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Assoc Prof Kathryn Tonissen is an Associate Professor in the School of Environment and Science (Bioscience Department) at Griffith University. She holds roles including Deputy Head of School (2013–2016), Chair of the University Appeals Committee (2015–present), and member of the Human Research Ethics Committee (2007–2013). She earned a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Adelaide (1991).
Her research focuses on redox biology, cancer therapeutics, and skin pigmentation mechanisms. Key areas include targeting antioxidant systems (thioredoxin, glutathione) in cancers, drug resistance mechanisms, and traditional Chinese medicine applications for skin conditions. She has led or co-led over 25 grants totaling millions, including projects on carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and TCM depigmentation agents.
Prof Tonissen has supervised 20+ doctoral/master’s students and is renowned for teaching excellence, receiving multiple awards including the 2023 SFHEA Senior Fellowship and repeated Student Experience Survey commendations. Her work spans 113+ peer-reviewed publications across journals like Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, Pharmacological Research, and Redox Biology.
- Research Highlights: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for overcoming drug resistance, gold-based thioredoxin reductase inhibitors for lymphoma, and TCM for skin hyperpigmentation.
- Grants: $268k for beer stabilisation (2000), $200k for CML research (2016), recent $12.9k for CA3 drug target characterisation (2024).
- Awards: 2022 Griffith Internationalisation Award (team), 2021 Excellence in Teaching (Sciences Group), and over a dozen teaching commendations since 2010.
Her research team contributes to the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery and collaborates with global institutions like Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. Current projects include developing anti-cancer drugs targeting NDRG1 and carbonic anhydrase III.
