Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Ligand-directed signalling at G protein coupled receptors
- Role of signalling complexes in G protein coupled receptor signalling
- Signalling pathways utilised by relaxin family peptide receptors
Monash teaching commitment
- Lectures to BSc students in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Supervision of Honours students in Drug Discovery Biology
- Supervision of PhD students in Drug Discovery Biology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Consultant, Atrogi AB
1 Jul 2017 → …
Consultant, Les Laboratoires Servier (Servier Laboratories)
1 Jan 2013 → …
Research area keywords
- G Protein
- Ligand-Directed
- Relaxin
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NSV Minor Project - Novel Drug Targets Formed By G-Protein Receptor Dimers
Summers, R., Evans, B., Hutchinson, D., Phiri, N. M. & Popp, B. D.
Project: Research
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Relaxin: molecular mechanisms of cardioprotection
Summers, R., Bathgate, R. A. D. & Samuel, C. S.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Corthera Inc
4/01/11 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Role of G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) in β2-adrenoceptor-mediated glucose uptake
Ham, S., Mukaida, S., Sato, M., Keov, P., Bengtsson, T., Furness, S., Holliday, N. D., Evans, B. A., Summers, R. J. & Hutchinson, D. S., Feb 2024, In: Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. 12, 1, 16 p., e1176.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The novel adrenergic agonist ATR-127 targets skeletal muscle and brown adipose tissue to tackle diabesity and steatohepatitis
Talamonti, E., Davegardh, J., Kalinovich, A., van Beek, S. M. M., Dehvari, N., Halleskog, C., Bokhari, H. M., Hutchinson, D. S., Ham, S., Humphrys, L. J., Dijon, N. C., Motso, A., Sandstrom, A., Zacharewicz, E., Mutule, I., Suna, E., Spura, J., Ditrychova, K., Stoddart, L. A., Holliday, N. D., & 11 others , Jul 2024, In: Molecular Metabolism. 85, 16 p., 101931.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: G protein-coupled receptors
Alexander, S. P. H., Christopoulos, A., Davenport, A. P., Kelly, E., Mathie, A. A., Peters, J. A., Veale, E. L., Armstrong, J. F., Faccenda, E., Harding, S. D., Davies, J. A., Abbracchio, M. P., Abraham, G., Agoulnik, A., Alexander, W., Al-hosaini, K., Bäck, M., Baker, J. G., Barnes, N. M., Bathgate, R., & 146 others , Oct 2023, In: British Journal of Pharmacology. 180, S2, p. S23-S144 122 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access182 Citations (Scopus) -
Multipathway In Vitro Pharmacological Characterization of Specialized Proresolving G Protein-Coupled Receptors
Merlin, J., Park, J., Vandekolk, T. H., Fabb, S. A., Allinne, J., Summers, R. J., Langmead, C. J. & Riddy, D. M., 1 Apr 2022, In: Molecular Pharmacology. 101, 4, p. 246-256 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Deletion of GPR21 improves glucose homeostasis and inhibits the CCL2-CCR2 axis by divergent mechanisms
Riddy, D. M., Kammoun, H. L., Murphy, A. J., Bosnyak-Gladovic, S., De La Fuente Gonzalez, R., Merlin, J., Ziemann, M., Fabb, S., Pierce, T. L., Diepenhorst, N., Rueda, P., El-Osta, A., Gautier, J. F., Venteclef, N., Charman, W. N., Christopoulos, A., Sexton, P. M., Summers, R. J., Febbraio, M. A., Delerive, P., & 1 others , Nov 2021, In: BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. 9, 2, 13 p., e002285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ASCEPT/British Pharmacol Soc Visiting Lecturer
Summers, Roger (Recipient), 1991
Prize: National/international honour
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British Pharmacological Society award for contributions to Molecular Pharmacology
Summers, Roger (Recipient), 2009
Prize: National/international honour
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David Syme Research Prize University of Melbourne
Summers, Roger (Recipient), 1986
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
- 1 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Theme Leader
Roger Summers (Member)
10 Nov 2011Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries