Professor Graham A.R. Johnston AM
MSc, PhD, DPharm, FRACI, FTSE
Adrien Albert
Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry,
Department of
Pharmacology, The University of
Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
phone 61-2-9351-6117; fax 61-2-9351-2891; e-mail grahamj@mail.usyd.edu.au
Current Appointments:
Degrees:
- Graduated with first class honours and the university medal in
organic chemistry from the University of Sydney in 1960.
- PhD in organic chemistry with Lord Todd at the University of
Cambridge in 1964
- DPharm honoris causa from the University of Copenhagen in
2007.
Publications:
- Published 380 research publications
mainly in the field of neurochemical and neuropharmacological
studies on CNS transmitters particularly GABA and glutamate, 3 of
which are "Citation Classics" and 44
of which have been cited more than 100 times in the Science
Citation Index. (h index: 66 publications have been cited more
than 66 times)
- Listed in "The
1,000 Contemporary Scientists Most-Cited 1965-1978"
by the Institute for Scientific Information (ranked 4th
amongst 11 Australian Scientists in this list)
Awards and Honours:
- Honorary degree of Doctor of Pharmaceutical Science from the
University of Copenhagen (2007)
- Centenary Medal, for service to Australian society in
pharmacology (2003)
- Liversidge Lecturer, Royal Society of New South Wales
(2002)
- Fellow, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
(2002)
- Member, Order of Australia (1998), for services to bio organic
chemistry and pharmacology, to scientific organisations and to
science policy development
- ANZAAS Medal (1997), Australian and New Zealand Association
for the Advancement of Science for contributions to science
particularly in the area of science policy
- Leighton Memorial Medal (1996), the
most prestigious award of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
in recognition of eminent services to chemistry in Australia
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and
Engineering (1993)
- Inaugural Michael J Rand Medalist, Australasian Society of
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (1993)
for outstanding contributions to the discipline of clinical and
experimental pharmacology and toxicology
- H.G. Smith Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1989)
for contributions to chemical science in Australia during the
previous 10 years
- Inaugural Australasian Visiting Lecturer, British
Pharmacological Society (1989)
- Visiting Lecturer, New Zealand Institute of Chemistry
(1989)
- Liversidge Lecturer, Australian and New Zealand Association
for the Advancement of Science (1988)
- Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1978)
- Royal Society and Nuffield Foundation Commonwealth Bursary
(1970-1971)
- Royal Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 Overseas
Studentship (1961-1964)
Editorial Boards of International Scientific Journals:
- Brain Research (1974-1994)
- Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
(1988- )
- Current CNS Patents (1989-1990)
- Current Opinion in Central & Peripheral Nervous System
Investigational Drugs (1999-2002 )
- Developmental Neuroscience (1978-1981)
- Drug Development Research (1992-1994)
- Epilepsy Research (1986-1998)
- European Journal of Pharmacology, Molecular Pharmacology
(1988-1991)
- Journal of Neuroscience Methods (1984-1998)
- Molecular Neuropharmacology (1990-1994)
- Neurochemistry International (1984-1997; Executive
Editor Australia & NZ, 1989-1997)
- Neurochemical Research (1978-1987)
- Perspectives in Medicinal Chemistry (2007- )
Service to the Scientific Community:
Current Research Interests
- The design, synthesis and evaluation of new chemical entities
as agents to treat anxiety, epilepsy, insomnia, myopia and memory
deficits in disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and
schizophrenia
- The investigation of naturally occurring substances,
especially flavonoids, that influence brain function.
- The effects of stress on brain function.
Current Research Funding:
- NHMRC Project Grant: GAR Johnston, JR Hanrahan, M Collins and
KN Mewett. Positive modulation of ionotropic GABA receptors
(2006-2008) $176,250 in 2008
- NHMRC Equipment Grant: M Murray, JR Hanrahan, DE Hibbs, BD
Roufogalis, M Collins, CC Duke, WB Church, IR Kennedy, GAR
Johnston, DR Richardson, N Manolios, R Codd, RD Allan, M Kassiou,
M Ali, M Tattam. Varian NMR System 400MHz and autosampler.
$100,000 in 2008
Total research funding since joining The University of Sydney in
1980: $15,250,223
Date of last update: 12 February 2008
