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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2011

Conference Publication

Identification of enzyme-sensitive cleavage sites of beta endorphin (beta- END) using serum and inflamed tissue

Herath, Dilanthi, Hewavitharana, Amitha K., Cabot, Peter J. and Shaw, P. Nicholas (2011). Identification of enzyme-sensitive cleavage sites of beta endorphin (beta- END) using serum and inflamed tissue. American Peptide Symposium (22nd, 2011), San Diego, CA, U.S.A., 25-30 June 2011. Hoboken, NJ, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/bip.21670

Identification of enzyme-sensitive cleavage sites of beta endorphin (beta- END) using serum and inflamed tissue

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

2011

Conference Publication

Academic performance and diversity demographics in undergraduate pharmacy students at an Australian university

Bond, J., Manathunga, C., Steel, C. and Shaw, N. (2011). Academic performance and diversity demographics in undergraduate pharmacy students at an Australian university. Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium 2011, Prato, Italy, 11-13 July 2011.

Academic performance and diversity demographics in undergraduate pharmacy students at an Australian university

2011

Journal Article

Bioactivity of mango flesh and peel extracts on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma [PPARgamma] activation and MCF-7 cell proliferation: Fraction and fruit variability

Wilkinson, Ashley, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Pierson, Jean-Thomas, Hewavitharana, Amitha, Dietzgen, Ralf G., Shaw, Paul N., Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J., Monteith, Gregory R. and Gidley, Mike (2011). Bioactivity of mango flesh and peel extracts on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma [PPARgamma] activation and MCF-7 cell proliferation: Fraction and fruit variability. Journal of Food Science, 76 (1), 11-18. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01899.x

Bioactivity of mango flesh and peel extracts on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma [PPARgamma] activation and MCF-7 cell proliferation: Fraction and fruit variability

2011

Conference Publication

Effect of pH, salts and glycosaminoglycans on the fibrillization of amyloid beta protein A beta 1-28

Rao, VM, Pham, HL, Shaw, PN, McGeary, RP and Ross, BP (2011). Effect of pH, salts and glycosaminoglycans on the fibrillization of amyloid beta protein A beta 1-28. 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS), Anaheim Ca, Mar 27-31, 2011. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.

Effect of pH, salts and glycosaminoglycans on the fibrillization of amyloid beta protein A beta 1-28

2010

Journal Article

Effect of solvent and electrospray mass spectrometer parameters on the charge state distribution of peptides - a case study using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry method development for beta-endorphin assay

Hewavitharana, A. K., Herath, H. M. D. R., Shaw, P. N., Cabot, P. N. and Kebarle, P. (2010). Effect of solvent and electrospray mass spectrometer parameters on the charge state distribution of peptides - a case study using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry method development for beta-endorphin assay. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 24 (24), 3510-3514. doi: 10.1002/rcm.4806

Effect of solvent and electrospray mass spectrometer parameters on the charge state distribution of peptides - a case study using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry method development for beta-endorphin assay

2010

Journal Article

Diversity of Mycobacterium species from marine sponges and their sensitivity to antagonism by sponge-derived rifamycin-synthesizing actinobacteria in genus Salinispora

Izumi, Hiroshi, Gauthier, Marie E.A., Degnan, Bernard M., Ng, Yi Kai, Hewavitharana, Amitha K., Shaw, P. Nicholas and Fuerst, John A. (2010). Diversity of Mycobacterium species from marine sponges and their sensitivity to antagonism by sponge-derived rifamycin-synthesizing actinobacteria in genus Salinispora. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 313 (1), 33-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.02118.x

Diversity of Mycobacterium species from marine sponges and their sensitivity to antagonism by sponge-derived rifamycin-synthesizing actinobacteria in genus Salinispora

2010

Journal Article

Chromatographic retention behaviour of n-alkylbenzenes and pentylbenzene structural isomers on porous graphitic carbon and octadecyl-bonded silica studied using molecular modelling and QSRR

De Matteis, C. I., Simpson, D. A., Doughty, S. W., Euerby, M. R., Shaw, Paul N. and Barrett, D. A. (2010). Chromatographic retention behaviour of n-alkylbenzenes and pentylbenzene structural isomers on porous graphitic carbon and octadecyl-bonded silica studied using molecular modelling and QSRR. Journal of Chromatography A, 1217 (44), 6987-6993. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.08.023

Chromatographic retention behaviour of n-alkylbenzenes and pentylbenzene structural isomers on porous graphitic carbon and octadecyl-bonded silica studied using molecular modelling and QSRR

