Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- β-Tubulin Binding Benzimidazole like Compounds for Treatment of the Fungal Infection Cryptococcus neoformans, by Invitation (University of Edinburgh, 2019)
- Heterocyclic Quinolones – a privileged pharmacophore targeting both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Malaria, by Invitation (Concept Life Science Symposium - Alderley Park, 2018)
- Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of β-Tubulin Binding Benzimidazole like Compounds for the Treatment of the Fungal Infection Cryptococcus neoformans’, by Invitation (University of Dundee, 2018)
- Livwise Panel Discussion - The future of personalised medicine, by Invitation (University of Liverpool, 2018)
- Rational Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Heterocyclic Quinolones Targeting the Respiratory Chain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, by Invitation (ECCMID Conference - Madrid, 2018)
- Drug Discovery in the Developing World; A Medicinal Chemistry Perspective, by Invitation (ASE Teachers Conference - University of Liverpool, 2018)
- Anti-fungal benzimidazoles for the treatment of Cryptococcus neoformans, by Invitation (ITM Research Day - University of Liverpool, 2017)
- Livwise - The Science of Gin and tonic - Malaria and the Medicinal Chemistry of Quinine, by Invitation (LIVWISE - University of Liverpool, 2017)
- Heterocyclic Quinolones – privileged pharmacophore targeting both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Malaria, by Invitation (Global Health Compound Design Webinar, 2017)
- Heterocyclic Quinolones – privileged pharmacophore targeting both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Malaria, by Invitation (The Romark Medicinal Chemistry Symposium - University of Liverpool, 2017)
- The Discovery and Development of E209 - a Tetraoxane Based Rapidly Acting Antimalarial, by Invitation (SelectBio – Advances in Drug Discovery 2017, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, 2017)
- Anti-infective Drug Discovery; From Anti-malarial Endoperoxides to Anti-fungal Benzimidazoles, by Invitation (University of Sussex, 2016)
- Drug Development Careers - From First Concepts to Marketed Drugs, by Invitation (Liverpool Life Sciences UTC - Careers Talk, 2016)
- Enabling Technologies - Medicinal Chemistry, by Invitation (Institute of Translation Medicine Research Day, University of Liverpool, 2015)
- Current Concepts in Drug Discovery and Development – The Role of Chemistry - Online Lecture, by Invitation (Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thailand, 2014)
- An Introduction to Tuberculosis, by Invitation (Liverpool Life Sciences UTC , 2013)
- Generation of quinolone antimalarials targeting the Plasmodium falciparum mitochondrial respiratory chain for the treatment and prophylaxis of malaria., by Invitation (RSTMH: Discovery and Delivery of New Paradigms for Global Health, 2012)
- An Introduction to Malaria, by Invitation (Liverpool John Moores, 2011)
- From the Natural Herb Qinghaosu (Artemisinin) to Orally Active Synthetic Endoperoxide Antimalarials, by Invitation (41st European Symposium on Bio-Organic Chemistry , 2007)
Editorships
- MedChemNet (Leader, 2017 - present)
Event Roles
- 3rd Liverpool-Romark Medicinal Chemistry Symposium Featuring the BMCS Lectureship (Talk/Lecture, University of Liverpool, 2019)
- 2nd Liverpool-Romark Medicinal Chemistry Symposium Featuring the BMCS Lectureship (Talk/Lecture, University of Liverpool, 2018)
- Liverpool-Romark Medicinal Chemistry Symposium Featuring the BMCS Lectureship (Talk/Lecture, University of Liverpool, 2017)
Expert Opinions
- RSC Chemistry Biology Interface Division Council meeting, Invited (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019)
- Wellcome trust - Science Innovation Translation Programme Advisory Group, Invited (2019)
External Administrative or Committee Roles
- MedChemNet Leader, Invited (Med Chem Net, 2017 - present)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- REF Selection Panel (Faculty, 2019 - present)
- Chemistry SSLC - Year 3, 4 and taught PGR (School / Institute, 2017 - present)
- Admissions Officer (School / Institute, 2017 - present)
- Pharmcology SSLC (University, 2017 - present)
- Deputy Reserch Cluster Lead (School / Institute, 2017 - present)
- Chemistry SSLC - Year 1 and 2 (School / Institute, 2017 - present)
- Research Committee Member (School / Institute, 2017 - present)
Media Appearances
- Women in drug discovery: an interview with Gemma Nixon, RxNet (formerly MedChemNet) (Invited, March 2019)
Professional Body Memberships
- Royal Society of Chemistry (Member, 2008 - present)
Publication Reviews
- Reviewer, Invited (Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Pre-publication, 2018 - present)
- Referee (Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2017 - present)
- Referee (MedChemComm, 2015 - present)