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 was the chair of the APC Accreditation Committee from 2015 to 2025 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:
Not 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)

101 - 120 of 295 works

2013

Journal Article

Recent trends in the determination of vitamin D

Gomes, Fabio P., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Whitfield, Karen, Koorts, Pieter and Hewavitharana, Amitha K. (2013). Recent trends in the determination of vitamin D. Bioanalysis, 5 (24), 3063-3078. doi: 10.4155/bio.13.283

Recent trends in the determination of vitamin D

2013

Conference Publication

Patterns of chemical diversity on sponge associated marine bacteria

Bose, Utpal, Hodson, Mark P., Vidgen, Miranda E., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Fuerst, John A. and Hewavitharana, Amitha K. (2013). Patterns of chemical diversity on sponge associated marine bacteria. 9th Annual Conference of the Metabolomics Society, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K., 1-4 July, 2013.

Patterns of chemical diversity on sponge associated marine bacteria

2013

Conference Publication

Biotransformation within inflamed tissue of beta-endorphin 1-31 and three major N-terminal fragments; beta-endorphin 1-17, beta-endorphin 1-13, and beta-endorphin 1-11

Asvadi, Naghmeh Hajarol, Morgan, Michael, Hewavitharana, Amitha, Shaw, P. Nicholas and Cabot, Peter J. (2013). Biotransformation within inflamed tissue of beta-endorphin 1-31 and three major N-terminal fragments; beta-endorphin 1-17, beta-endorphin 1-13, and beta-endorphin 1-11. HPLC 2013: 40th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 18-21 November, 2013. Royal Australian Chemical Institute (raci).

Biotransformation within inflamed tissue of beta-endorphin 1-31 and three major N-terminal fragments; beta-endorphin 1-17, beta-endorphin 1-13, and beta-endorphin 1-11

2013

Journal Article

Anticancer activity of Carica papaya: a review

Nguyen, Thao T. T., Shaw, Paul N., Parat, Marie-Odile and Hewavitharana, Amitha K. (2013). Anticancer activity of Carica papaya: a review. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 57 (1), 153-164. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201200388

Anticancer activity of Carica papaya: a review

2013

Conference Publication

Discovering the hidden secondary metabolome of Salinispora arenicola: a study of intra-specific diversity

Bose, Utpal, Hodson, Mark P., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Fuerst, John A. and Hewavitharana, Amitha K. (2013). Discovering the hidden secondary metabolome of Salinispora arenicola: a study of intra-specific diversity. ICEC 2013: International Chemical Ecology Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 19-23 August, 2013.

Discovering the hidden secondary metabolome of Salinispora arenicola: a study of intra-specific diversity

2012

Journal Article

Dynorphin A 1–17 biotransformation in inflamed tissue, serum and trypsin solution analysed by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

Morgan, M., Herath, H. M. D. R., Cabot, P. J., Shaw, P. N. and Hewavitharana, A. K. (2012). Dynorphin A 1–17 biotransformation in inflamed tissue, serum and trypsin solution analysed by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 404 (10), 3111-3121. doi: 10.1007/s00216-012-6406-8

Dynorphin A 1–17 biotransformation in inflamed tissue, serum and trypsin solution analysed by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

2012

Journal Article

Mango fruit peel and flesh extracts affect adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells

Taing, Meng-Wong, Pierson, Jean-Thomas, Hoang, Van L. T., Shaw, Paul N., Dietzgen, Ralf G., Gidley, Michael J., Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J. and Monteith, Gregory R. (2012). Mango fruit peel and flesh extracts affect adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. Food and Function, 3 (8), 828-836. doi: 10.1039/c2fo30073g

Mango fruit peel and flesh extracts affect adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells

2012

Journal Article

Chromatographic retention behaviour of monosubstituted benzene derivatives on porous graphitic carbon and octadecyl-bonded silica studied using molecular modelling and quantitative structure-retention relationships

de Matteis, Cristina I., Simpson, David A., Euerby, Melvin R., Shaw, P. Nicholas and Barrett, David A. (2012). Chromatographic retention behaviour of monosubstituted benzene derivatives on porous graphitic carbon and octadecyl-bonded silica studied using molecular modelling and quantitative structure-retention relationships. Journal of Chromatography A, 1229, 95-106. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.12.090

Chromatographic retention behaviour of monosubstituted benzene derivatives on porous graphitic carbon and octadecyl-bonded silica studied using molecular modelling and quantitative structure-retention relationships

2012

Journal Article

Major Australian tropical fruits biodiversity: Bioactive compounds and their bioactivities

Pierson, Jean T., Dietzgen, Ralf G., Shaw, Paul N., Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J., Monteith, Gregory R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2012). Major Australian tropical fruits biodiversity: Bioactive compounds and their bioactivities. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 56 (3), 357-387. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201100441

Major Australian tropical fruits biodiversity: Bioactive compounds and their bioactivities

2012

Journal Article

Study of beta endorphin metabolism in inflamed tissue, serum and trypsin solution by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric analysis

Dilanthi, H. M. D. R., Cabot, P. J., Shaw, P. N. and Hewavitharana, A. K. (2012). Study of beta endorphin metabolism in inflamed tissue, serum and trypsin solution by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric analysis. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 402 (6), 2089-2100. doi: 10.1007/s00216-011-5686-8

Study of beta endorphin metabolism in inflamed tissue, serum and trypsin solution by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric analysis

2012

Conference Publication

Comparison of the bioactivities of peel and flesh extracts of three mango varieties

Hoang, V. L. T., Pierson, J.-T., Curry, M. C., Flanagan, B., Dietzgen, R. G., Gidley, M. J., Roberts-Thomson, S. J., Shaw, P.N. and Monteith, G. R. (2012). Comparison of the bioactivities of peel and flesh extracts of three mango varieties. ComBio 2012, Adealide, Australia, 23-27 September 2012.

