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Name: Mark von Itzstein Discipline: Drug Design & Discovery
Academic degree: PhD Academic title:
Phone: 61 7 55527025 Fax: 61 7 5552 9040
Position: Director and Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
E-mail: m.vonitzstein@griffith.edu.au
Mailing Address: Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Parklands QLD 4222 Australia
Education:

1979: B Sc, Griffith University-Brisbane(Qld)
1980: B Sc(Hons), Griffith University-Brisbane(Qld)
1981-1984: Ph D, Griffith University-Brisbane(Qld)

Professional appointments:
2000 to date: Director, Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Griffith University
1996 - 2000: Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Head of Department, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Monash University
1997 - 1999: Associate Dean Research, Monash University
1996 Professorial Fellow, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Monash University
1991 - 1995: Senior Principal Research Fellow, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Monash University
1989 - 1990: Principal Research Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Monash University
1986 - 1989: Senior Research Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victorian College of Pharmacy
Research direction:
Biology and Chemistry of Carbohydrates
Enzymology
Organic Synthesis
Discovery of New Reagents for Organic Transformations
Biocatalysis
Computer-assisted Drug Design/Computational Chemistry
Awards & Honors:

1996Australia Prize

2001Alexander von Humboldt Forschungspreis Award

2002 ARC Federation Fellowship

2003Centenary Medal

2003 Mayoress Community Benefit Fund Good Citizen Award

2004 University of Queensland Gatton Gold Medal

2005RACI Adrien Albert Award

2007Zimmer International Scholar, University of Cincinnati (USA)

Research grants:
Membership in professional associations: Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (Elected 2003)
Member of the American Chemical Society
Member of the New York Academy of Sciences
Member of the Australian Society for Medical Research Member of the Australian Society for Microbiology
Link: http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/institute-glycomics
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