Dr Ben Ross

Senior Lecturer

School of Pharmacy

+61 7 334 61888

b.ross1@uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

Dr Ben Ross is a chemist with interests in medicinal chemistry, computer-aided drug design, virtual screening, synthetic chemistry, enzyme inhibitors, ion channel modulators, antivirals, amyloid diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer.

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Research Interests

The main focus of Dr Ben Ross's research is the application of computer-aided drug design and synthetic chemistry to create new drug candidates for cancer, viral infections, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. His team's novel molecules are evaluated using a variety of biochemical, biophysical, and cell-based screening assays, as well as animal models of disease, both within their lab and in partnership with local and international collaborators. Consideration of drug-likeness is an integral part of the design process, since good ADMET properties are crucial for their molecules to reach the clinic.

Biography

Ben Ross graduated with a First-Class Honours Degree in Chemistry (1999) and then moved to the UQ School of Pharmacy where he gained a Doctorate in the field of Medicinal Chemistry (2004). He worked in the School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Dr Ross McGeary for two years (2004-2006) during which he completed the synthesis of a variety of biologically useful molecules. In June 2006 Ben was appointed to a Lectureship within the UQ School of Pharmacy. In the first half of 2012 he was a Guest Researcher in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Lund University, Sweden. In 2013 Ben was promoted to Senior Lecturer at UQ. A general theme of his research is medicinal chemistry, specifically the application of synthetic chemistry and molecular modeling to discover novel molecules with application as drugs or tools for research. Ben's team has published extensively in journals having a moderate-to-high impact factor in their specialised area of research (e.g. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Nanoscale, Food Chemistry).

Selected Primary Research Articles

Bifunctional Succinylated ε-Polylysine Coated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for pH-Responsive and Intracellular Drug Delivery Targeting the Colon. C.T.H. Nguyen, R.I. Webb, L.K. Lambert, E. Strounina, E.C. Lee, M.-O. Parat, M.A. McGuckin, A. Popat, P.J. Cabot, B.P. Ross*. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017, 9, 9470-9483. doi:10.1021/acsami.7b00411 (2016 JIF 7.5, Quartile 1)

Discovery and Structure-Activity Relationships of a Highly Selective Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitor by Structure-Based Virtual Screening. S.N. Dighe, G.S. Deora, E. De la Mora, F. Nachon, S. Chan, M.-O. Parat, X. Brazzolotto*, B.P. Ross*. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2016, 59, 7683-7689. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00356 (Featured on the front cover of the journal: http://pubs.acs.org/toc/jmcmar/59/16) (2016 JIF 6.3, Quartile 1)

GAG mimetic functionalised solid and mesoporous silica nanoparticles as viral entry inhibitors of herpes simplex type 1 and type 2 viruses. E.C. Lee, N. Davis-Poynter*, C.T.H. Nguyen, A.A. Peters, G.R. Monteith, E. Strouina, A. Popat*, B.P. Ross*. Nanoscale 2016, 8, 16192-16196. doi:10.1039/C6NR03878F (2016 JIF 7.4, Quartile 1)

Metal chelation, radical scavenging and inhibition of Aβ42 fibrillation by food constituents in relation to Alzheimer's disease. S. Chan, S. Kantham, V.M. Rao, M.K. Palanivelu, H.L. Pham, P.N. Shaw, R.P. McGeary, B.P. Ross*. Food Chemistry 2016, 199, 185-194. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.11.118 (2016 JIF 4.5, Quartile 1)

"Click" Assembly of Glycoclusters and Discovery of a Trehalose Analogue that Retards Aβ40 Aggregation and Inhibits Aβ40-induced Neurotoxicity. H. Rajaram, M.K. Palanivelu, T.V. Arumugam, V.M. Rao, P.N. Shaw, R.P. McGeary, B.P. Ross*. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2014, 24, 4523-4528. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.07.077 (2014 JIF 2.4, Quartile 3)

Enzyme-Responsive Controlled Release of Covalently Bound Prodrug from Functional Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres. A. Popat, B.P. Ross, J.Liu, S. Jambhrunkar, F. Kleitz*, S.Z. Qiao*. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51, 12486-12489. doi:10.1002/anie.201206416 (2010 JIF 13.7, Quartile 1)

PhD vacancies - PhD opportunities

Australian and international students with backgrounds in chemistry, biochemistry, and pharmacy are encouraged to contact Dr Ben Ross to discuss possible Honours or PhD projects and scholarships.

