David J. Craik, PhD

Professor of Biomolecular Structure at University of Queensland

Speaker

David Craik AO, FRS, FAA, is a Professor of Chemistry at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science. His research focuses on applications of cyclic peptides and toxins in drug design. He is recipient of a number of prizes in the peptide field, including the Hirschmann Award of the American Chemical Society. He is author of more than 850 papers and has trained 100 PhD students.