevent and treat infectious diseases and to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria.

Her PhD work has been recognised with several prestigious awards, including the 2022 University Doctoral Research Medal and Mace Bearer (UoA), Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence (UoA), and the SA Government International Students Award (Highly Commended): Academic Excellence Postgraduate-Research (awarded by the SA government).

Hang has extensive expertise in antimicrobial susceptibility testing, synergy testing via checkerboard assay, biofilm testing, electron microscopy (e.g., SEM, TEM), mammalian cell cytotoxicity assessments of new antibiotics, bioluminescent mouse models of (wound, sepsis and lung) infection, and efficacy testing of new antimicrobials, as well as molecular and cellular biology techniques.

Hang is now a CEA-StAR research fellow, continuing her collaboration with Neoculi, providing key support to projects within the Animal Health theme, as well as mentoring PhD students.

Date Position Institution name
2023 - ongoing NHMRC-Postdoctoral Researcher A The University of Adelaide
2022 - 2023 Post-doctoral Microbiologist The University of Adelaide
2010 - ongoing Lecturer Vietnam National Uni of Agriculture

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2023 Award University Doctoral Research Medal The University of Adelaide Australia -
2023 Honour Mace Bearer The University of Adelaide Australia -
2022 Award Dean Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence The University of Adelaide Australia -
2022 Award SA Government International Student Award (HIGHLY COMMENDED) South Australia Government Australia -
2022 Award Best Research Paper The University of Adelaide School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences Australia -
2021 Award Editor’s Choice Journal of Antibiotics Switzerland -
2021 Scholarship Grant-Funded Scholarship Neoculi Pty Ltd, Australia and The University of Adelaide Australia -
2013 Scholarship Australia Awards Scholarship Australian Government Australia -
2012 Award BioSA Prize for an Excellent Biobusiness Project Flinders University Australia -
2008 Award Excellent Student Award Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Viet Nam -
2004 Scholarship University Scholarships for an Excellent Student Hanoi University of Agriculture Viet Nam -

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Vietnamese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2018 - 2022 University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Veterinary Sciences (Pharmacology & Microbiology)
2013 - 2015 Flinders University Australia Master of Biotechnology Studies
2003 - 2008 Vietnam National Uni of Agriculture Australia Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Year Citation
2025 Abdo, A. I., Nguyen, H. T., Kaul, L. D., Schmitt-John, T., Kopecki, Z., Ogunniyi, A. D., & Richter, K. (2025). Plasma-activated water accelerates wound healing and reduces Staphylococcus aureus infection in vivo. Biofilm, 10(100308), 100308.
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2025 Nguyen, H. T., Puangseree, J., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, M. T., Leigh, C., Venter, H., . . . Ogunniyi, A. D. (2025). Gallium Liquid Metal Nanoparticles as Agents to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections. Microbiologyopen, 14(5), 14 pages.
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2023 Nguyen, H. T., Venter, H., Woolford, L., Young, K. A., McCluskey, A., Garg, S., . . . Trott, D. J. (2023). Oral administration of a 2-aminopyrimidine robenidine analogue (NCL195) significantly reduces Staphylococcus aureus infection and reduces Escherichia coli infection in combination with sub-inhibitory colistin concentrations in a bioluminescent mouse model. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 67(10), e0042423-1-e0042423-13.
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2023 Ogunniyi, A., Nguyen, H. T., Hansford, K. A., Cooper, M. A., Trott, D. J., & Blaskovich, M. A. T. (2023). Impact of The New Membrane-Targeting Lipoglycopeptide Antibiotic MCC5145 On The Treatment of Bacteremic Pneumococcal Pneumonia In Mice. Microbiology Spectrum, 11(5), e04459-22-1-e04459-22-6.
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2022 Nguyen, H. T., Venter, H., Woolford, L., Young, K., McCluskey, A., Garg, S., . . . Ogunniyi, A. D. (2022). Impact of a novel anticoccidial analogue on systemic staphylococcus aureus infection in a bioluminescent mouse model. Antibiotics, 11(1), 1-16.
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2021 Morshed, M. T., Nguyen, H. T., Vuong, D., Crombie, A., Lacey, E., Ogunniyi, A. D., . . . Piggott, A. M. (2021). Semisynthesis and biological evaluation of a focused library of unguinol derivatives as next-generation antibiotics. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 19(5), 1022-1036.
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2021 Nguyen, H. T., Venter, H., Veltman, T., Williams, R., Anne O'Donovan, L., Russell, C. C., . . . Trott, D. J. (2021). In vitro synergistic activity of NCL195 in combination with colistin against Gram-negative bacterial pathogens. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 57(5), 106323-1-106323-13.
DOI Scopus20 WoS18 Europe PMC17
2021 Nguyen, H. T., O’Donovan, L., Venter, H., Russell, C. C., McCluskey, A., Page, S. W., . . . Ogunniyi, A. D. (2021). Comparison of two transmission electron microscopy methods to visualize drug-induced alterations of gram-negative bacterial morphology. Antibiotics, 10(3), 307.
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2021 Nguyen, H. T., Morshed, M. T., Vuong, D., Crombie, A., Lacey, E., Garg, S., . . . Ogunniyi, A. D. (2021). Evaluation of Benzguinols as Next-Generation Antibiotics for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections. Antibiotics, 10(6), 727-1-727-17.
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2021 Pi, H., Ogunniyi, A. D., Savaliya, B., Nguyen, H. T., Page, S. W., Lacey, E., . . . Trott, D. J. (2021). Repurposing of the fasciolicide triclabendazole to treat infections caused by staphylococcus spp. and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Microorganisms, 9(8), 1697-1-1697-20.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC9
2020 Pi, H., Nguyen, H. T., Venter, H., Boileau, A. R., Woolford, L., Garg, S., . . . Ogunniyi, A. D. (2020). In vitro activity of robenidine Analog NCL195 in combination with outer membrane permeabilizers against gram-negative bacterial pathogens and impact on systemic gram-positive bacterial infection in mice. Front Microbiol, 11(1556), 1556.
DOI Scopus18 WoS17 Europe PMC16

Chief Investigator: 02 seed grants ($9K; The University of Adelaide, 2021 and 2024)

Investigator: Contract research for Industry (>$200K, from 2021-2025)

Scholarships: Australia Award Scholarship (>$140,000; 2013-2015), VIED-UoA-Joint Scholarship (>$195,000; 2018-2021); Neoculi Pty Ltd-UoA-joint scholarship ($70,000; 2021-2022)

I taught undergraduate veterinary science students at Vietnam National University of Agriculture (Hanoi, Vietnam) in the following areas:

1) Veterinary Pharmacology

2) Clinical Veterinary Pharmacology

3) Veterinary Toxicology

Date Role Membership Country
2021 - ongoing Member Australian Society for Microbiology Australia

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