Research
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
- A/Prof Marie Odile-Parat
Contact us about research collaboration and partnerships.