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 networks. Extensive leadership, management, mentorship experience, including as Qld Node Leader and Commercialisation Officer of CoE for Advanced Molecular Imaging and as an IMB Division Head. 2018 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics). He will co-lead Decode theme and act as the Qld Node leader.