Person
Quinn, Ronald James
AM FTSE
- Occupation
- Biochemist and Medical scientist
Summary
Ronald Quinn is noted for his research into natural substances with pharmaceutical or therapeutic potential. He established an Australia-wide reference collection of bioactive substances derived from Australian indigenous plants and animals. His work focuses on molecular interactions in biological processes as the basis for developing new drugs and to derive treatments for diseases and neurological disorders particularly in the areas of infection, immunity and stem cell biology. Quinn is the Director of the Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies at Griffith University. He has received a number of awards for his research.
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Chronology
- 1970
- Education - PhD, University of New South Wales
- 1971 - 1974
- Career position - Postdoctoral researcher, at Arizona State University; University of Hawaii; Australian National University
- 1974 - 1981
- Career position - Research scientist, Research Institute of Marine Pharmacology, Sydney
- 1982
- Career event - Joined Griffith University
- 1990
- Career event - Founded Queensland Pharmaceutical Research Institute
- 1991 -
- Award - Fellow, Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research, National Cancer Centre Research Institute, Tokyo
- 1992 - 1997
- Career position - Griffith University Council Representative on the Board of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
- 1994 -
- Career position - Professor, Griffith University
- 1997 - 2007
- Career position - Foundation Director, Natural Products Discovery Program
- 2001 - 2005
- Career position - Member, Advisory Committee, Australian Biological Resources Study
- 2001 - 2008
- Career position - Member, International Advisory Board, Marine Biotechnology Institute Company Ltd, Japan
- 2003 -
- Career position - Director, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University
- 2003
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2003
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI)
- 2004
- Award - Adrien Albert Award, Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2005
- Career position - Member, Working Group, Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council
- 2005 - 2007
- Career position - Member, Queensland Biotechnology Advisory Council
- 2006 - 2007
- Career position - Chairman, Working Group on Industrial Biotechnology
- 2010
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to scientific research, particularly in the field of chemistry as a leader in the development of therapeutic compounds from marine organisms and plant materials
- 2012
- Award - Queensland Museum Medal
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See also
- Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2010 M-Z], Governor General's Office, Canberra, 2010. https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2010/Media%20Notes%20AM%20(M-Z)%20(final).pdf. Details
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Created: 25 February 2020, Last modified: 8 June 2022