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)

141 - 160 of 295 works

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

2009

Journal Article

Development and validation of a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method for quantification of peptide dendrimers in human skin permeation experiments

Mutalik, S., Hewavitharana, A., Shaw, P. N., Anissimov, Y. G., Roberts, M. S. and Parekh, H. S. (2009). Development and validation of a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method for quantification of peptide dendrimers in human skin permeation experiments. Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 877 (29), 3556-3562. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.08.039

Development and validation of a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method for quantification of peptide dendrimers in human skin permeation experiments

2009

Journal Article

Determination of para-aminohippuric acid (PAH) in human plasma and urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Han, Phey Yen, Shaw, P. Nicholas and Kirkpatrick, Carl M. J. (2009). Determination of para-aminohippuric acid (PAH) in human plasma and urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B, 877 (27), 3215-3220. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.08.037

Determination of para-aminohippuric acid (PAH) in human plasma and urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

2009

Conference Publication

Current Australian pharmacy undergraduate curriculum - are we really preparing graduates for the future?

Noble, Christy, Nissen, Lisa M., Shaw, Paul N. and Coombes, Ian (2009). Current Australian pharmacy undergraduate curriculum - are we really preparing graduates for the future?. Fitness to Practice: Competency-based teaching and learning in Pharmacy, Prato, Italy, 6-8 July 2009.

Current Australian pharmacy undergraduate curriculum - are we really preparing graduates for the future?

2009

Conference Publication

Screening for mango bioactives of relevance for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications

Pierson, Jean-Thomas, Wilkinson, Ashley, Shaw, Paul N., Gidley, Mike, Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J. and Monteith, Gregory R. (2009). Screening for mango bioactives of relevance for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. ASCEPT 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting 2009, Sydney, NSW, 29 November - 2 December 2009.

Screening for mango bioactives of relevance for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications

2009

Journal Article

Simple screening method for staurosporine in bacterial cultures using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Hewavitharana, A., Shaw, P. N., Ng, Y. K. and Fuerst, J. A. (2009). Simple screening method for staurosporine in bacterial cultures using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Bioanalysis & Biomedicine, 1 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.4172/1948-593X.1000001

Simple screening method for staurosporine in bacterial cultures using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

2009

Conference Publication

Becoming a pharmacist: Interns’ perceptions of undergraduate curricula

Coombes, Ian, Nissen, Lisa, Noble, Christy and Shaw, P. Nick (2009). Becoming a pharmacist: Interns’ perceptions of undergraduate curricula. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference, Hobart , Tasmania, Australia, 9-12 December 2009. Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia: Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association.

Becoming a pharmacist: Interns’ perceptions of undergraduate curricula

2009

Conference Publication

Characterisation of mango bioactives using calcium fluxes in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

Taing, Meng-Wong, Wilkinson, Ashley, Pierson, Jean-Thomas, Wu, Tina, Shaw, Paul N., Gidley, Mike, Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J. and Monteith, Gregory R. (2009). Characterisation of mango bioactives using calcium fluxes in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. ASCEPT 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting 2009: The Rights of Medicines, Darling Harbour, NSW, Australia, 29 November-2 December 2009.

Characterisation of mango bioactives using calcium fluxes in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

2009

Journal Article

Synthesis of cationic derivatives of Quil A and the preparation of cationic immune-stimulating complexes (ISCOMs)

Pham, Hoang L., Ross, Benjamin P., McGeary, Ross P., Shaw, P. Nicholas and Davies, Nigel M. (2009). Synthesis of cationic derivatives of Quil A and the preparation of cationic immune-stimulating complexes (ISCOMs). International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 376 (1-2), 123-133. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.04.011

Synthesis of cationic derivatives of Quil A and the preparation of cationic immune-stimulating complexes (ISCOMs)

2008

Journal Article

Development of an HPLC-MS/MS method for the selective determination of paracetamol metabolites in mouse urine

Hewavitharana, A., Lee, S., Dawson, P. A., Markovich, D. and Shaw, P. N. (2008). Development of an HPLC-MS/MS method for the selective determination of paracetamol metabolites in mouse urine. Analytical Biochemistry, 374 (1), 106-111. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.11.011

Development of an HPLC-MS/MS method for the selective determination of paracetamol metabolites in mouse urine

2008

Conference Publication

Development and validation of RP-HPLC method for quantification of peptide dendrimers in skin permeation experiments

Mutalik, Srinivas, Parekh, Harendra S., Hewavitharana, Amitha K., Shaw, P. Nick, Anissimov, Yuri G. and Roberts, Michael S. (2008). Development and validation of RP-HPLC method for quantification of peptide dendrimers in skin permeation experiments. Australian Pharmaceutical Science Association Conference 2008, Canberra, ACT Australia, 6-9 December 2008.

