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Faculty of Medicine and Health Executive
FMH Executive Dean's Unit
Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Executive
FMH Executive Dean's Unit
Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH)
Email: vivian.liao@sydney.edu.au
Head of Cancer Research, School of Medical Sciences
Research Academic Director (Biomedical), Faculty of Medicine and Health
Research Academic Director (Biomedical), Faculty of Medicine and Health
Telephone: +61 2 9351 2315
Email: lenka.munoz@sydney.edu.au
Professor Lenka Munoz received her PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) in 2001 from Comenius University, Slovakia and her PhD in Medicinal Chemistry in November 2005 from the University of Bonn, Germany. Her post-doctoral training in molecular pharmacology was at the Northwestern University, USA (2006-2007). Following a career disruption, she initiated her
Head of School
Sydney School of Medical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
(Please note publishing name is Mary Chebib)
Sydney School of Medical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
(Please note publishing name is Mary Chebib)
Telephone: +61 2 9351 8584
Email: mary.collins@sydney.edu.au
Professor Mary Collins (Chebib) was awarded her PhD from Griffith University in 1994. After a six-year postdoctoral position at the Department of Pharmacology, she was appointed as Lecturer at the University of Sydney in 2000, Senior Lecturer in 2003, Associate Professor in 2007 and Professor of Pharmaceutical Neuroscience in 2012.
Professor
Director of Academic Career Development
Director of Academic Career Development
Telephone: +61 2 9351 6734
Rob Vandenberg received his PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Sydney in 1989 and then did his first postdoc at the Garvan Institute, working with Peter Schofield and John Shine to understand the agonist/antagonist interactions with the Glycine Receptor. He received a Human Fronteirs of Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship to
Professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health
Save Sight Institute
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health
Save Sight Institute
Telephone: +61 2 9382 7309
Email: mark.gillies@sydney.edu.au
Professor Mark Gillies directs the Macula Research Group (MRG), University of Sydney. He specializes in medical retina, emerging treatments for macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease. He pioneered steroids for diabetic retinopathy and conducted the first trial of intravitreal injections for any eye disease. He has also developed internet-based software
Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology &
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmacology
Sydney Pharmacy School
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmacology
Sydney Pharmacy School
Telephone: +61419018107
Graduated from The University of Sydney in 1959 BSc with 1st Class Honours & the University Medal in Organic Chemistry. PhD in organic chemistry at The University of Cambridge graduating in 1964. After a postdoc at The University of California, Berkeley took up a position in 1965 at the John
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Telephone: +61 (0)2 9036 7035
Email: thomas.balle@sydney.edu.au
Associate Professor Thomas Balle was previously employed as an Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark where he was a project leader of the Cys-loop receptor project which takes a structural approach to ligand gated ion channel drug discovery. His most recent work includes establishing a pipeline for crystallisation
Professor of Biochemical Pharmacology
School of Medical Sciences
Australian Research Council Future Fellow
School of Medical Sciences
Australian Research Council Future Fellow
Telephone: +61 2 9351 2669
Email: renae.ryan@sydney.edu.au
Renae Ryan (she/her) received her PhD from the University of Sydney in 2004. After working as a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University and the National Institutes of Health in the USA, Renae returned to the University of Sydney and was appointed as Associate Professor in the Sydney Medical School in
Senior Lecturer in the School of Medical Sciences (Molecular Biomedicine)
Telephone: 02-935-16727
Senior Lecturer in Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry (2023-) Lecturer in Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry (2021-2022) Research Fellow at University of Sydney (2019-2021) Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Sydney (2014-2018) Project Chemist, Agrifor Scientific (2013-2014) PhD in Chemical Biology at Macquarie University, Sydney (2007-2012) MSc in Pharmacy at
Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Sydney Pharmacy School
Casual Lecturer in Music Education
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Sydney Pharmacy School
Casual Lecturer in Music Education
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Telephone: (+61) 2 8627 0809
Email: pegah.varamini@sydney.edu.au
Dr Pegah Varamini is a Chief Investigator, Senior Lecturer and Group Leader within the School of Pharmacy. She is the head of Breast Cancer Targeting & Drug Delivery (BCTDD) Group, supervising a team of researchers, conducting multiple interdisciplinary projects. Dr Varamini was one of the four awardees of the prestigious