Comparison of the bioactivities of peel and flesh extracts of three mango varieties

2012

Conference Publication

Synthesis and effect of dendrimers on the aggregation and neurotoxicity of Alzheimer's amyloid-beta peptide

Ross, Benjamin P., Palanivelu, Manoj, Arumugam, Thiruma V, McGeary, Ross P. and Shaw, Paul N. (2012). Synthesis and effect of dendrimers on the aggregation and neurotoxicity of Alzheimer's amyloid-beta peptide. 4th International Conference on Drug Discovery and Therapy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12-15 February 2012. Bussum, Netherlands: Bentham Science Publishers.

Synthesis and effect of dendrimers on the aggregation and neurotoxicity of Alzheimer's amyloid-beta peptide

2012

Conference Publication

Assessment of mango peel and flesh extract effects on adipogenesis using the high-content ImageXpresss(R) Micro System

Taing, Meng-Wong, Pierson, Jean-Thomas, Shaw, Paul Nicholas, Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J., Dietzgen, Ralf G., Gidley, Mike and Monteith, Gregory R. (2012). Assessment of mango peel and flesh extract effects on adipogenesis using the high-content ImageXpresss(R) Micro System. SLAS 1st Annual Conference and Exhibition (SLAS2012), San Diego, United States, 4-8 February 2012. St. Charles, IL, United States: Society for Laboratory Automation & Screening.

Assessment of mango peel and flesh extract effects on adipogenesis using the high-content ImageXpresss(R) Micro System

2012

Other Outputs

The pharmacokinetics of equine medications

Sillence, Martin, Noble, Glenys, Schneiders, Fiona, Bryden, Wayne, Cawdell-Smith, Judy, de Laat, Melody, Jarrett, Mark, Young, Bruce, McKinney, Andrew, Cawley, Adam, Booth, Jessica, Vine, John, Glowacki, Linda, McGree, James, Boston, Ray, Nelis, Samantha, Kirkpatrick, Carl, Shaw, Nick and Smyth, Barry (2012). The pharmacokinetics of equine medications. RIRDC Publication No. 11/117 Barton, ACT, Australia: RIRDC.

The pharmacokinetics of equine medications

2012

Conference Publication

Differential effects of mango peel sub-fractions on lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells

Taing, Meng-Wong, Pierson, Jean-Thomas, Shaw, Paul Nicholas, Dietzgen, Ralf G., Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J., Gidley, Mike and Monteith, Gregory R. (2012). Differential effects of mango peel sub-fractions on lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells. Joint ASCEPT-APSA 2012 Conference, Medication Safety, Sydney, Australia, 2-5 December 2012.

Differential effects of mango peel sub-fractions on lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells

2011

Journal Article

Concept mapping to evaluate an undergraduate pharmacy curriculum

Noble, Christy, O'Brien, Mia, Coombes, Ian, Shaw, P. Nicholas and Nissen, Lisa (2011). Concept mapping to evaluate an undergraduate pharmacy curriculum. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75 (3) 55, 1-11. doi: 10.5688/ajpe75355

Concept mapping to evaluate an undergraduate pharmacy curriculum

2011

Conference Publication

In-vitro assessment of mango extracts from four phylogentically diverse cultivars on lipid accumulation in a mouse adipocyte cell line

Taing, Meng-Wong, Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J., Shaw, Paul N., Gidley, Mike, Dietzgen, Ralf G. and Monteith, Gregory R. (2011). In-vitro assessment of mango extracts from four phylogentically diverse cultivars on lipid accumulation in a mouse adipocyte cell line. Australian Food Science Summer School 2011, Brisbane, Australia, 9-11 February 2011.

In-vitro assessment of mango extracts from four phylogentically diverse cultivars on lipid accumulation in a mouse adipocyte cell line

2011

Conference Publication

Developmental cycle and antibiotic production of Salinispora arenicola isolated from Great Barrier Reef Marine sponges

Ng,Yi Kai, Hewavitharana, Amitha, Shaw, Paul N., Webb, Richard, Hooper, John and Fuerst, John A. (2011). Developmental cycle and antibiotic production of Salinispora arenicola isolated from Great Barrier Reef Marine sponges. Society for General Microbiology Autumn Conference 2011, York, United Kingdom, 5-7 September 2011.

Developmental cycle and antibiotic production of Salinispora arenicola isolated from Great Barrier Reef Marine sponges

2011

Journal Article

Curriculum for uncertainty: Certainty may not be the answer

Noble, Christy, Shaw, P. Nicholas, Nissen, Lisa, Coombes, Ian and O'Brien, Mia (2011). Curriculum for uncertainty: Certainty may not be the answer. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75 (1) 13a, 1-2. doi: 10.5688/ajpe75113a

Curriculum for uncertainty: Certainty may not be the answer

2011

Conference Publication

In-vitro assessment of mango extracts and the phytochemicals resveratrol, quercetin, mangiferin and epigallocatechin gallate on lipid accumulation in a mouse adipocyte cell line

Taing, Meng-Wong, Monteith, Gregory, Dietzgen, Ralf, Gidley, Mike, Roberts-Thomson, Sarah and Shaw, Nick (2011). In-vitro assessment of mango extracts and the phytochemicals resveratrol, quercetin, mangiferin and epigallocatechin gallate on lipid accumulation in a mouse adipocyte cell line. SBS 17th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, United States, 27-31 March 2011.

In-vitro assessment of mango extracts and the phytochemicals resveratrol, quercetin, mangiferin and epigallocatechin gallate on lipid accumulation in a mouse adipocyte cell line

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:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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