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Associate Professor Rohan Davis is an academic at Griffith University's School of Environment and Science, specializing in natural products chemistry. He leads research on bioactive compounds from Australian flora, fungi, and marine invertebrates, aiming to develop drugs and agrochemicals. His work includes managing NatureBank, a biodiversity collection, and the Davis Open Access Natural Product-Based Library. Notable achievements include identifying antifibrotic compounds from rainforests and antiparasitic agents from Great Barrier Reef sponges.
- Affiliations: Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery
- Key Collaborations: Prince Charles Hospital (lung disease research), University of Melbourne (parasitic nematode studies), University of Adelaide (glioblastoma research)
Research focuses on drug discovery, marine natural products, and late-stage functionalization of natural product scaffolds. He has 180+ publications, two patents, and an H-index of 49. Awards include Clarivate's Highly Cited Researcher (2023-2024).
Teaching interests include advanced synthetic chemistry and drug delivery. Current and past students have worked on topics ranging from antimalarial compounds to marine natural products.
Grants include funding for biodiscovery infrastructure, spinal cord injury research, and drug discovery alliances with international partners.
