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Dr Ben Ross BSc (Hons) (Chemistry), PhD (Medicinal Chemistry)
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 School of Pharmacy. Ben’s research spans the disciplines of medicinal chemistry, drug delivery and organic chemistry, with a focus on the development of drugs to treat disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). Over the last 5 years Ben has published extensively in journals having a moderate to high impact factor in his specialised area of research.
Memberships Member of the: American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Professional Services Referee for the following journals: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Current Medicinal Chemistry Brain Research Bulletin Biopolymers - Peptide Science Medicinal Chemistry Molecules - Thematic section Prodrugs: from Design to Applications
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Latest News
2 April 2013: Welcome Mr Suresh Veliyath (PhD candidate). Suresh has a masters degree in pharmaceutical chemistry from Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore. He worked as a project assistant at the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore and as a faculty member at MIPS Hyderabad, before joining the Ross Group. Suresh's PhD project is focused on AD drug discovery.
6 February 2013: Welcome Mr Girdhar Singh Deora (PhD candidate). Giri completed a MPharm from Rajiv Gandhi Technological University, Bhopal in 2009. Prior to joining the Ross Group, Giri worked as a research associate at Rajiv Gandhi Technological University (2010-11) and at Dr Reddy's Institute of Life Sciences, Hyderabad (2011-13). Giri's PhD project is in the field of AD drug discovery.
10 January 2013: Welcome Mr Edward Lee (PhD candidate). Eddy completed a BPharm (2010) and postgraduate honours (2012) degrees at UQ and he was awarded an APA scholarship for his PhD project to develop anti-viral nanoparticles.
1 November 2012: Welcome Mr Satish Dighe (PhD candidate). Satish was awarded an MPharm in 2009 from Pune University, and worked as a research chemist at Zydus-Cadila Healthcare Limited (2009-11; Ahmedabad) and as a research assistant at the Birla Institute of Techology and Science (2011-12; Pilani), before joining the Ross Group. The topic of Satish's PhD project is AD drug discovery.
3 July 2012: Welcome Mr Srinivas Kantham (PhD candidate) who is funded by a prestigious Prime Minister's Australia Asia Incoming Postgraduate Award. For his PhD Srinivas is developing polyphenols as disease-modifying drugs for AD. Previously he worked as a research assistant at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) Hyderabad.
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Dr Ben Ross
Courier address: School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, 20 Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba, Qld 4102, Australia
Postal address: School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
Phone: +61 7 334 61900 Fax: +61 7 334 61999
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