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Biography
Medicinal Chemistry Theme Leader, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research interests
- Allosteric modulators and bitopic ligands acting at G protein-coupled receptors
- The design and synthesis of cancer therapeutics based on Noscapine
- New methodology for the preparation of semi-synthetic opioid pharmaceuticals
- The development of M1 and M17 aminopeptidase inhibitors as antimalarial agents
- Applications of ionic liquids in pharmaceutical synthesis and drug delivery
Monash teaching commitment
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science:
- PSC2021 Structural Organic Chemistry I (Unit Coordinator)
- PSC3121 Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry (Lecturer)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Griffith University
Award Date: 2 Apr 1991
B.Sc. (Hons), Griffith University
Award Date: 2 Apr 1986
External positions
Adjunct Professor, Deakin University
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Projects
Multidisciplinary catalyst to discover and progress novel antimalarial drugs
Charman, S., Creek, D., de Koning-Ward, T. F., Gilson, P., McGowan, S. & Scammells, P.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Chemical-Biology Approaches to Pathway Selective Adenosine Receptor Ligands
Scammells, P. & Christopoulos, A.
1/07/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
Discovering novel allosteric probes of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
Valant, C., Scammells, P. & Christopoulos, A.
10/06/19 → 9/06/22
Project: Research
New aminobenzimidazole antimalarial agents with a novel mechanism of action
Creek, D., Scammells, P., Ralph, S. A., Norton, R. & Devine, S.
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Melbourne Biomolecular NMR Network
Stone, M., Bottomley, S., Gooley, P., Langford, S., Reynolds, E., Scammells, P., Scanlon, M., Separovic, F., Tuck, K., Whisstock, J. & Wilce, J.
Australian Research Council (ARC), University of Melbourne, Monash University
1/01/09 → …
Project: Research
Research Output
Ionic liquid forms of the antimalarial lumefantrine in combination with LFCS type IIIB lipid-based formulations preferentially increase lipid solubility, in vitro solubilization behavior and in vivo exposure
Tay, E., Nguyen, T. H., Ford, L., Williams, H. D., Benameur, H., Scammells, P. J. & Porter, C. J. H., Jan 2020, In : Pharmaceutics. 12, 1, 25 p., 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Subtype-Selective Fluorescent Ligands as Pharmacological Research Tools for the Human Adenosine A2A Receptor
Comeo, E., Kindon, N. D., Soave, M., Stoddart, L. A., Kilpatrick, L. E., Scammells, P. J., Hill, S. J. & Kellam, B., 12 Mar 2020, In : Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63, 5, p. 2656-2672 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The effect of two selective A1-receptor agonists and the bitopic ligand VCP746 on heart rate and regional vascular conductance in conscious rats
Cooper, S. L., March, J., Sabbatini, A. R., Hill, S. J., Jörg, M., Scammells, P. J. & Woolard, J., Jan 2020, In : British Journal of Pharmacology. 177, 2, p. 346-359 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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6-Phenylpyrimidin-4-ones as Positive Allosteric Modulators at the M1 mAChR: The Determinants of Allosteric Activity
Jorg, M. T., van der Westhuizen, E. T., Khajehali, E., Burger, W. A. C., White, J., Choy, K. H. C., Tobin, A. B., Sexton, P. M., Valant, C., Capuano, B., Christopoulos, A. & Scammells, P. J., 20 Mar 2019, In : ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 10, 3, p. 1099-1114 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A Novel Class of N-Sulfonyl and N-Sulfamoyl Noscapine Derivatives that Promote Mitotic Arrest in Cancer Cells
Yong, C., Devine, S. M., Gao, X., Yan, A., Callaghan, R., Capuano, B. & Scammells, P. J., 4 Dec 2019, In : ChemMedChem. 14, 23, p. 1968-1981 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Grant review responsibilities
Theme Leader
Peter Scammells (Member)
12 Aug 2013
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Grant review responsibilities