Sources of funding include: UQ Scholarships; NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships; Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships; Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Scholarships; Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia; and the China Scholarship Council (CSC), as well as many other funding schemes. Contact Dr Ben Ross via email to discuss the best strategy to obtain a scholarship.

Teaching and Service Activities

Dr Ben Ross is the Research Higher Degrees Coordinator for the School of Pharmacy, and an Academic Advisor for Year 2 of the BPharm(Hons) program. He also coordinates and teaches within the following undergraduate BPharm(Hons) courses:

PHRM2021 Dosage Form Design A1;

PHRM2022 Dosage Form Design A2;

PHRM2040 Drug Discovery A1;

PHRM2041 Drug Discovery A2 - Course Coordinator;

PHRM3021 Dosage Form Design B1.

Publications

Journal Articles (48)

Conference Papers (23)

Thesis (1)

Journal Articles

Xue, Yongbo, Savchenko, Andrei I., Agnew-Francis, Kylie A., Miles, Jared A., Holt, Tina, Lu, Hieng, Chow, Sharon, Forster, Paul I., Boyle, Glen M., Ross, Benjamin P., Fischer, Katja, Kutateladze, Andrei G. and Williams, Craig M. (2023). seco-pregnane glycosides from Australian caustic vine (Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe). Journal of Natural Products, 86 (3), 490-497. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c01037

Gabr, Mai Mahmoud, Saeed, Iqira, Miles, Jared A., Ross, Benjamin P., Shaw, Paul Nicholas, Hollmann, Markus W. and Parat, Marie-Odile (2021). Interaction of opioids with TLR4—mechanisms and ramifications. Cancers, 13 (21) 5274, 5274. doi: 10.3390/cancers13215274

Pujara, Naisarg, Giri, Rabina, Yau Wong, Kuan, Qu, Zhi, Rewatkar, Prarthana, Moniruzzaman, Md., Begun, Jakob, Ross, Benjamin P., McGuckin, Michael and Popat, Amirali (2021). pH – responsive colloidal carriers assembled from β-lactoglobulin and epsilon poly-l-lysine for oral drug delivery. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 589, 45-55. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.12.054

Miles, Jared A., Ng, Jia Hui, Sreenivas, B. Yogi, Courageux, Charlotte, Igert, Alexandre, Dias, José, McGeary, Ross P., Brazzolotto, Xavier and Ross, Benjamin P. (2021). Discovery of drug-like acetylcholinesterase inhibitors by rapid virtual screening of a 6.9 million compound database. Chemical Biology and Drug Design, 97 (5), 1048-1058. doi: 10.1111/cbdd.13825

Raza, Aun, Miles, Jared A., Bruck Sime, Fekade, Ross, Benjamin P., Roberts, Jason A., Popat, Amirali, Kumeria, Tushar and Falconer, James R. (2021). PLGA encapsulated γ-cyclodextrin-meropenem inclusion complex formulation for oral delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 597 120280, 120280. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120280

Banun, Vanessa Jane, Rewatkar, Prarthana, Chaudhary, Zanib, Qu, Zhi, Janjua, Taskeen, Patil, Anuja, Wu, Yuao, Ta, Hang T., Bansal, Nidhi, Miles, Jared A., Ross, Benjamin P., Kumeria, Tushar and Popat, Amirali (2021). Protein nanoparticles for enhanced oral delivery of coenzyme-Q10: in vitro and in silico studies. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 9 (6) acsbiomaterials.0c01354, 2846-2856. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01354

Miles, Jared A. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2021). Recent advances in virtual screening for cholinesterase inhibitors. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 12 (1) acschemneuro.0c00627, 30-41. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00627

Miles, Jared A., Kapure, Jeevak S., Deora, Girdhar Singh, Courageux, Charlotte, Igert, Alexandre, Dias, José, McGeary, Ross P., Brazzolotto, Xavier and Ross, Benjamin P. (2020). Rapid discovery of a selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibitor using structure-based virtual screening. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 30 (24) 127609, 127609. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127609

