Biomedicinal Discovery and Development

The biomedical Discovery and Development team focuses on methods to design and synthesise, and/or enrich from natural sources, medically-relevant molecules. The group also develops processes for their chemical and high-throughput biological characterisation.  

Our achievements

• Publications in top tier journals including Angewandte Chemie, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Controlled Release, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, Nature Medicine, and Pain.
• Patents received for research outcomes.
• Our researchers have been funded by government (ARC, NHMRC), university (UQ) and non-government (e.g. Australian Cancer Research Foundation, Cancer Council Queensland, Ramaciotti Foundation) grants.
• Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UQ is ranked at the highest possible level (well above world standard (5/5, ERA 2018)
• Past and current research leaders have won many fellowships (e.g. NHMRC ECF, CDF) and awards (e.g. QLD young Tall Poppy Science Award).

Our leaders

• A/Prof Peter Cabot
• Dr James Falconer
• Dr Peter Moyle
• Dr Harendra Parekh
• Dr Benjamin Ross
• A/Prof Irina Vetter
• Professor Nick Shaw
• Professor Greg Monteith
• Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson
• A/Prof Marie Odile-Parat

Contact us about research collaboration and partnerships.