Professor Nick Shaw
Professor

Nick Shaw

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Background

Nick Shaw was appointed to the School as Professor in January 2004 and undertook the role of Head of School of Pharmacy at UQ from 1st July 2004 until 31st December 2014. Nick is a pharmacist, graduating PhD from the University of Manchester in 1985 and was a member of the academic staff of the University of Nottingham from 1985-2003. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1994 and a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in 2010. He previously founded and chaired the Council of Pharmacy Schools (Australia and New Zealand); he is the chair of the APC Accreditation Committee and was the chair of the Australian Pharmacy Liaison Forum in 2011. He has taught across a range of subjects to the second and third years of the BPharm (Hons) course at UQ. Nick has supervised and co-supervised over 45 PhD and research Masters students.

In 2013 Nick was awarded the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Bowl of Hygeia for services to the profession.

Availability

Professor Nick Shaw is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Analytical chemistry Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Manchester
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Manchester
  • Fellow, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
  • Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry

Research interests

  • Application of a range of analytical methodologies to solve clinical and health-related problems

  • Metabolite profiling methodology applied to nutrient profiles of tropical and other plants and secondary metabolite identification and quantitation from bacteria

  • Drug metabolism, biopharmaceutics, drug delivery and pharmacokinetic studies

Search Professor Nick Shaw’s works on UQ eSpace

295 works between 1980 and 2023
All (295) Journal Article (206) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (86) Other Outputs (2)

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2015

Journal Article

Making the transition from pharmacy student to pharmacist: Australian interns' perceptions of professional identity formation

Noble, Christy, Coombes, Ian, Nissen, Lisa, Shaw, Paul N. and Clavarino, Alexandra (2015). Making the transition from pharmacy student to pharmacist: Australian interns' perceptions of professional identity formation. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 23 (4), 292-304. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12155

Making the transition from pharmacy student to pharmacist: Australian interns' perceptions of professional identity formation

2015

Journal Article

Sequence diversity and differential expression of major phenylpropanoid-flavonoid biosynthetic genes among three mango varieties

Hoang, Van L. T., Innes, David J., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Monteith, Gregory R., Gidley, Michael J. and Dietzgen, Ralf G. (2015). Sequence diversity and differential expression of major phenylpropanoid-flavonoid biosynthetic genes among three mango varieties. BMC Genomics, 16 (561) 561, 561. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1784-x

Sequence diversity and differential expression of major phenylpropanoid-flavonoid biosynthetic genes among three mango varieties

2015

Journal Article

Estrogen modulation properties of mangiferin and quercetin and the mangiferin metabolite norathyriol

Wilkinson, Ashley S., Taing, Meng-Wong, Pierson, Jean Thomas, Lin, Chun-Nam, Dietzgen, Ralf G., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Gidley, Michael J., Monteith, Gregory R. and Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J. (2015). Estrogen modulation properties of mangiferin and quercetin and the mangiferin metabolite norathyriol. Food and Function, 6 (6), 1847-1854. doi: 10.1039/c5fo00133a

Estrogen modulation properties of mangiferin and quercetin and the mangiferin metabolite norathyriol

2015

Journal Article

Polyphenolic contents and the effects of methanol extracts from mango varieties on breast cancer cells

Hoang, Van Le Thu, Pierson, Jean-Thomas, Curry, Merril Carmel, Shaw, Paul Nicholas, Dietzgen, Ralf Georg, Gidley, Michael John, Roberts-Thomson, Sarah Jane and Monteith, Gregory Raymond (2015). Polyphenolic contents and the effects of methanol extracts from mango varieties on breast cancer cells. Food Science and Biotechnology, 24 (1), 265-271. doi: 10.1007/s10068-015-0035-x

Polyphenolic contents and the effects of methanol extracts from mango varieties on breast cancer cells

2015

Conference Publication

Carica papaya leaf juice extracts have selective anti-proliferative responses in prostatic disease

Walpole, Carina, Pandey, Saurabh, Cabot, Peter J., Shaw, Paul N., Batra, Jyotsna and Hewavitharana, Amitha K. (2015). Carica papaya leaf juice extracts have selective anti-proliferative responses in prostatic disease. 2nd Prostate Cancer World Congress (PCWC), Cairns, QLD Australia, 17-21 August 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/bju.13198

Carica papaya leaf juice extracts have selective anti-proliferative responses in prostatic disease

2015

Conference Publication

Quantification the mu-opioid and TLR4 receptor activation potential in the circulation of mice and humans to assess the influence of morphine on tumour metastasis

Parat, M. O., Xie, N., Cabot, P., Shaw, N., Gregory, K. and Sturgess, D. (2015). Quantification the mu-opioid and TLR4 receptor activation potential in the circulation of mice and humans to assess the influence of morphine on tumour metastasis. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide AU, 2-5 May 2015.