Development and validation of RP-HPLC method for quantification of peptide dendrimers in skin permeation experiments

2008

Conference Publication

Nutritional bioactives in tropical fruit

Wilkinson, A. S., Lin, C. N., Flanagan, B., Dietzgen, R., Shaw, P. N., Monteith, G. R., Roberts-Thomson, S. J. and Gidley, M. J. (2008). Nutritional bioactives in tropical fruit. Experimental Biology 2008: Today's Research: Tomorrow's Health, San Diego, U.S., 5-6 April, 2008.

Nutritional bioactives in tropical fruit

2008

Conference Publication

A study of intravenous administration of furosemide in the horse

Nelis, S., Sievers, A., Bailey, P., Davies, P., Young, E. B., Bryden, W. L., Cawdell-Smith, A. J., Shaw, N., Kirkpatrick, C. and Nissen, L. (2008). A study of intravenous administration of furosemide in the horse. Research for the 21st Century Horse Industry: From Genomics to the Winning Post., Gold Coast, Australia, 4-6 June, 2008. Australia: Australian Equine Genetics Research Centre.

A study of intravenous administration of furosemide in the horse

2008

Journal Article

Comparison of CZE, open-tubular CEC and non-aqueous CE coupled to electrospray MS for impurity profiling of drugs

Vassort, Aurélie, Shaw, Paul Nicholas, Ferguson, Paul D., Szücs, Roman and Barrett, David A. (2008). Comparison of CZE, open-tubular CEC and non-aqueous CE coupled to electrospray MS for impurity profiling of drugs. Electrophoresis, 29 (17), 3563-3574. doi: 10.1002/elps.200700769

Comparison of CZE, open-tubular CEC and non-aqueous CE coupled to electrospray MS for impurity profiling of drugs

2008

Journal Article

Effects of the mango components mangiferin and quercetin and the putative mangiferin metabolite norathyriol on the transactivation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor isoforms

Wilkinson, Ashley S., Monteith, Gregory R., Shaw, P. Nicholas, Lin, Chun-Nam, Gidley, Michael J. and Roberts-Thomson, Sarah J. (2008). Effects of the mango components mangiferin and quercetin and the putative mangiferin metabolite norathyriol on the transactivation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor isoforms. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 56 (9), 3037-3042. doi: 10.1021/jf800046n

Effects of the mango components mangiferin and quercetin and the putative mangiferin metabolite norathyriol on the transactivation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor isoforms

2007

Other Outputs

Detecting three common drugs in horses: Frusemide, betamethasone and triamcinolone acetate

Vine, J.H., Selvadurai, N.S., Glowacki, L.L., Krstevska, D., Zahra, P. W., O'Callaghan, P., Nelis, S., Sievers, K., Bailey, A., Davies, P., Young, B., Bryden, W., Cawdell-Smith, J., Shaw, N., Kirkpatrick, C., Nissen, L., Basgallop, N. J., Noble, G., Turco, B., Sillence, M. N., McKinney, A. R. and Stenhouse, A. M. (2007). Detecting three common drugs in horses: Frusemide, betamethasone and triamcinolone acetate. RIRDC Publication No 07/129; RIRDC Project No RAS-1A Barton, ACT, Australia: RIRDC.

Detecting three common drugs in horses: Frusemide, betamethasone and triamcinolone acetate

2007

Conference Publication

Effects Of Mango Extracts and Components On Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation

Wilkinson, A. S., Lin, C. N., Flanagan, B. M., Dietzgen, R. G., Monteith, G. R., Shaw, P. N., Roberts-Thomson, S. J. and Gidley, M. J. (2007). Effects Of Mango Extracts and Components On Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation. 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists and 10th Southeast Asian Western Pacific Regional Meeting of Pharmacologists, Adelaide, South Australia, 2-6 December 2007. Victoria, Australia: ASCEPT.

Effects Of Mango Extracts and Components On Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation

2007

Journal Article

Screening of rifamycin producing marine sponge bacteria by LC-MS-MS

Hewavitharana, A. K., Shaw, P. N., Kim, T. K. and Fuerst, J. A. (2007). Screening of rifamycin producing marine sponge bacteria by LC-MS-MS. Journal of Chromatography B-analytical Technologies In The Biomedical And Life Sciences, 852 (1-2), 362-366. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.01.042

Screening of rifamycin producing marine sponge bacteria by LC-MS-MS

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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