Contact Details
| Organization: | Pharmacology |
| Position: | DEPUTY HEAD |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 613-83445675 |
| Fax: | 613-83440241 |
| Building: | Medical Centre |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| anti-inflammatory drugs | glucocorticoids | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1980 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1984 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Research Australia | Director | 10-Nov-2008 | 09-Nov-2011 |
| Member | Australian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists | ordinary | 01-Dec-1980 | |
| Member | Australian Society for Medical Research | ordinary | 06-Nov-1989 | |
| Member | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand | ordinary | 04-Nov-1996 | |
| Member | American Thoracic Society | ordinary | 01-May-1996 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Australian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology | ASCEPT visiting lecturer to the British Pharmacological Society 2009. | 28-Nov-2008 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Optics and Opto-electronic Physics (OPTICAL PHYSICS) (240401)
- Optical Physics not elsewhere classified (OPTICAL PHYSICS) (240499)
- Biophysics (OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES) (249901)
- Instruments and Techniques (OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES) (249903)
- Protein Targeting and Signal Transduction (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270103)
- Cellular Interactions (incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270105)
- Cell Development (incl. Cell Division and Apoptosis) (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270106)
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270199)
- Animal Physiology - Cell (PHYSIOLOGY) (270602)
- Allergy (IMMUNOLOGY) (320201)
- Cellular Immunology (IMMUNOLOGY) (320202)
- Tumor Immunology (IMMUNOLOGY) (320206)
- Immunology not elsewhere classified (IMMUNOLOGY) (320299)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320501)
- Basic Pharmacology (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320502)
- Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320503)
- Toxicology (incl. Clinical Toxicology) (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320504)
- Pharmacology not elsewhere classified (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320599)
- Cell Physiology (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY) (320602)
- Systems Physiology (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY) (320603)
- Medical Physiology not elsewhere classified (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY) (320699)
- Cellular Nervous System (NEUROSCIENCES) (320704)
- Respiratory Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321027)
- Surgery (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321029)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Treatments (e.g. chemicals, anntibiotics) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670403)
- Scientific instrumentation (INSTRUMENTATION) (671401)
- Immune system and allergy (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730102)
- Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730105)
- Cardiovascular system and diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730106)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Respiratory system and diseases (incl. Asthma) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730110)
- Skeletal system and disorders (incl. Arthritis) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730114)
- Health and support services not elsewhere classified (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730399)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact of airway wall fibrosis on the efficacy of anti-asthma drugs | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2004 |
| New treatments for lung scarring | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2008 |
| New treatments for cancer | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2009 |
| Fibrinolysis in acute lung injury: validation of annexin 2 as a novel drug target | Chief Investigator | THE CASS FOUNDATION LTD | Science & Medicine Grants | 21/01/2009 |
| New treatments for chronic inflammation | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2010 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYPTOPHARMA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | Chief Investigator | CRYPTOPHARMA PTY LTD | 02/12/2004 |
| CRYPTOPHARMA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | Chief Investigator | CRYPTOPHARMA PTY LTD | 01/04/2006 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.