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Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research - Students

Current research projects

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Name Degree Thesis Supervisor
Cameron Adams PhD The influenceof mGlu5 and A2A receptor interations on drug-seeking behaviour Dr. Jennifer Short and Dr. A Lawrence 
Mark Agostino PhD Dr. Elizabeth Yuriev
Daoud Al-Badriyeh PhD   Dr. David Kong and Dr. Kay Stewart
Adliah Ali PhD The impact of chemotherapy competency assesment and credentialing program among pharmacists Dr. Kay Stewart and Dr. Jennifer Marriott
Mette Anby PhD Assoc. Prof. Chris Porter and Prof. Colin Pouton
Nicholas Barlow PhD  Bivalent and polyvalent adenosine and adrenergic receptor ligands Prof. Peter Scammells
Ravi Behara PhD   Prof. Peter Stewart
Phillip Bergen PhD Optimisation of the use of colistin/cms; increasing safety, efficacy, and reducing resistance Prof. Roger Nation
Ravi Bhamidipati PhD   Assoc. Prof Susan Charman and Prof Bill Charman
Tim Blackmore PhD Dr Philip Thompson
Robyn Brown PhD The role of dopamine and adenosine interactions in mediating reinforcement Dr. Jennifer Short and Dr. A Lawrence
Rosanda Buljubasich PhD   Dr Sabatino Ventura and Prof. G. Burnstock (external)
Jessica Butler PhD Design, synthesis and potency of chromone based inhibitors of phosphodiesterases. Dr. Phillip Thompson and Dr. R Hughes
Suzanne Caliph PhD Lymphatic transport, systemic exposure and clearance profiles of lipophilic drugs in lipid-based formulations Stafff PhD (no supervisors needed)
Michelle Camerino PhD  The Design and Synthesis of peptides and peptide mimetics Dr. David Chalmers
Nga Cao PhD   Dr. Paul White and Prof. Colin Pouton
Vincenzo Carbone PhD Structural studies of mammalian dimeric dihydrodiol dehydrogenase Dr. Ossama El-Kabbani
Ann Chailertvanitkul PhD   Prof. Colin Pouton, Dr. Paul White and Dr. Jalal Jazayeri
Esther Chan PhD Dr David Kong and Assoc. Prof. D. Taylor (external)
Sandeep Chhabra PhD Dr. Jamie Simpson
Yanni Chin PhD Dr. Martin Scanlon
Kenneth Chinkwo PhD Role of natriuretic peptides and their analogues in digestive tissue Dr. Helen Irving and Dr. Ian Coupar
Thiam Chua PhD   Dr Sab Ventura
Sara Chuang PhD  A study of the interaction of lipophilic drugs with fabp Dr. Martin Scanlon and Prof. Chris Porter
Sung Wok Chung PhD  To investigate the role of the dopaminergic pathway in reinforcement and the potential for purinergic modulcation in these mechanisms Dr. Jennifer Short
Tracy Chung PhD Prof. Peter Stewart
Richard Conway PhD   Dr. Ian Crosby and Dr. Ben Capuano
Shyamal Das PhD Understanding the dispersion of combination drugs in dry powder formulation for inhalation Prof. Peter Stewart and Dr. Ian Larson
Anupa Dey PhD Spontaneous electrical activity in young and aged guinea-pig prostates. Dr. Betty Extintaris
Urmi Dhagat PhD   Assoc. Prof. Ossama El-Kabbani
Aurelia Dong PhD   Dr. Ben Boyd and Dr Callum Drummond (external)
Charlie Dong PhD Investigation of liquid crystal phases as vehicles for the delivery of agricultural chemicals Dr. Ian Larson and Dr. Ben Boyd
Michael Dooley PhD   Staff candidate
