Person
Andrews, Peter Ronald (1943 - )
AO FTSE
- Born
- 12 February 1943
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Biotechnologist, Pharmacologist and Research scientist
Summary
Peter Andrews played a significant role in establishing Queensland's biotechnology sector. He co-founded the University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience in 2000, and was Chief Executive of its commercialisation company. He was Queensland's inaugural Chief Scientist 2003 to 2010.
Previously he was the Director, Centre for Drug Design and Development, University of Queensland from 1991. Earlier, he was at several other institutions, including John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University 1972-1979 and Victoria College of Pharmacy 1980-1987.
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Chronology
- 1965
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hon)), University of Melbourne
- 1969
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1970
- Career position - Post-doctoral Fellow at the Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique Paris
- 1971
- Career position - Senior Tutor, University of Melbourne
- 1972 - 1974
- Career position - Research Fellow, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
- 1975 - 1979
- Career position - Fellow, John Curtin School of Medical Research
- 1980 - 1987
- Career position - Dean of the School of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victoria College of Pharmacy
- 1982 - 1985
- Career position - Foundation Chairman of the Division of Medical and Agricultural Chemistry, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1988 -
- Career position - Council member of the Australian Institute for Marine Science
- 1988 - 1990
- Career position - Dean of the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Bond University, Queensland
- 1991 - 1999
- Career position - Director of the Centre for Drug Design and Development, University of Queensland
- 1992 -
- Career position - Member of the Executive Council of the Asian Federation for Medicinal Chemistry
- 1992 -
- Career position - Board member of Biota Holdings Ltd
- 1995
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2000 - 2003
- Career position - Co-founder, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland
- 2003 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland
- 2003 - 2010
- Career position - Chief Scientist, Queensland
- 2004
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to scientific research, particularly drug design, and to the development of an Australian research based pharmaceutical industry
- 2011
- Award - Queensland Museum Medal
- 2024
- Award - Queensland Greats Award
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Andrews, Peter Ronald (1943-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473524. Details
- Queensland Greats Award, Queensland Government, 2001, https://www.qld.gov.au/about/events-awards-honours/awards/qld-greats-awards/2024-queensland-greats-recipients#_peter-andrews. Details
See also
- Johnston, Graham A. R., 'Medicinal chemistry in the Royal Australian Chemical Institute: the early years', ChemMedChem, 21 (2026), 6, https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.70178. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 29 May 2025