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Prospective Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

 

Students

Domestic and international students with backgrounds in chemistry, pharmacy, pharmacology and biochemistry are encouraged to join the Ross Group.  Please contact Dr Ross to discuss possible Advanced Science, Honours (Science or Pharmacy), Masters, and PhD projects.  Examples of research projects can be found on the research page.  Current masters and PhD students from overseas who wish to complete a short research project are welcome to apply.  Information on scholarships for students may be found on the School’s web site, the UQ Graduate School web site, the DEST Endeavour web site, and the AusAID scholarships web site.

 

Postdoctoral Fellows

Prospective postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to email their CV and specific research interests to Dr Ross.  Details of funding opportunities for postdoctoral fellows can be found on the following web sites: UQ Office of Research and Postgraduate Studies, the ARC, the NHMRC, and DEST.

 

Students and postdocs please email Dr Ross if you require assistance with your scholarship/fellowship application.

 

  

Latest News

 

10 April 2008 , New PhD student: Mr Manoj Kumar Palanivelu started his PhD today, funded by a prestigious Australian Government Endeavour Postgraduate Award. Manoj will focus on the design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation of inhibitors of amyloid aggregation.

 

25 January 2008, New PhD student: Welcome Mr Venkatesan Moorthy Rao who commenced his PhD today. Venky will develop prodrug strategies for the CNS delivery of inhibitors of beta-amyloid aggregation. Previously Venky was a Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy, International Medical University in KL, Malaysia.

 

18 October 2007, New Funding: A grant from the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations will support our research into Novel

Anti-Amyloidogenic Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease.

 

3 October 2007, Honours and PhD applicants: Students who are considering Honours or PhD projects for 2008 should meet with Dr Ross to discuss their options.

 

 

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Contact

 

Dr Ben Ross

School of Pharmacy

The University of Queensland

Brisbane, Queensland, 4072

AUSTRALIA

 

Phone: +61 7 336 58808

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