Dr Hickey is a Research Associate in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at The University of South Australia. As the Senior Organic Chemist in the Plush Laboratory, whilst simultaneously working within the Mechanisms in Cell Biology and Disease Research Group led by Doug Brooks, his research is focused on the development of organic and inorganic molecules suitable for live cellular imaging to better understand mechanisms which underpin disease.
Dr Hickey has worked as a Research Associate at the University of South Australia since obtaining his PhD in Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry from Deakin University (2016) and has developed an interest in biosensors, luminescently-tagged biomarkers and the development of novel antimicrobial... Read more
About me
Dr Hickey is a Research Associate in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at The University of South Australia. As the Senior Organic Chemist in the Plush Laboratory, whilst simultaneously working within the Mechanisms in Cell Biology and Disease Research Group led by Doug Brooks, his research is focused on the development of organic and inorganic molecules suitable for live cellular imaging to better understand mechanisms which underpin disease.
Dr Hickey has worked as a Research Associate at the University of South Australia since obtaining his PhD in Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry from Deakin University (2016) and has developed an interest in biosensors, luminescently-tagged biomarkers and the development of novel antimicrobial agents. Previous research projects have included the development antibacterial peptidomimetics and the preparation of low-molecular weight organogelators.
Dr Hickey has a strong background in organic chemistry and structure determination, as well as a solid understanding of the chemistry-biology interface; an important component of any medicinal chemistry project. He currently co-supervises one Honours student and three PhD students at UniSA and is an adjunct supervisor of a PhD candidate at Deakin University. In 2018 he obtained his Masters of Teaching at the University of Adelaide and since 2018 he has co-coordinated and lectured the third year course MEDI 3014: Current Topics in Medical Research.
About me
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
American Chemical Society
Royal Chemical Society
Royal Society of Victoria
Golden Key Society
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Deakin University
Bachelor of Forensic Science (Honours) Deakin University
Bachelor of Forensic Science Deakin University
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
4
3
1
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| 2017 |
7
5
3
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| 2016 |
Open access
17
17
14
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| 2015 |
8
8
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| 2015 |
Open access
6
6
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
4
3
1
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| 2018 |
4
3
1
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| 2017 |
7
5
3
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| 2016 |
Open access
17
17
14
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| 2015 |
6
6
1
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| 2015 |
8
8
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| 2015 |
Open access
6
6
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| 2015 |
2
2
3
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| 2015 |
1
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| 2012 |
19
19
1
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| 2012 |
7
6
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External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Bologna | ITALY |
| University of Duisburg-Essen | GERMANY |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
2015 |
MemberRoyal Australian Chemical Institute |
2015 |
MemberRoyal Society of Chemistry |
2015 |
The Coltman PrizeDeakin University |
2015 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Companion diagnostics and therapeutics for effective prostate cancer imaging and treatment | Current |
| Development and applications of metal ion complexes as live cellular imaging agents | Current |
| Development of process specific organometallic phosphorescent probes for analysis of biological processes in live cancer cells. | Current |
| The development of luminescent amphiphilic antimicrobial lipopeptide mimics capable of treating pathogenic multi-drug resistant microbials | Current |