Quantification the mu-opioid and TLR4 receptor activation potential in the circulation of mice and humans to assess the influence of morphine on tumour metastasis

2015

Journal Article

LC-MS-Based Metabolomics Study of Marine Bacterial Secondary Metabolite and Antibiotic Production in Salinispora arenicola.

Bose, Utpal, Hewavitharana, Amitha K., Ng, Yi Kai, Shaw, Paul Nicholas, Fuerst, John A. and Hodson, Mark P. (2015). LC-MS-Based Metabolomics Study of Marine Bacterial Secondary Metabolite and Antibiotic Production in Salinispora arenicola.. Marine Drugs, 13 (1), 249-266. doi: 10.3390/md13010249

LC-MS-Based Metabolomics Study of Marine Bacterial Secondary Metabolite and Antibiotic Production in Salinispora arenicola.

2015

Journal Article

Review of procedures used for the extraction of anti-cancer compounds from tropical plants

Pandey, Saurabh, Shaw, Paul N. and Hewavitharana, Amitha K. (2015). Review of procedures used for the extraction of anti-cancer compounds from tropical plants. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 15 (3), 314-326. doi: 10.2174/1871520614666141114202104

Review of procedures used for the extraction of anti-cancer compounds from tropical plants

2015

Journal Article

Mango fruit extracts differentially affect proliferation and intracellular calcium signalling in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells

Taing, Meng-Wong, Pierson, Jean-Thomas, Shaw, Paul N., Dietzgen, Ralf G., Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J., Gidley, Michael J. and Monteith, Gregory R. (2015). Mango fruit extracts differentially affect proliferation and intracellular calcium signalling in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Journal of Chemistry, 2015 613268, 613268.1-613268.10. doi: 10.1155/2015/613268

Mango fruit extracts differentially affect proliferation and intracellular calcium signalling in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells

2015

Journal Article

Simultaneous quantitative analysis of eight vitamin D analogues in milk using liquid chromatographyetandem mass spectrometry

Gomes, Fabio P., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Whitfield, Karen and Hewavitharana, Amitha K. (2015). Simultaneous quantitative analysis of eight vitamin D analogues in milk using liquid chromatographyetandem mass spectrometry. Analytica Chimica Acta, 891 234099, 211-220. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.08.017

Simultaneous quantitative analysis of eight vitamin D analogues in milk using liquid chromatographyetandem mass spectrometry

2014

Journal Article

'Click' assembly of glycoclusters and discovery of a trehalose analogue that retards A(beta)40 aggregation and inhibits A(beta)40-induced neurotoxicity

Rajaram, Hemalatha, Palanivelu, Manoj Kumar, Arumugam, Thiruma V., Rao, Venkatesan M., Shaw, P. Nicholas, McGeary, Ross P. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2014). 'Click' assembly of glycoclusters and discovery of a trehalose analogue that retards A(beta)40 aggregation and inhibits A(beta)40-induced neurotoxicity. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 24 (18), 4523-4528. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.07.077

'Click' assembly of glycoclusters and discovery of a trehalose analogue that retards A(beta)40 aggregation and inhibits A(beta)40-induced neurotoxicity

2014

Journal Article

Synergistic activity of tenofovir and nevirapine combinations released from polycaprolactone matrices for potential enhanced prevention of HIV infection through the vaginal route

Dang, Nhung T. T., Sivakumaran, Haran, Harrich, David, Shaw, Paul N., Davis-Poynter, Nicholas and Coombes, Allan G. A. (2014). Synergistic activity of tenofovir and nevirapine combinations released from polycaprolactone matrices for potential enhanced prevention of HIV infection through the vaginal route. European Journal of Pharmaceutics And Biopharmaceutics, 88 (2), 406-414. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2014.05.018

Synergistic activity of tenofovir and nevirapine combinations released from polycaprolactone matrices for potential enhanced prevention of HIV infection through the vaginal route

2014

Journal Article

Pharmacy educators' intention for the curriculum: An Australian pilot study

Noble, Christy, Coombes, Ian, Nissen, Lisa, Shaw, Paul N. and Clavarino, Alexandra (2014). Pharmacy educators' intention for the curriculum: An Australian pilot study. Pharmacy Education, 14 (1), 48-56.

