Contact

Email

sjwill@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Professor
School of Chemistry
Education
PhD
The University of Western Australia
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Western Australia
ORCID

0000-0001-6341-4364

Prof Spencer Williams

Professor
School of Chemistry
314 Scholarly works
62 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Cosmopolitan marine bacteria facilitate a vast phytoplankton-derived sulfonate-based carbon flow through sulfoquinovosidases
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66898-z
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A chemical toolkit for sulfofucose metabolism: Scalable access to sulfofucose and sulfofucolytic intermediates
    DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2026.110057
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Flavonoid O-Methyltransferases in Eucalyptus—Biosynthesis of Alpinetin via a Methylated Chalcone Precursor
    DOI: 10.3390/ijms27115078
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Metal-Dependent 2-Keto-3,6-dideoxy-6-sulfo-gluconate (KDSG) Aldolase: Decoding the Key C─C Bond Cleaving Step in Bacterial Sulfoglycolysis
    DOI: 10.1002/chem.70857
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Near Single Molecule Sensitivity Mass Spectrometry for Multi-Omic Research
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Targeting Carbohydrate Metabolism in Leishmania
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Characterisation and Development of Type-2 NKT Cells
Spencer Williams

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2021
HG Smith Memorial Award Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2014
David Syme Research Prize (2014) University of Melbourne
2014
Australian Research Council Future Fellow
2011
Grimwade Prize for Industrial Chemistry University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Research grants (international)

    Understanding the Role of D-Arabinan Degrading Enzymes in Mycobacterial Physiology and Disease
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Discovery of Missing Pathways for Breakdown of Marine Organosulfur