Experience

• 2024–present
  Professor, Macquarie University
• 2018–2024
  Associate Professor, University of Sydney
• 2012–2017
  Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
• 2007–2011
  Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
• 2005–2007
  Senior Research Fellow, University of Western Sydney
• 2002–2005
  Lieutenant, Royal Australian Navy
• 2001–2002
  Associate Lecturer, University of New South Wales
• 1999–2001
  Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Australian Navy
• 1995–1998
  Midshipman, Royal Australian Navy

Education

• 2021 
  University of Sydney, MBA
• 2020 
  University of Sydney, DSc
• 2002 
  University of New South Wales, PhD
• 1998 
  University of New South Wales, BSc (Hons I)
• 1997 
  Australian Defence Force Academy, Graduate

Publications

• 2021
  Microplastic in pharmaceutical dosage forms and patient informed consent, Australian Journal of Medical Sciences
• 2021
  Macrocycles as drug-enhancing excipients in pharmaceutical formulations, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry
• 2021
  Opioid exposures in children under 5 years of age (2004–2019):A retrospective study of calls to Australia’s largest poisonsinformation centre, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
• 2021
  An analysis for adulteration and contamination of over-the-counter weight-loss products, AAPS PharmSciTech
• 2020
  Demonstration of the first known 1:2 host‑guest encapsulation of a platinum anticancer complex within a macrocycle, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry
• 2019
  Analysis of the interaction of para-sulfonatocalix[8]arene with free amino acids and a six residue segmentof β-amyloid peptide as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry
• 2018
  The side effects of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs: a review for chemists, Dalton Transactions
• 2018
  An evaluation of garlic products available in Australian pharmacies–From the label to the laboratory, Journal of Herbal Medicine
• 2018
  Patterns of platinum drug use in an acute care setting: a retrospective study, Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
• 2018
  Demonstration of In Vitro Host-Guest Complex Formation and Safety of para-Sulfonatocalix[8]arene as a Delivery Vehicle for Two Antibiotic Drugs, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• 2017
  Determining the Ibuprofen Concentration in Liquid-Filled Gelatin Capsules To Practice Collecting and Interpreting Experimental Data, and Evaluating the Methods and Accuracy of Quality Testing, Journal of Chemical Education
• 2017
  Comparative macrocycle binding of the anticancer drug phenanthriplatin by cucurbit[n]urils, β-cyclodextrin and parasulfonatocalix[ 4]arene: a 1H NMR and molecular modelling study, Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry
• 2016
  Cucurbit[n]urils as excipients in pharmaceutical dosage forms, Supramolecular Chemistry
• 2016
  Loading of a Phenanthroline-Based Platinum(II) Complex onto the Surface of a Carbon Nanotube via pi–pi Stacking, Australian Journal of Chemistry
• 2016
  Host-Guest Complexes of Carboxylated Pillar[n]arenes With Drugs, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• 2016
  Executive functions predict conceptual learning of science, British Journal of Developmental Psychology
• 2015
  The state-of-play- and future of platinum drugs, Endocrine-Related Cancer
• 2015
  Cucurbit[7]uril encapsulated cisplatin overcomes resistance to cisplatin induced by Rab25 overexpression in an intraperitoneal ovarian cancer model, Journal of Ovarian Research
• 2014
  Analysis of montmorillonite clay as a vehicle in platinum anticancer drug delivery, Inorganica Chimica Acta
• 2014
  Amide Coupling Reaction for the Synthesis of Bispyridine-based Ligands and Their Complexation to Platinum as Dinuclear Anticancer Agents, Journal of Visualized Experiments
• 2014
  The ex vivo neurotoxic, myotoxic and cardiotoxic activity of cucurbituril-based macrocyclic drug delivery vehicles, Toxicology Research
• 2014
  Chemical factors affecting cucurbit[n]uril formulation into ocular dosage forms: excipient binding, solubility, corneal permeability and antibiotic encapsulation, Supramolecular Chemistry
• 2014
  Topical Cream-Based Dosage Forms of the Macrocyclic Drug Delivery Vehicle Cucurbit[6]uril, PLoS One
• 2014
  A cisplatin slow-release hydrogel drug delivery system based on a formulation of the macrocycle cucurbit[7]uril, gelatin and polyvinyl alcohol, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
• 2013
  DNA-based aptamer fails as a simultaneous cancer targeting agent and drug delivery vehicle for a phenanthroline-based platinum(II) complex, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
• 2013
  Platinum anticancer drugs, Encyclopedia of Metalloproteins
• 2013
  Evidence for a Role of Executive Functions in Learning Biology, Infant and Child Development
• 2012
  Cucurbit[7]uril encapsulated cisplatin overcomes cisplatin resistance via a pharmacokinetic effect, Metallomics
• 2012
  Cisplatin drug delivery using gold-coated iron oxide nanoparticles for enhanced tumour targeting with external magnetic fields, Inorganica Chimica Acta
• 2012
  Combining aspects of the platinum anticancer drugs picoplatin and BBR3464 to synthesize a new family of sterically hindered dinuclear complexes; their synthesis, binding kinetics and cytotoxicity, Dalton Transactions
• 2012
  Nanoparticles: the future for platinum drugs or a research red herring?, Nanomedicine
• 2012
  Cisplatin-Tethered Gold Nanoparticles That Exhibit Enhanced Reproducibility, Drug Loading, and Stability: a Step Closer to Pharmaceutical Approval?, Inorganic Chemistry
• 2012
  Rationalising sequence selection by ligand assemblies in the DNA minor groove: the case for thiazotropsin A, Chemical Science
• 2012
  Magnetised Thermo Responsive Lipid Vehicles for Targeted and Controlled Lung Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Research
• 2012
  Folding of dinuclear platinum anticancer complexes within the cavity of para-sulphonatocalix[4]arene, Inorganica Chimica Acta

Professional Memberships

• Fellow and Chartered Chemist of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
• Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Research Areas

• Pharmacology And Pharmaceutical Sciences (1115)
• Medicinal And Biomolecular Chemistry (0304)

Honours

Australian Defence Medal (2007), The National Medal (2017), Nyholm Lecturer (2018), The Australian Research Awards Best in Field - Inorganic Chemistry (2023), John Martin Memorial Award (2024)