Pujara, Naisarg, Wong, Kuan Yau, Qu, Zhi, Wang, Ran, Moniruzzaman, Md., Rewatkar, Prarthana, Kumeria, Tushar, Ross, Benjamin P., McGuckin, Michael and Popat, Amirali (2020). Oral delivery of β-lactoglobulin nanospheres encapsulated resveratrol alleviates inflammation in Winnie mice with spontaneous ulcerative colitis. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 18 (2) acs.molpharmaceut.0c00048, 627-640. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00048

Azimi, Iman, Stevenson, Ralph J., Zhang, Xuexin, Meizoso-Huesca, Aldo, Xin, Ping, Johnson, Martin, Flanagan, Jack U., Chalmers, Silke B., Yoast, Ryan E., Kapure, Jeevak S., Ross, Benjamin P., Vetter, Irina, Ashton, Mark R., Launikonis, Bradley S., Denny, William A., Trebak, Mohamed and Monteith, Gregory R. (2020). A new selective pharmacological enhancer of the Orai1 Ca2+ channel reveals roles for Orai1 in smooth and skeletal muscle functions. ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, 3 (1) acsptsci.9b00081, 135-147. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.9b00081

Abeer, Muhammad Mustafa, Meka, Anand Kumar, Pujara, Naisarg, Kumeria, Tushar, Strounina, Ekaterina, Nunes, Rute, Costa, Ana, Sarmento, Bruno, Hasnain, Sumaira Z., Ross, Benjamin P. and Popat, Amirali (2019). Rationally designed dendritic silica nanoparticles for oral delivery of exenatide. Pharmaceutics, 11 (8) 418, 418. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080418

Kamato, Danielle, Do, Bich Hang, Osman, Narin, Ross, Benjamin P., Mohamed, Raafat, Xu, Suowen and Little, Peter J. (2019). Smad linker region phosphorylation is a signalling pathway in its own right and not only a modulator of canonical TGF-β signalling. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 77 (2), 243-251. doi: 10.1007/s00018-019-03266-3

Zhang, Shaowei, Sakuma, Michiyo, Deora, Girdhar S., Levy, Colin W., Klausing, Alex, Breda, Carlo, Read, Kevin D., Edlin, Chris D., Ross, Benjamin P., Wright Muelas, Marina, Day, Philip J., O’Hagan, Stephen, Kell, Douglas B., Schwarcz, Robert, Leys, David, Heyes, Derren J., Giorgini, Flaviano and Scrutton, Nigel S. (2019). A brain-permeable inhibitor of the neurodegenerative disease target kynurenine 3-monooxygenase prevents accumulation of neurotoxic metabolites. Communications Biology, 2 (1) 271, 271. doi: 10.1038/s42003-019-0520-5

Prokai-Tatrai, Katalin, De La Cruz, Daniel L., Nguyen, Vien, Ross, Benjamin P., Toth, Istvan and Prokai, Laszlo (2019). Brain delivery of thyrotropin-releasing hormone via a novel prodrug approach. Pharmaceutics, 11 (7) 349, 349. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11070349

Dighe, Satish N., De la Mora, Eugenio, Chan, Stephen, Kantham, Srinivas, McColl, Gawain, Miles, Jared A., Veliyath, Suresh Kumar, Sreenivas, B. Yogi, Nassar, Zeyad D., Silman, Israel, Sussman, Joel L., Weik, Martin, McGeary, Ross P., Parat, Marie-Odile, Brazzolotto, Xavier and Ross, Benjamin P. (2019). Rivastigmine and metabolite analogues with putative Alzheimer’s disease-modifying properties in a Caenorhabditis elegans model. Communications Chemistry, 2 (1) 35. doi: 10.1038/s42004-019-0133-4

Lee, Edward C., Nguyen, Chau T. H., Strounina, Ekaterina, Davis-Poynter, Nicholas and Ross, Benjamin P. (2018). Structure-activity relationships of GAG mimetic-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles and evaluation of acyclovir-loaded antiviral nanoparticles with dual mechanisms of action. ACS Omega, 3 (2), 1689-1699. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01662

Kantham, Srinivas, Chan, Stephen, McColl, Gawain, Miles, Jared A., Veliyath, Suresh Kumar, Deora, Girdhar Singh, Dighe, Satish N., Khabbazi, Samira, Parat, Marie-Odile and Ross, Benjamin P. (2017). Effect of the Biphenyl Neolignan Honokiol on Aβ42-Induced Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans, Aβ42 Fibrillation, Cholinesterase Activity, DPPH Radicals, and Iron(II) Chelation. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 8 (9), 1901-1912. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00071

