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Drug Discovery Initiative
Innovative drug discovery to support better health outcomes
A dynamic and interdisciplinary network that brings together the best people, technologies and tools to enable early stage drug discovery research.
The Drug Discovery Initaitive brings together collective experience from across the University to identify novel therapeutic targets, delivery mechanisms, and bioactive molecules with high potential for industry uptake and clinical translation.
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Academic Director
Professor Michael Kassiou
Phone: +61 2 9351 2745
Email: michael.kassiou@sydney.edu.au
Executive Officer
Anna Renfrew
Phone: +61 2 9114 4246
Email: anna.renfrew@sydney.edu.au
Communications Officer
Anastasia Shavrova
Email: anastasia.shavrova@sydney.edu.au
The DDI works closely with a number of Centres, Networks and Schools, each with representation on our Steering Group.
- Prof Michael Kassiou - Academic Director, Drug Discovery Initiative (Chair)
- Prof Margaret Sunde - Academic Director, Sydney Analytical Core Facility
- Dr Eleanor Drummond - Brain and Mind Centre representative
- Prof Lenka Munoz - Cancer Research Network representative
- Dr Mark White - Cardiovascular Initiative representative
- A/Prof Julianne Djordjevic - Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute representative
- Dr Nicholas Hunt - Sydney Nano representative
- Prof Richard Payne - School of Chemistry representative
- Prof Joel Mackay - School of Life and Environmental Science representative
- Prof Paul Groundwater - School of Pharmacy representative
- Prof Rachel Codd - School of Medical Science representative
- A/Prof Arnold Ju - School of Biomedical Engineering representative
- Prof Phil Robinson - Westmead precinct representative
Our Director
The Drug Discovery Initiative is led by its Academic Director, Prof Michael Kassiou. Michael is currently a Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University and an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow. He has been awarded several prizes including the Adrien Albert Award in Medicinal Chemistry and the RACI Applied Research Medal in 2020, and is Chief Editor for the journal Frontiers in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Associate Editor for ACS Chemical Neuroscience.
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