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Heather Benson - Assoc. Prof.

Brett Dix - Lecturer

Simon Fox - Res. Officer

David Groth - Assoc. Prof.

Warren Grubb - Em. Prof.

Ricardo Mancera - Sen. Res. Fellow

Neil Rothnie - Lab. Chief

Elizabeth Watkin - Sen. Lecturer

 
   
 
   
     
 

Research Leaders

 
 

A listing of research leaders is given below.

Heather Benson, BSc(Hons), PhD (QUB), MPS(WA)

Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy

Research: Drug targeting, transdermal drug delivery, sunscreens/insect repellents

Based at: Curtin, 310:118
Phone: +61 8 9266 2338
Fax: +61 8 9266 2769
Email:

Brett Dix, BSc(Hons), PhD(WA)

Lecturer, School of Pharmacy

Research: Activation of p53-induced apoptosis in cancer cells

Based at: Technology Park
Phone: +61 8 9362 4963
Fax: +61 8 9361 2027
Email:

 

Simon Fox, BSc, MSc, PhD(UWA)

Research Officer, School of Pharmacy

Based at: Technology Park
Phone: +61 8 9470 3026
Fax: +61 8 9361 2027
Email:

David Groth, BSc(Hons), PhD(WAust), PGradDipMedTech(WAIT),MAppSc(Curtin)

Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences

Research: Conservation genetics, genetics of MHC in sheep and cattle

Based at: Curtin, 310:
Phone: +61 8 9266 7475, +61 8 9361 9058
Fax: +61 8 9266 2342
Email:

Warren Grubb, BSc, PhD(WAust), FASM (Professor), FAAM

Emeritus Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences

Research: Molecular epidemiology and mechanisms of drug resistance cells

Based at: Curtin, 308:226
Phone: +61 8 9266 7512
Fax: +61 8 9266 2342
Email:

Ricardo Mancera, BSc (Hons) (Mexico Natnl.), MA PhD (Camb.)

Senior Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy and School of Biomedical Sciences

Research: Biomolecular modelling, computer-aided drug design, ligand-protein and protein-protein interactions, hydrophobic effects, hydration and aqueous solutions, protein stability and denaturation, nanobiopolymers

Based at: Curtin, 306:201
Phone: +61 8 9266 1017
Fax: +61 8 9266 7485
Email:

Neil Rothnie, BAppChem(Swinburne), PhD(Monash)

Chief, Food and Biological Chemistry Laboratory

Research: Natural products and targets; lead optimisation and proof of concept. cells

Based at: Chemistry Centre WA
Phone: +61 8 9222 3177
Fax: +61 8 9325 7767
Email:

Elizabeth Watkin

Senior Lecturer, School of Biomedical Sciences

Research: Microbial Diversity

Based at: Curtin
Phone: +61 8 9266 2955
Fax: +61 8 9266 7505
Email:

 

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Enquiries: S.Majeed@curtin.edu.au, President, WABRI Postgraduate Club

 

 

 



 
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