Admire Dube PhD   Dr. Ken Ng and Dr. Ian Larson
Rajesh Dudhani PhD Design, characterisation and evaluation of polymeric strips containing antimicrobial agents for periodontal diseasesDesign, characterisation and evaluation of polymeric strips containing antimicrobial agents for periodontal diseases Prof. Roger Nation and Dr. Jian Li
Gemma Ferguson PhD A1AR allosteric enhancers as cardioprotective agents Prof. Peter Scammells
Benjamin Finnin PhD   Prof. Colin Pouton and Dr. John Haynes
Carol Gee PhD Prof. Barrie Finnin
Joshua Gosling PhD Prof. Peter Scammells
Pankaj Gulati PhD   Dr. John Haynes
Anand Gururajan PhD  Assoc. Prof. David Taylor and Dr Dan Malone
Amir Hanna-Elias PhD Synthesis of novel 5-ht4 receptor agonists and antagonists Dr. Magdy Iskander, Dr. Ian Coupar and Dr. Phil Thompson
Sanah Hasan PhD   Dr. David Kong, Dr Kay Stewart and Assoc. Prof. Z. Khalil (external)
Nicholas Hausler PhD yes to all Prof. Peter Scammells and Dr. Paul White
Ming Je Hsieh PhD  Design of non viral gene delivery systems Dr. Paul White and Dr. Theo Mantamadiotis
Kristal Jackson PhD   Prof. Peter Scammells and Dr Bernard Flynn
Liang Jin PhD Dr. Joseph Nicolazzo
Teresa Jong PhD Dr Ian Larson
Dipesh Joshi PhD  Investigation of role of the endocannabinoid system in morphine preferring rats Dr. David Taylor and Dr. Dan Malone
Tiny Kgomotso MPharmSci   Dr. Ken Ng
Simer Khaira PhD Characterisation of GABAergic neurons derived from mouse embryonic stem cells. Dr. John Haynes and Prof. Colin Pouton
Jennifer La PhD Dr. David Chalmers
Louise Lagerqvist PhD Dr. John Haynes and Prof. Colin Pouton
Aisha Laguerre PhD   Dr. Martin Scanlon and Assoc. Prof Chris Porter
Michelle Lam PhD Dr. Betty Exintaris
Shannen Lau PhD Characterisations and optimisation of systemic delivery of siRNA in the rat cardiovascular system. Dr. Paul White
Cik Yin Lee PhD Assoc. Prof. Kay Stewart
Kathy Lee PhD Understanding the interaction of synthetic surfactants with endogenous lipids and digested formulation lipids for the optimal formulation of poorly water-soluable drugs. Assoc. Prof. Chris Porter and Dr. Ben Boyd
Nathania Leong PhD Dr. Michelle McIntosh, Dr. Richard Prankerd and Assoc. Prof. Susan Charman
Maria Lestari PhD Buccal absorption of a number of beta adrenoreceptor agonists Prof. Barrie Finnin
Ann Li Lim PhD Assoc. Prof. David Taylor and Dr. Dan Malone
Daniela Martino Roth PhD   Prof. Colin Pouton, Dr. M Waldhuber (external) and Prof. D Jans (external)
  Kye Masters PhD Total synthesis of the frondosins B & D Dr. Jamie Simpson and Dr. Bernard Flynn
Claire McEvoy PhD Assoc. Prof. Chris Porter
Fiona McRobb PhD Dr. Ben Capuano
 Teshomi Megersa  PhD   Dr. Helen Irving, Dr. Ian Coupar and Dr. Karen Kerr
Kazi Mohsin PhD Fate of the drug after dispersion and digestion in lipid based formulation. Prof. Colin Pouton
Vladimir Moudretski PhD Dr. Ben Capuano
Nicholas Murphy PhD   Prof. Colin Pouton and Dr. Helen Irving
Jacob Nankervis PhD Rational design of novel sub-type selective pde4 inhibitors Dr. Philip Thompson
Diana Neale PhD Dr. David Manallack
Christian Nefzger PhD Prof. Colin Pouton
Dan-Thanh Nguyen PhD Characterising the spontaneous electrical activity in the prostate gland of the guinea-pig. Dr. Betty Exintaris and Mr. R Lang