Deora, Girdhar Singh, Kantham, Srinivas, Chan, Stephen, Dighe, Satish N, Veliyath, Suresh K, McColl, Gawain, Parat, Marie-Odile, McGeary, Ross P and Ross, Benjamin P (2017). Multifunctional Analogs of Kynurenic Acid for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: Synthesis, Pharmacology, and Molecular Modeling Studies. ACS chemical neuroscience, 8 (12), 2667-2675. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00229

Nguyen, Chau T. H., Webb, Richard I., Lambert, Lynette K., Strounina, Ekaterina, Lee, Edward C., Parat, Marie-Odile, McGuckin, Michael A., Popat, Amirali, Cabot, Peter J. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2017). Bifunctional succinylated ε-polylysine-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles for pH-responsive and intracellular drug delivery targeting the colon. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9 (11), 9470-9483. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b00411

Lee, Edward C., Davis-Poynter, Nicholas, Nguyen, Chau T. H., Peters, Amelia A., Monteith, Gregory R., Strounina, Ekaterina, Popat, Amirali and Ross, Benjamin P. (2016). GAG mimetic functionalised solid and mesoporous silica nanoparticles as viral entry inhibitors of herpes simplex type 1 and type 2 viruses. Nanoscale, 8 (36), 16192-16196. doi: 10.1039/c6nr03878f

Dighe, Satish N., Deora, Girdhar Singh, De la Mora, Eugenio, Nachon, Florian, Chan, Stephen, Parat, Marie-Odile, Brazzolotto, Xavier and Ross, Benjamin P. (2016). Discovery and structure-activity relationships of a highly selective butyrylcholinesterase inhibitor by Structure-based virtual screening. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59 (16), 7683-7689. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00356

Chan, Stephen, Kantham, Srinivas, Rao, Venkatesan M., Palanivelu, Manoj Kumar, Pham, Hoang L., Shaw, P. Nicholas, McGeary, Ross P. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2016). Metal chelation, radical scavenging and inhibition of Aβ42 fibrillation by food constituents in relation to Alzheimer's disease. Food Chemistry, 199, 185-194. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.11.118

Rajaram, Hemalatha, Palanivelu, Manoj Kumar, Arumugam, Thiruma V., Rao, Venkatesan M., Shaw, P. Nicholas, McGeary, Ross P. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2014). 'Click' assembly of glycoclusters and discovery of a trehalose analogue that retards A(beta)40 aggregation and inhibits A(beta)40-induced neurotoxicity. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 24 (18), 4523-4528. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.07.077

Kutyla, Marguerite J., Boehm, Michael W., Stokes, Jason R., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Davies, Nigel M., McGeary, Ross P., Tuke, Jonathan and Ross, Benjamin P. (2013). Cyclodextrin-crosslinked poly(acrylic acid): adhesion and controlled release of diflunisal and fluconazole from solid dosage forms. AAPS PharmSciTech, 14 (1), 301-311. doi: 10.1208/s12249-012-9903-3

Marguerite J. Kutyla, Lynette K. Lambert, Nigel M. Davies, Ross P. McGeary, P. Nicholas Shaw and Benjamin P. Ross (2013). Cyclodextrin-crosslinked poly(acrylic acid): synthesis, physicochemical characterization and controlled release of diflunisal and fluconazole from hydrogels. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 444 (1-2), 175-184. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.01.005

Popat, Amirali, Ross, Benjamin P., Liu, Jian, Jambhrunkar, Siddharth, Kleitz, Freddy and Qiao, Shi Zhang (2012). Enzyme-responsive controlled release of covalently bound prodrug from functional mesoporous silica nanospheres. Angewandte Chemie International, 51 (50), 12486-12489. doi: 10.1002/anie.201206416

Wu, Feng-Ling, Hussein, Waleed M., Ross, Benjamin P. and McGeary, Ross P. (2012). 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole and its derivatives: Syntheses, reactions and applications. Current Organic Chemistry, 16 (13), 1555-1580. doi: 10.2174/138527212800840964

Suciati, Lambert, Lynette K., Ross, Benjamin P., Deseo, Myrna A. and Garson, Mary J. (2011). Phytochemical study of Fagraea spp. uncovers a new terpene alkaloid with anti-inflammatory properties. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 64 (4), 489-494. doi: 10.1071/CH10421