Pharmacy educators' intention for the curriculum: An Australian pilot study

2014

Journal Article

Evaluation of polycaprolactone matrices for sustained vaginal delivery of nevirapine in the prevention of heterosexual HIV transmission

Dang, Nhung, Sivakumaran, Haran, Harrich, David, Shaw, P. Nicholas and Coombes, Allan G. A. (2014). Evaluation of polycaprolactone matrices for sustained vaginal delivery of nevirapine in the prevention of heterosexual HIV transmission. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 103 (7), 2107-2115. doi: 10.1002/jps.24030

Evaluation of polycaprolactone matrices for sustained vaginal delivery of nevirapine in the prevention of heterosexual HIV transmission

2014

Journal Article

Effects of salinity on antibiotic production in sponge-derived Salinispora actinobacteria

Ng, Y. K., Hodson, M. P., Hewavitharana, A. K., Bose, U., Shaw, P. N. and Fuerst, J. A. (2014). Effects of salinity on antibiotic production in sponge-derived Salinispora actinobacteria. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 117 (1), 109-125. doi: 10.1111/jam.12507

Effects of salinity on antibiotic production in sponge-derived Salinispora actinobacteria

2014

Journal Article

Discovering the recondite secondary metabolome spectrum of Salinispora species: a study of inter-species diversity

Bose, Utpal, Hewavitharana, Amitha K., Vidgen, Miranda E., Ng, Yi Kai, Shaw, Nicholas, Fuerst, John A. and Hodson, Mark P. (2014). Discovering the recondite secondary metabolome spectrum of Salinispora species: a study of inter-species diversity. PLoS One, 9 (3) e91488, e91488.1-e91488.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091488

Discovering the recondite secondary metabolome spectrum of Salinispora species: a study of inter-species diversity

2014

Journal Article

Bacterial production of the fungus-derived cholesterol-lowering agent mevinolin

Bose, Utpal, Hodson, Mark P., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Fuerst, John A. and Hewavitharana, Amitha K. (2014). Bacterial production of the fungus-derived cholesterol-lowering agent mevinolin. Biomedical Chromatography, 28 (9), 1163-1166. doi: 10.1002/bmc.3138

Bacterial production of the fungus-derived cholesterol-lowering agent mevinolin

2014

Conference Publication

Investigation of compounds with cytotoxic activity in Carica papaya leaves

Nguyen, Thao, Parat, Marie-Odile, Hodson, Mark P., Shaw, P. Nicholas and Hewavitharana, Amitha K. (2014). Investigation of compounds with cytotoxic activity in Carica papaya leaves. ICDDT 2014: 6th International Conference on Drug Discovery and Therapy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 2014. Saif Zone, Sharjah, UAE:

Investigation of compounds with cytotoxic activity in Carica papaya leaves

2014

Conference Publication

Academic performance and student engagement in a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) undergraduate pharmacy cohort

Bond, Jacqueline A., Manathunga, Catherine, Steel, Caroline H. and Shaw, P. Nicholas (2014). Academic performance and student engagement in a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) undergraduate pharmacy cohort. APSA 2014: Australasian Pharmaceutical Sciences Association Conference, QUT, Brisbane, 5-7 December, 2014.

Academic performance and student engagement in a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) undergraduate pharmacy cohort

2014

Journal Article

Becoming a pharmacist: the role of curriculum in professional identity formation

Noble, Christy, Coombes, Ian, Shaw, Paul Nicholas, Nissen, Lisa M. and Clavarino, Alexandra (2014). Becoming a pharmacist: the role of curriculum in professional identity formation. Pharmacy Practice, 1 (12), 380. doi: 10.4321/S1886-36552014000100007

Becoming a pharmacist: the role of curriculum in professional identity formation

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    Next-generation feeding for premature babies: 'Bioactive' breastmilk pasteurised by nanosecond pulsed electric field
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Next-generation feeding for premature babies: 'bioactive' breastmilk pasteurised by nanosecond pulsed electric field
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Perioperative opioids and tumour growth and metastasis
    Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2020
    The Diamantina Individualised Oncology Care Centre (DIOCC)
    Australian Cancer Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2017
    A mechanism for regulation of oral and gut microflora by interaction of salivary metabolites with breast milk
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Establishment of a robotic liquid handling platofrm for the use of 384 and 1536 well plates
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Analytical instrumentation enabling rapid compound separation and chemical structure analysis via mass fingerprinting
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Nutritional properties of mango fruits: linking plant genomics to cellular bioactivities
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Diversity of Salinispora actinobacteria producing pharmaceutically relevant natural products from Australian marine sponges
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006
    A high resolution, high-throughput chromatographic system for separation and characterisation of complex samples
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Identification of nutritional bioactives in tropical fruit
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Nutrient Metabolomics: In vitro assay approaches to identifying nutritional biomolecules in tropical fruit
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Nick Shaw is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • The Identification and Quantitation of Opioid Peptides using LC/MS/MS and their Role in Inflammatory Disease

  • Bioanalysis, Bioavailability and Disposition of Phytochemicals from Tropical Fruits

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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