2010

Journal Article

Meeting local complex health needs by building the capacity of general practice: The University of Queensland GP super clinic model

Dart, Jared M., Jackson, Claire L., Chenery, Helen J., Shaw, Paul N. and Wilkinson, David (2010). Meeting local complex health needs by building the capacity of general practice: The University of Queensland GP super clinic model. Medical Journal of Australia, 193 (2), 86-89. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03807.x

Meeting local complex health needs by building the capacity of general practice: The University of Queensland GP super clinic model

2010

Journal Article

Quantitative analysis of lignocaine and metabolites in equine urine and plasma by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Nelis, Samantha A., Sievers, Catherine, Jarrett, Mark, Nissen, Lisa M., Kirkpatrick, Carl M. J. and Shaw, P. Nicholas (2010). Quantitative analysis of lignocaine and metabolites in equine urine and plasma by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B, 878 (22), 2018-2022. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2010.05.042

Quantitative analysis of lignocaine and metabolites in equine urine and plasma by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

2010

Journal Article

Effect of ionization suppression by trace impurities in mobile phase water on the accuracy of quantification by high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry

Herath, H. M. D. R., Shaw, Paul N., Cabot, Peter and Hewavitharana, Amitha (2010). Effect of ionization suppression by trace impurities in mobile phase water on the accuracy of quantification by high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 24 (11), 1502-1506. doi: 10.1002/rcm.4549

Effect of ionization suppression by trace impurities in mobile phase water on the accuracy of quantification by high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry

2010

Journal Article

Mango extracts and the mango component mangiferin promote endothelial cell migration

Daud, Noor Huda, Aung, Cho Sanda, Hewavitharana, Amitha K., Wilkinson, Ashley S., Pierson, Jean-Thomas, Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Monteith, Gregory R., Gidley, Michael J. and Parat, Marie-Odile (2010). Mango extracts and the mango component mangiferin promote endothelial cell migration. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 (8), 5181-5186. doi: 10.1021/jf100249s

Mango extracts and the mango component mangiferin promote endothelial cell migration

2010

Conference Publication

Effect of extrinsic elements on the fibrillisation of amyloid beta protein ab(1-28)

Rao, Venkatesan Moorthy, Pham, Hoang, Shaw, Paul N. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2010). Effect of extrinsic elements on the fibrillisation of amyloid beta protein ab(1-28). 62nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress 2010, Manipal, India, 17-19 December 2010.

Effect of extrinsic elements on the fibrillisation of amyloid beta protein ab(1-28)

2010

Journal Article

Is there a surplus of pharmacists?

Plunkett, W., Nissen, L. and Shaw N. (2010). Is there a surplus of pharmacists?. Pharmacy News (October)

Is there a surplus of pharmacists?

2010

Conference Publication

Facile synthesis of surface modified poly-(L-lysine)dendrimers by solid phase peptide synthesis

Palanivelu, Manoj Kumar, McGeary, Ross P., Shaw, Paul N. and Ross, Benjamin P. (2010). Facile synthesis of surface modified poly-(L-lysine)dendrimers by solid phase peptide synthesis. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 6-9 December 2010. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association.

Facile synthesis of surface modified poly-(L-lysine)dendrimers by solid phase peptide synthesis

2010

Conference Publication

Experiencing the pharmacy curriculum: Results of an observational study

Noble, Christy, Coombes, Ian, Nissen, Lisa, O'Brien, Mia and Shaw, P. Nicholas (2010). Experiencing the pharmacy curriculum: Results of an observational study. Focus on the Future: Research and Education for a Healthier Community, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 6-9 December 2010.

Experiencing the pharmacy curriculum: Results of an observational study

2010

Conference Publication

In-vitro effects of the phytochemicals resveratrol, quercetin, mangiferin and epigallocatechin gallate on lipid accumulation in the 3T3-L1 cell line

Taing, Meng-Wong, Shaw, Paul N., Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J., Gidley, Mike, Dietzgen, Ralf G. and Monteith, Gregory R. (2010). In-vitro effects of the phytochemicals resveratrol, quercetin, mangiferin and epigallocatechin gallate on lipid accumulation in the 3T3-L1 cell line. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) Focus on the Future, Brisbane, December 6-9 2010.

In-vitro effects of the phytochemicals resveratrol, quercetin, mangiferin and epigallocatechin gallate on lipid accumulation in the 3T3-L1 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:
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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