Wu, Feng-Ling, Ross, Benjamin P. and McGeary, Ross P. (2010). New methodology for the conversion of epoxides to alkenes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2010 (10), 1989-1998. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.200901264

McGeary, Ross P., Bennett, Andrew J., Tran, Quoc B., Prins, Johannes and Ross, Benjamin P. (2009). An 'inside-out' approach to suramin analogues. Tetrahedron, 65 (20), 3990-3997. doi: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.03.033

Hussein, Waleed M., Ross, Benjamin P., Landsberg, Michael J., Levy, Daniel, Hankamer, Ben and McGeary, Ross P. (2009). Synthesis of nickel-chelating fluorinated lipids for protein monolayer crystallizations. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 74 (4), 1473-1479. doi: 10.1021/jo802651p

Pham, Hoang L., Ross, Benjamin P., McGeary, Ross P., Shaw, P. Nicholas and Davies, Nigel M. (2009). Synthesis of cationic derivatives of Quil A and the preparation of cationic immune-stimulating complexes (ISCOMs). International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 376 (1-2), 123-133. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.04.011

Hussein. Waleed M., Ross, Benjamin P., Landsberg, M. J., Hankamer, B and McGeary, Ross P. (2009). Synthetic approaches to functionalized lipids for protein monolayer crystallizations. Current Organic Chemistry, 13 (14), 1378-1405. doi: 10.2174/138527209789055081

Ramli, Suria, Gentle, Ian R. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2009). Efficient manual Fmoc solid-phase synthesis of the N-Terminal segment of surfactant protein B (SP-B1-25). Protein and Peptide Letters, 16 (7), 810-814. doi: 10.2174/092986609788681706

McGeary, Ross P., Bennett, Andrew J., Tran, Quoc B., Cosgrove, Kelly L. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2008). Suramin: Clinical uses and structure-activity relationships. Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 8 (13), 1384-1394. doi: 10.2174/138955708786369573

Ross, Benjamin P., Falconer, Robert A. and Toth,, Istvan (2008). N-1-(4,4-dimethyl-2,6-dioxocyclohex-1-ylidene)ethyl (N-Dde) Lipoamino Acids. Molbank, 2008: M566 (2), M566. doi: 10.3390/M566

Wessling, Susanne T., Ross, Benjamin P., Koda, Yasuko, Blanchfield, Joanne T. and Toth, Istvan (2007). Caco-2 cell permeability and stability of two D-glucopyranuronamide conjugates of thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 15 (14), 4946-4950. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.04.042

Ross, Justin A., Ross, Benjamin P., Cosgrove, Kelly L., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and McGeary, Ross P. (2006). Rhodamine B pentyl ester and its methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl homologues. Molbank, 2006: M515 (6) M515, 1-4. doi: 10.3390/M515

Pham, H. L., Ross, B. P., McGeary, R. P., Shaw, P. N., Hewavitharana, A. K. and Davies, N. M. (2006). Saponins from Quillaja saponaria Molina: Isolation, Characterization and Ability to Form Immuno Stimulatory Complexes (ISCOMs). Current Drug Delivery, 3 (4), 389-397. doi: 10.2174/156720106778559092

Ross, J. A., Ross, B. P., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. and McGeary, R. P. (2006). Facile synthesis of rhodamine esters using acetyl chloride in alcohol solution. Synthetic Communications, 36 (12), 1745-1750. doi: 10.1080/00397910600616818

Cosgrove, K. L., Bernhardt, P. V., Ross, B. P. and McGeary, R. P. (2006). Determination of the anomeric configurations of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-D-mannopyranosyl azide. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 59 (2), 473-476. doi: 10.1071/CH06157

Hayes, Patricia Y., Ross, Benjamin P., Thomas, Bradley G. and Toth, Istvan (2006). Polycationic lipophilic-core dendrons as penetration enhancers for the oral administration of low molecular weight heparin. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 14 (1), 143-152. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.08.004

Ross, B. P. and Toth, I. (2005). Gastrointestinal absorption of Heparin by lipidization or coadministration with penetration enhancers. Current Drug Delivery, 2 (3), 277-287. doi: 10.2174/1567201054367968

