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Personal profile
Biography
Position
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Functional Biology Group Leader
Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Monash teaching commitment
- Senior lecturer to undergraduate Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science students
- Supervisor of PhD and Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science (Honours) graduate research students
- Coordinator of Bachelor of Pharmacy physiology and Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science drug action units
- Development of curriculum for teaching of undergraduate pharmacology to health science students
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):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of a P2X1 receptor antagonist for use as a male contraceptive
Bennetts, F. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ventura, S. (Supervisor) & Thal, D. (Supervisor)
17/03/25 → 17/03/27
Project: Research
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Purines 2000: the 3rd International Symposium of Nucleosides and Nucleotides, Spain and International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience Millenium Congress, Uk
Ventura, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
16/10/00 → …
Project: Research
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Discovery of a lead molecule for development into a non-hormonal male contraceptive
Mobbs, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ventura, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thal, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Bennetts, F. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/23 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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Male contraception through pharmacological blockade of sperm transport
Ventura, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Baell, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Charman, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Sexton, P. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/08/18 → 31/05/20
Project: Research
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Assessment of the Suitability of a Lipid Extract of Saw Palmetto for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Ventura, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/09/10 → 31/12/11
Project: Research
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Structural insights into the human P2X1 receptor and ligand interactions
Bennetts, F. M., Venugopal, H., Glukhova, A., Mobbs, J. I., Ventura, S. & Thal, D. M., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 14 p., 8418.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Aqueous extracts of Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) leaf contain a P2-purinoceptor antagonist-Implications for male fertility
Eise, N. T., Simpson, J. S., Thompson, P. E. & Ventura, S., Jul 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 7, 16 p., e0271735.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Inhibition of rat prostate smooth muscle contractility by extracts of Costus speciosus (crepe ginger)
Su, N. N., Simpson, J. S., Thompson, P. E. & Ventura, S., 2022, In: Traditional Medicine Research. 7, 4, 10 p., 34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The P2X1 receptor as a therapeutic target
Bennetts, F. M., Mobbs, J. I., Ventura, S. & Thal, D. M., 2022, In: Purinergic Signalling. 18, p. 421–433 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access14 Citations (Scopus) -
Synthesis of 2-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoxaline derivatives and screening for P2X1-purinoceptor antagonist activity in isolated preparations of rat vas deferens, for translation into a male contraceptive†
Mathiew, M., Dennis, B. M., Bennetts, F., Su, N. N. E., Nguyen, N., Botteon, A., Baell, J. B. & Ventura, S., 4 Aug 2020, In: Biology of Reproduction. 103, 2, p. 323-332 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Functional biology group leader
Ventura, S. (Member)
30 Nov 2011Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries