Brendan obtained an MChem degree from the University of Newcastle before completing a Ph.D. investigating the mechanistic chemistry of Fe-S-based clusters under the supervision of Professor Richard. A. Henderson in 2007.
He was previously a postdoctoral member in the Chechik group investigating the role of radical chemistry in hair dyeing/bleaching marking the beginning of the groups collaboration with Proctor and Gamble. He returned in Oct 2014 as a Daphne Jackson Fellow, co-sponsored by the University of York and the Royal Society of Chemistry. His project is entitled ‘Smart Nanogel-based MRI Contrast Agents’ and aims to develop improved agents based on the responsive nature of self-assembled Gd3+ containing hydrogel nanoparticles.
A generalised scheme showing a two-component nanogel consisting of a structural gel component and a second responsive on/off gel which could be used in targeted MRI imaging.
Kinetics and mechanism of the reactions of [FeCl4]- with PhS- or PhSH in MeCN, and the role of cations containing N-H groups. Brendan Garrett and Richard A. Henderson, Dalton Trans., 2005, 2395
Direct studies on 5-coordinate intermediates formed during substitution at tetrahedral Fe sites: role of bound nucleophile in labilisation of leaving group. Brendan Garrett and Richard A. Henderson, Dalton Trans., 2007, 3435
Rates of Proton Transfer to Fe−S-Based Clusters: Comparison of Clusters Containing {MFe(μ2-S)2}n+ and {MFe3(μ3-S)4}n+ (M = Fe, Mo, or W) Cores. Katie Bates, Brendan Garrett and Richard A. Henderson, Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 11145
Protonation and substitution reactions of [{WFe3S4Cl3}2(μ-L)3]3- (L = SEt or OMe): quantifying how metal content and spectator ligands individually affect reactivity. Brendan Garrett and Richard A. Henderson, Dalton Trans., 2010, 4586