Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Profile

Qualifications

BSc, PhD, MRSC, CChem, MBACR, FHEA

Internal memberships / posts

Year 2 Tutor MPharm (2008 - )

Facilitator for inter-professional learning, New Generation Project

The Higher Education Academy - School of Pharmacy and Biomeidcal Sciences - Physical Sciences representative

External memberships / posts

Chartered Chemist (CChem)

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)

Member of the British Association of Cancer Research (MBACR)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

External examiner: BSc Pharmacy, Academy of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan (2006-2009)

External examiner:  University of the West of England (2009-  )

Editor Natural Product Communications (2007-  )

Reviewer Journal Molecular Modeling (2010-  )

Subject Moderator Southern Access Validating Authority (Ascentis (was SAVA), Chemistry) (2006 -  )

Site Moderator Southern Access Validating Authority (Ascentis (was SAVA), Chichester College) (2008 -  )

Subject moderator Laser (was OCN) (2012-  )

Key teaching responsibilities

Level 1:  Organic chemistry, Inter-professional learning (New Generation Project), Laboratory techniques including chromatography, partition, phase transitions (SCHEM101, 2PHA106)

Level 2:  Molecular modelling (1CHEM211)

Level M:  Drug design (2PHA406, 2CHEM300), Advanced studies in oncology (SPCOL302), Student projects in medicinal chemistry and pharmacology

PhD/MPhil examination: internal and external. 

Key research interests

Synthesis and design of bioactive molecules: Nurr77 Orphan receptor structural studies. miRNA ab initio structural studies. Ion channel modulators. Thiol based anti-oxidants.

PhD Supervision (current)

Irfaan Dawood - Identification of novel DNA-binding drugs using single molecule techniques

Elke Hansele - Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Orphan Nuclear Receptors

Recent Publications

More recent publications

Key / recent publications

Ellis MJ, Salt DW, Hudson BD, Banting L and Ford MG, Dynamics Analysis by Salt and Hudson (DASH) : A Faster Solution, EuroQSAR 2004 Proceedings 15th European Symposium on Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR) and Molecular Modelling. Istanbul, Sept 05-10, 2004, p.559-560, QSAR and Molecular Modelling in Rational Design of Bioactive Molecules, Eds. Aki E and Yalcin I, CADD&D Society in Turkey, 2006.