Peter Scammells

Peter Scammells is a Professor in Medicinal Chemistry at Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences. He serves as Theme Leader at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Associate Dean, Research, for his faculty.

• Education: PhD (Griffith University, 1991), B.Sc. (Hons) (Griffith University, 1986)

Research Interests:

• Allosteric modulators and bitopic ligands targeting GPCRs
• Noscapine-based cancer therapeutics
• Semisynthetic opioid methodology
• M1/M17 aminopeptidase inhibitors for malaria
• Applications of ionic liquids in pharmaceutical synthesis

Recent Publications highlight his work on antimalarial strategies, neurocognitive disorder treatments, and receptor labeling techniques.

Scientific Awards:

• Co-inventor on 3 patents (2015-2016)

Grants: Led projects funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), including multidisciplinary antimalarial drug discovery initiatives.