Prof David Craik
Professor Craik is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and Royal Society of Chemistry, as well as an ARC Laureate Fellow. He has built a world-leading research program in discovery, structural characterisation and applications of novel peptides over 35 years and ha
A/Prof Elizabeth New
Professor New is developing transformative tools for molecular imaging, including redox sensors and fluorescent probes. Her technol- ogies have been adopted by >40 labs across the globe and several probes have been commercialised. She has won over 20 awards for excellence in
Prof Gottfried Otting
Professor Otting is an ARC Laureate Fellow, a former ARC Federation Fellow (2002–2007) and Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance. He is a global leader in spectroscopic methods for determining structure and function of peptides and proteins and has pion
Prof Gregory Challis
As the Monash-Warwick Alliance Professor of Sustainable Chemistry, Professor Challis leads a highly productive, interdisciplinary research group focused on natural product discovery and biosynthesis, mechanistic enzymology and biosynthetic engineering. He is a Fellow of the
Prof Hiroaki Suga
Professor Suga has developed the RaPID platform, a technique that allows ribosomal reprogramming to generate very large peptides libraries of great complexity and chemical diversity which now underpins a multi- million dollar private research organisation that regularly inte
Prof Ali Tavassoli
Professor Tavassoli heads an interdisciplinary team of scientists working at the interface of chemistry and biology. His lab has expertise in developing methods for large scale cyclic peptide synthesis, as well as extensive experience of developing biophysical and cell-based
Prof Richard Payne
Professor Payne is an internationally recognised leader in development of enabling technologies for chemical synthesis of peptides and proteins for applications in biology and medicine. His research has been recognised through award of >15 prestigious prizes and medals since
Prof David Fairlie
Professor Fairlie is internationally recognised for protein-protein interactions, chemcial design, pharmacology. Former ARC Federation Fellow (2006-2011), current NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow (2012-2021) with 400 pubs and >24,000 citations and strong industry netwo
Dr Lara Malins
Dr. Malins is an ARC DECRA Fellow and leader in the development of cutting-edge synthetic technologies for the late-stage modification of peptides and proteins. She has co-authored several high-impact collaborative studies with multinational pharmaceutical companies (e.g
Prof Michelle Colgrave
Professor Colgrave is an expert in proteomics and mass spectrometry with extensive background in food safety and agricultural commodities, including translation and commercialisation of products. She is an elected member of the Australasian Proteomics Society, has a prolific
Prof Benjamin Davis
Professor Davis is a leading international expert in glycoprotein synthesis and engineering with expertise in performing reactive – yet selective – chemical synthesis on proteins which will help identify late-stage modification of peptides and proteins. As a recognised e
Dr Paul Savage
Dr Savage is the Research Director of the Biomedical Manufacturing Platform at CSIRO and he will apply cutting edge proteomics methodologies to characterise the structure, function, post-translational modifications and molecular interactions of therapeutic peptides, proteins
Prof Katherine Belov
An expert in comparative genomics, immunogenetics and conservation genetics, Professor Belov has had a leading role in annotating opossum, platypus, tammar wallaby and koala genomes. She has published over 175 peer-reviewed papers, received two Eureka awards, the Crozier med
Prof Glenn King
Professor King is a leading authority on venom-derived peptides, internationally recognised for their translation into novel therapeutics and bioinsecticides. He is Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and sole founder of Vestaron Corp, an agricultural biotechnolog
Prof Colin Jackson
Professor Jackson is a leader in protein engineering and structural biology, with an extensive track-record in protein evolution and computational design. He is an ARC Future Fellow, has won several prestigious awards in recognition of research excellence and maintains exten
Prof Hidde Ploegh
Professor Ploegh is an expert in the filed of engineering enzymatic tools to decode the structure and function of peptides and proteins, with the ability to include bespoke labels following peptide and protein (bio)synthesis made possible through his pioneering work on the t
Prof Bradley Pentelute
Professor Pentelute is a peptide chemist and has pioneered methods for rapid peptide synthesis using flow technology. A member of the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr Pentelute has developed an automated peptide synthesiser that has si
Prof Katrina Jolliffe
Professor Jolliffe is an expert in supra- molecular chemistry and has made substantial contributions to synthesis of cyclic peptides and peptidomimetics as receptors for molecular recognition. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, has won several prestigious awa
Dr Sonia Henriques
Dr Henriques is an ARC Future Fellow who leads a collaborative, multidisciplinary research program with national and international linkages to academia and industry. She has developed cutting-edge biophysical methods for characterising peptide- membrane interactions, cell me
Prof Max Cryle
Professor Cryle pioneers multidisciplinary approaches for investigation of the biosynthesis of glycopeptide antibiotics. He is an NHMRC Career Development Fellow and is the recipient of numerous honours and awards that highlight the impact of his research into non-ribosomal
Prof David Baker
Professor Baker is a leading international expert in the computational modelling of peptide and protein structure and has made major contributions to the field of protein structure prediction of unknown peptides and proteins. Professor Baker serves as Professor of Biochemist
Prof Willem van der Donk
Professor van der Donk of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign is an expert in the synthesis of peptide conjugates and has extensive experience in the development of biosynthetic technologies which have led to an array of se