Ross, Benjamin P., Braddy, April C., McGeary, Ross P., Blanchfield, Joanne T., Prokai, Laszlo and Toth, Istvan (2004). Micellar aggregation and membrane partitioning of bile salts, fatty acids, sodium dodecyl sulfate, and sugar-conjugated fatty acids: correlation with hemolytic potency and implications for drug delivery. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 1 (3), 233-245. doi: 10.1021/mp049964d

Ross, B. P., DeCruz, S. E., Lynch, T. B., Davis-Goff, K. and Toth, I. (2004). Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of a Liposaccharide Drug Delivery Agent: Application to the Gastrointestinal Absorption of Gentamicin. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 47 (5), 1251-1258. doi: 10.1021/jm030474j

Wong, AK, Ross, BP, Chan, YN, Artursson, P, Lazorova, L, Jones, A and Toth, I (2002). Determination of transport in the Caco-2 cell assay of compounds varying in lipophilicity using LC-MS: enhanced transport of Leu-enkephalin analogues. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16 (3), 113-118. doi: 10.1016/S0928-0987(02)00078-7

Bernhardt, Paul V., Carman, Raymond M. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2000). Halogenated terpenoids. XXXII: Pentabromides from limonene - Two 1,2,8,9,9-pentabromo-p-menthanes. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53 (7), 611-614.

Bernhardt, PV, Carman, RM and Ross, BP (2000). Halogenated terpenoids. XXXII - Pentabromides from limonene two 1,2,8,9,9-pentabromo-p-menthanes. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 53 (7), 611-614. doi: 10.1071/CH00022

Conference Papers

Ross, Benjamin P., Palanivelu, Manoj, Arumugam, Thiruma V, McGeary, Ross P. and Shaw, Paul N. (2012). Synthesis and effect of dendrimers on the aggregation and neurotoxicity of Alzheimer's amyloid-beta peptide. 4th International Conference on Drug Discovery and Therapy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12-15 February 2012. Bussum, Netherlands: Bentham Science Publishers.

Rao, VM, Pham, HL, Shaw, PN, McGeary, RP and Ross, BP (2011). Effect of pH, salts and glycosaminoglycans on the fibrillization of amyloid beta protein A beta 1-28. 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), Anaheim Ca, Mar 27-31, 2011. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.

Bala, Neeraj, Aitken, Elizabeth A.B., Hewavitharana, Amitha, Ross, Benjamin and Steadman, Kathryn (2011). Identification of antimicrobial compounds in the crude extracts of the Australian macrofungi, Hohenbuehelia sp. and Ramaria sp., through bioassay-guided fractionation. Australian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 11-14 December 2011.

Palanivelu, Manoj Kumar, McGeary, Ross P., Shaw, Paul N. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2010). Facile synthesis of surface modified poly-(L-lysine)dendrimers by solid phase peptide synthesis. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 6-9 December 2010. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association.

Rao, Venkatesan Moorthy, Pham, Hoang, Shaw, Paul N. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2010). Effect of extrinsic elements on the fibrillisation of amyloid beta protein ab(1-28). 62nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2010, Manipal, India, 17-19 December 2010.

Skoczylas, Malgorzata, Lambert, Lynette Kay, Davies, Nigel M. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2010). Measurement of the association of diflunisal with cyclodextrin-crosslinked poly(acrylic acid) via 19F NMR. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 6-9 December, 2010. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association.

Rajaram, Hemalatha, Marcano, Kara L, McGeary, Ross P., Shaw, Paul N. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2010). Optimisation of glycopeptide dendrimer synthesis on solid phase. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 6-9 December, 2010. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association.

Rao, Venkatesan Moorthy, Shaw, Paul N., McGeary, Ross P. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2010). Optimisation of Alzheimer's amyloid beta (1-28) fibrillisation for Thioflavin T assay. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 6-9 December 2010. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association.

Suciati, Garson, M.J. and Ross, B.P. (2009). Secondary metabolites and anti-acetylcholinesterase activity of Pandanus amaryllifolius and Pandanus conoideus. 2nd Collaborative Conference Universitas Airlangga-Universiti Sains Malaysia, Surabaya, Indonesia, 10-11 February 2009.