Son Thanh Nguyen PhD Differentiation of stem cells Dr. John Haynes and Prof. Colin Pouton
Tri-Hung Nguyen PhD Dr. Ben Boyd, Dr Ian Larson and Assoc. Prof. Chris Porter
William Nguyen PhD Dr. David Manallack
Suzi Nielsen PhD

Assoc. Prof. David Taylor, Dr. N. Lintzeris (external), Dr. A. Dunlop (external), Dr. N. Lee (external) and Dr. P. Dietle (external)

Brunda Nijagal PhD Investigation of regional differences in transdermal drug delivery Prof. Barrie Finnin and Dr. J. Hadgraft (external)
Susan Northfield PhD Dr. Philip Thompson
Victoria Oliver PhD Dr. John Haynes
Christopher Opie PhD Dr. Jamie Simpson
Joanne Pinson PhD P13 Kinase and inhibitors: Targeting Isoform selectivity Dr. David Chalmers and Dr. Philip Thompson
Angelo Pricolo Assoc. Prof. David Taylor, Prof. Roger Nation and Mr. Greg Duncan
Anna Podloucka PhD Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of dopamine/serotonin receptor modulators in the CNS Dr. Ian Crosby and Dr. Ben Capuano
Benjamin A Roberts MPharmSci Dr. Richard Prankerd and Prof. Colin Pouton
Ben P Roberts PhD Molecular dynamics simulations of dendrimers Dr. David Chalmers and Dr. Martin Scanlon
Anita Schneider PhD Prof. Barrie Finnin
Pooja Sharma PhD Development of drug candidates as selective inhibitors of periplasmic protein DsbA in gram-negative bacteria Dr. Martin Scanlon, Dr. Jamie Simpson and Dr. David Manallack
James Shin PhD Dr. Ian Crosby and Dr. Ben Capuano
Shubhra Sinha MPharmSci Prof. Colin Pouton and Dr. Jalal Jazayeri
Rachel Soon PhD Prof. Roger Nation and Dr. Ian Larson
Lukas Stingelin PhD Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationships for novel antimalarial compounds Dr. Susan Charman and Prof. Bill Charman
Colin Su PhD Prof. Colin Pouton
Robin Tan PhD Prof. Roger Nation and Dr. Jian Li
Neda Tavakoli PhD Prof. Colin Pouton and Dr. Jalal Jazayeri
Slavko Tokanovic PhD Dr. Sabatino Ventura and Dr. Dan Malone
Aradhana Upadhyay PhD Evaluation of matrix metalloproteinases (mmps) gene expression profiles in cytokine induced human chondrocyte cells Dr. Jalal Jayazeri
Vijay Urmaliya PhD Dr. Paul White, Dr. Ian Coupar and Prof. Colin Pouton
Amelia Vom PhD Dr. Elizabeth Yuriev, Dr. Ben Capuano and Dr. Jamie Simpson
Keith Wagg PhD Prof. Peter Scammells
Stephanie Wallace PhD Novel therapeutic strategies against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Prof. Roger Nation, Dr. Jian Li and Dr. Ben Boyd
Yu Hua Wang PhD yes Dr. Helen Irving
Gregory Weeks PhD The development of a prescribing role for pharmacists within the Australian healthcare setting Dr. Jennifer Marriott
Martin Williams PhD Developing approaches to fragment- based drug design using a number of drug targets, including the enzymes pantothenate synthase and #-amylase Dr. David Chalmers and Dr. Martin Scanlon
Angela Xie MPharmSci Prof. Colin Pouton
Shalini Yapa PhD Assoc. Prof. Chris Porter, Dr. Michelle McIntosh and Prof. Roger Nation
Yan Yan Yeap PhD Assoc. Prof. Chris Porter
Kitty Yu PhD Prof. Roger Nation and Dr. Michael Dooley
Wendy Zeng PhD Dr. John Haynes
Hai-Tao Zhao PhD Assoc. Prof. Ossama El-Kabbani
Tony Zhou PhD Prof. Peter Stewart