Dr Jacqui Adcock
Phone   +61 3 522 72096
Email   jacqui.adcock@deakin.edu.au
Position   Research Fellow
Campus   Geelong
Research grouping   Chemistry and Forensic Sciences

Dr Adcock is a research fellow, currently developing new chromatographic methods for the analysis of
various common lipid types such as fatty acids, sterols and tocopherols. She is also synthesising novel lipid
compounds using enzymatic reactions, and in conjunction with this is developing chromatographic methods
for the analysis of these compounds. Her work is specifically focussed on omega-3 fatty acids and the anti-
inflammatory compounds that can be synthesised from them. These compounds may be beneficial in the
treatment of many inflammatory diseases, including arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease,
cancer, periodontal disease and allergies.

Previously, Dr Adcock has developed a wide range of new methodology for the analysis of foods, biological
fluids, industrial process samples, pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs. During her postdoctoral fellowship at
RMIT University, Dr Adcock developed advanced separation techniques, based on comprehensive two-
dimensional gas chromatography, for the rapid analysis of essential oil and perfume products, and worked in
the R&D department at Firmenich – the world’s second largest flavour and fragrance company – located in
Switzerland.

Research interests

  1. Enzymatic synthesis and complete characterization of lipid mediators of inflammation
  2. Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography for lipidomics and biomarker discovery

Career

ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow (Industry) (2011-2013)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University; 2010-2011)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University; 2009-2010)

Key publications

J. L. Adcock, C. J. Barrow, N. W. Barnett, X. A. Conlan, C. F. Hogan and P. S. Francis (2011) Chemiluminescence and electrochemiluminescence detection of controlled drugs Drug Testing and Analysis 3, 145-160

J. L. Adcock, M. Adams, B. S. Mitrevski and P. J. Marriott (2009) Peak modeling approach to accurate assignment of first-dimension retention times in comprehensive two-dimensional chromatography Analytical Chemistry 81, 6797-6804

J. L. Adcock, P. S. Francis, T. A. Smith and N. W. Barnett (2008) The characteristic red chemiluminescence from reactions with acidic potassium permanganate: further spectroscopic evidence for a manganese(II) emitter The Analyst 133, 49-51

J. L. Adcock, P. S. Francis and N. W. Barnett (2007) Acidic potassium permanganate as a chemiluminescence reagent Analytica Chimica Acta 601, 36-67

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Teaching areas

Analytical Chemistry
Forensic Science


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22nd September 2011