Rudiyansyah, Suciati, Lambert, L.K., Ross, B.P. and Garson, M.J. (2009). New chemistry from South East Asian medicinal plants. 57th International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research, Geneva, Switzerland, 16-20 August 2009. Stuttgart, Germany: Georg Thieme. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1234236

Ramli, S, Ross, BP and Gentle, IR (2009). Formulation and physical characterization of microemulsions containing isotretinoin. International Conference on Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Singapore, Republic of Singapore, 2-4 December 2009. Piscataway, N.J, U.S.A.: IEEE - Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ICBPE.2009.5384088

Thompson, Justin, Giuseppin, Marco, Palanivelu, Manoj, Harris, Sean and Ross, Benjamin P. (2009). Synthesis and IAM chromatography of prodrug analogues of TRH. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 9-11 December 2009.

Garson, M.J., Rudiyansyah, Suciati, Suciati, Lambert, L.K. and Ross, B.P. (2008). Stereochemistry and medicinal natural products: pitfalls and progress. Natural Product Group NSW Branch RACI Annual One-Day Meeting, Lismore, Australia, Oct, 2008.

Garson, M. J., Rudiyansyah, Suciati, Lambert, L. K. and Ross, B. P. (2008). Stereochemistry and medicinal natural products: Pitfalls and progress. (IUPAC) International Conference on Biodiversity and Natural Products (ICOB-6 and ISCNP-26): 26th International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products & 6th International Conference on Biodiversity, Charlottetown, Canada, 13-18 July 2008. Triangle Park, NC, United States: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Garson, M.J., Salim, A.A., . Rudiyansyah, Suciati and Ross, B.P. (2008). Chemical studies on Indonesian medicinal plants. International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development Meeting, Botswana, February, 2008.

Garson, M.J., Rudiyansyah, Rands-Trevor, K., Suciati, Suciati, Yong, K.W.L., Lambert, L.K., Ross, B.P. and Blanchfield, J.T. (2008). Stereochemistry and medicinal natural products: Pitfalls and progress. The Halpern Symposium, Wollongong, Australia, July, 2008.

Rudiyansyah, Suciati, Garson, Mary J. and Ross, B. P. (2008). Chemical diversity from indigenous Indonesian plants: New metabolites from Durio spp. and from Fagraea spp.. IOCD International Symposium: Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacology and Clinical Studies of Asian Plants, Surabaya, Indonesia, 9-11 April, 2007. Surabaya, Indonesia: Airlangga University Press.

Garson, M.J., Rudiyansyah, Suciati, Lambert, L.K. and Ross, B.P. (2008). Stereochemistry and medicinal natural products: pitfalls and progress. RACI National Organic Chemistry Conference, Hobart, Australia, Dec, 2008.

Wessling, S., Ross, B P, Blanchfield, J T and Toth, I (2006). Caco-2 cell permeability and stability assays of two d-glycopyranuronanamide conjugates of thyrotropic releasing hormone. Brisbane Biological & Organic Chemistry Symposium, Brisbane, 24 Nov 2006.

Toth, I., Blanchfield, J. T., McGeary, R. P., Ross, B. P. and Chan, Y. (2002). Liposaccharides in drug delivery. XX1st International Carbohydrate Symposium, Cairns, 7-12 July 2002.

Wong, A. K., Ross, B. P., Artusson, P., Lazorova, L. and Toth, I. (2001). Determination of the transport across Caco-2 cell monolayers of compounds varying in lipophilicity using LC-MS. 26th European Peptide Conference, Montpellier, France, 10th - 15th September, 2000. Paris, France: EDK.

Wong, A. K., Ross, B. P., Jones, A., Artursson, P., Lazorova, L. and Toth, I. (2000). Determination of the transport across CACO-2 cell monolayers of compounds varying in lipophilicity using LC-MS. APSA 2000 Annual Conference, Newcastle, 6-8 December, 2000. Australia: The University of Queensland.

Wong, A. K., Ross, B. P., Jones, A., Artursson, P., Lazorova, L. and Toth, I. (2000). Measurement of the transport across CaCo -2 cell monolayers of compounds varying in lipophilicity using LC-MS. The First Brisbane Biological & Organic Chemistry Symposium, Griffith University, 27 Nov. 2000. Australia: McGraw Hill.

Thesis

Ross, Benjamin Paul (2004). Lipoamino acid- and carbohydrate- based penetration enhancers for use in oral drug delivery. PhD Thesis, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/106827