I am Associate Professor in Bioinorganic Chemistry at the University of South Australia and leads the Bioinorganic Synthesis and Imaging research group. I am the Professorial Lead of Research Education in the Clinical and Health Sciences Unit at UniSA. I completed her PhD in 2004 at the University of Adelaide after which I completed a postdoctoral fellowships at Trinity College Dublin and UT Southwestern Medical Centre at Dallas. I have experience in start up companies, having co-founded ReZolve Scientific in 2014 for the sale of live cell imaging agents that were developed as a consortium of chemists and biologists in Australia. My research is mainly focused on advancing knowledge in biology and improving health,... Read more
About me
I am Associate Professor in Bioinorganic Chemistry at the University of South Australia and leads the Bioinorganic Synthesis and Imaging research group. I am the Professorial Lead of Research Education in the Clinical and Health Sciences Unit at UniSA. I completed her PhD in 2004 at the University of Adelaide after which I completed a postdoctoral fellowships at Trinity College Dublin and UT Southwestern Medical Centre at Dallas. I have experience in start up companies, having co-founded ReZolve Scientific in 2014 for the sale of live cell imaging agents that were developed as a consortium of chemists and biologists in Australia. My research is mainly focused on advancing knowledge in biology and improving health, by synthesising fluorescent and luminescent imaging agents, developing new diagnostic tools and the development of novel antibacterial agents to combat the increase in antimicrobial resitance. I am heavily involved in the teaching of chemistry at UniSA where I course coordinate the large first year course Chemistry 101 and the 2nd year course Synthetic Chemistry, I also teach into Advanced Synthetic Chemistry and Advanced Structure Determination and Analysis.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Science (Honours) The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Science The University of Adelaide
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Development and production of advanced carbon water purification materials, Puratap Pty Ltd, 09/12/2017 - 09/12/2020
Development and production of advanced carbon water purification materials, SIEF STEM+ Business Fellowship Program, 09/12/2017 - 09/12/2020
Developmental research projects for prostate cancer diagnostics and prognosis, and cancer diagnostics, prognosis and therapuetic intervention , EnVision Sciences Pty Ltd, 20/01/2017 - 28/04/2019
Advancing Rezolve Scientific's product categories to market via undertaking further development tasks, Rezolve Scientific Pty Ltd, 21/03/2017 - 25/01/2019
Development of re-pyridine 4 and re-mannose, Rezolve Scientific Pty Ltd, 02/01/2017 - 28/04/2018
Process development for SCV vector vaccine production/manufacturing, DISER-Innovation Connections Grant, 21/11/2016 - 28/12/2017
Optimisation and testing of prototype (C'Wealth funding), Cwth Dept Industry, Science, Energy & Resources, 15/05/2017 - 08/12/2017
Innovation connections puratap development of a chemical detection device, Puratap Pty Ltd, 01/04/2016 - 30/09/2017
Development of a chemical detection device, DISER-Innovation Connections Grant, 18/04/2016 - 18/04/2017
NHMRC Equip 2015 - EPI-Fluorescence microscope for time gated imaging, NHMRC - Equipment Only Grants, 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2016
Proof of principle for the use of quantum dots for chlorine detection in tap water, Puratap Pty Ltd, 07/12/2015 - 25/03/2016
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
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2022 |
Open access
3
2
1
|
2022 |
Open access
2
1
1
|
2021 |
Open access
9
9
|
2021 |
Open access
8
6
|
2021 |
Open access
9
7
6
|
2021 |
9
6
9
|
2021 |
Open access
10
4
2
|
2021 |
Open access
4
2
1
|
2020 |
Open access
4
4
4
|
2020 |
Open access
10
9
3
|
2020 |
Open access
43
28
2
|
2020 |
12
8
9
|
2019 |
Open access
4
|
2019 |
Open access
41
35
68
|
2019 |
12
11
3
|
2019 |
Open access
71
67
1
|
2018 |
9
7
|
2018 |
Open access
12
12
5
|
2018 |
9
6
2
|
2018 |
Open access
22
19
|
2018 |
Open access
5
6
4
|
2018 |
Open access
6
4
3
|
2018 |
Open access
30
5
|
2018 |
Open access
30
21
9
|
2018 |
Open access
8
6
|
2017 |
Open access
49
44
16
|
2017 |
Open access
7
7
3
|
2017 |
11
9
3
|
2017 |
13
12
|
2017 |
Open access
18
14
2
|
2017 |
Open access
3
3
|
2017 |
Open access
89
3
|
2017 |
Open access
32
28
8
|
2016 |
Open access
27
23
6
|
2016 |
Open access
30
27
14
|
2016 |
Open access
23
20
8
|
2016 |
45
38
1
|
2015 |
Open access
7
5
1
|
2014 |
Open access
51
43
3
|
2014 |
8
6
1
|
2014 |
Open access
17
15
|
2014 |
49
45
2
|
2014 |
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2013 |
Open access
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2010 |
Open access
22
21
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2008 |
63
62
|
Research
Research
Details | Registry | Status |
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Complexes for intracellular imaging Brooks, Douglas; Plush, Sally; Massimilio, Massimilio; Stagni, Stefano |
WO | Filed |
Iridium complexes for intracellular imaging Brooks, Doug; Plush, Sally; Stagni, Stefano; Massimiliano, Massimiliano |
WO | Filed |
Methods and products for labelling lipids Brooks, Douglas; Plush, Sally; Massi, Massimilio |
WO | Filed |
Chalker, Justin; Hayball, John; Plush, Sally; Sweetman, Martin Jay |
AU | Filed |
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Argonne National Laboratory | UNITED STATES |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Jubail Industrial College | SAUDI ARABIA |
Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Portland State University | UNITED STATES |
Puratap Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Shandong University | CHINA |
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
The Hospital for Sick Children | CANADA |
Trinity College Dublin | IRELAND |
University College Dublin | IRELAND |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Bologna | ITALY |
University of Dublin | IRELAND |
University of Duisburg-Essen | GERMANY |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Texas | UNITED STATES |
University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberARC College of Experts |
2022 |
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student LearningDepartment of Education and Training, Australian Government |
2017 |
MemberRoyal Australian Chemical Institute Incorporated MRACI |
2017 |
MemberScientists in Schools |
2017 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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A fibre-optic system for real-time, in-vivo measurement of the metabolic status of tissues | Current |
A fibre-optical REDOX, PH and ROS sensor for cancer detection | Current |
The development of luminescent amphiphilic antimicrobial lipopeptide mimics capable of treating pathogenic multi-drug resistant microbials | Current |
Atg9 and the visualisation of autophagic compartments | Completed |
Design, in silico assessment, and synthesis of quinoxaline platinum complexes as ATPase competitive topoisomerase inhibitors | Completed |
Development and applications of metal ion complexes as live cellular imaging agents | Completed |
Development of targeted luminescent metal complexes for cellular imaging | Completed |
Investigation and development of pentafulvene-maleimide ligation for bioconjugation | Completed |
Luminescence sensing based on Tb(III) and Eu(III) macrocyclic complexes to monitor drug metabolites in urine | Completed |
Novel functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles as targeted delivery systems to estrogen receptor-overexpressing breast cancer | Completed |
Study of luminescence enhancement by porous silicon microcavities for biosensing applications | Completed |
Synthesis and characterisation of folate and methotrexate labelled luminescent lanthanide complexes | Completed |