Overview
Background
My research interests are in the field of Chemistry education, particularly how students learn in the chemistry laboratory.
I teach biological inorganic chemistry at a second and Masters level, as well as a broad range of topics in first year chemistry. I also teach the ethics of chemistry in second year.
Availability
- Dr Philip Sharpe is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Law, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Research interests
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Chemistry education
I am interested in the ways that students learn to communicate Chemistry and how the barriers to effective learning in Chemistry can be reduced. I have a particular interest in learning in the laboratory setting.
Works
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Featured
2014
Journal Article
Chemistry for the masses
Sharpe, Philip C. and Blanchfield, Joanne T. (2014). Chemistry for the masses. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 22 (4), 33-47.
Featured
2011
Journal Article
Synthetic and natural products as iron chelators
Sharpe, Philip C., Richardson, Des R., Kalinowski, Danuta S. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2011). Synthetic and natural products as iron chelators. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 11 (5), 591-607. doi: 10.2174/156802611794785163
2021
Conference Publication
Online, virtual, and adaptive learning environments: improving the journey through large first year chemistry courses
Kartsonaki, Effie, Lawrie, Gwen, Sharpe, Philip and Bailey, Chantal (2021). Online, virtual, and adaptive learning environments: improving the journey through large first year chemistry courses. Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 28-30 September 2015.
2020
Book
Chemistry for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Student Workbook
Adriaans, Kate and Sharpe, Philip (2020). Chemistry for Queensland Units 1 & 2 Student Workbook. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2019
Book
Chemistry for Queensland units 3 & 4 student workbook
Drenen, Carolyn and Sharpe, Philip (2019). Chemistry for Queensland units 3 & 4 student workbook. Docklands, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.
2019
Book
Chemistry for Queensland Units 3 & 4
Kuipers, Krystle, Devlin, Paul, Braebec, Martin, Sharpe, Philip and Bloomfield, Carrie (2019). Chemistry for Queensland Units 3 & 4. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2018
Book
Chemistry for Queensland Units 1 & 2
Kuipers, Krystle, Devlin, Paul, Keillor, Paul, Sharpe, Philip, Bloomfield, Carrie and Silvester, Helen (2018). Chemistry for Queensland Units 1 & 2. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2016
Journal Article
Novel mechanism of cytotoxicity for the selective selenosemicarbazone, 2-acetylpyridine 4,4-dimethyl-3-selenosemicarbazone (Ap44mSe): lysosomal membrane permeabilization
Al-Eisawi, Zaynab, Stefani, Christian, Jansson, Patric J., Arvind, Akanksha, Sharpe, Philip C., Basha, Maram T., Iskander, George M., Kumar, Naresh, Kovacevic, Zaklina, Lane, Darius J. R., Sahni, Sumit, Bernhardt, Paul V., Richardson, Des R. and Kalinowski, Danuta S. (2016). Novel mechanism of cytotoxicity for the selective selenosemicarbazone, 2-acetylpyridine 4,4-dimethyl-3-selenosemicarbazone (Ap44mSe): lysosomal membrane permeabilization. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59 (1), 294-312. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01399
2014
Journal Article
Electrochemically mediated enantioselective reduction of chiral sulfoxides
Chen, Kuan I., Challinor, Victoria L., Kielmann, Linda, Sharpe, Philip C., De Voss, James J., Kappler, Ulrike, McEwan, Alastair G. and Bernhardt, Paul V. (2014). Electrochemically mediated enantioselective reduction of chiral sulfoxides. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 20 (2), 395-402. doi: 10.1007/s00775-014-1215-5
2013
Journal Article
Planar array of corrugated tapered slot antennas for ultrawideband biomedical microwave imaging system
Mohammed, Beada'a J., Abbosh, Amin M. and Sharpe, Philip (2013). Planar array of corrugated tapered slot antennas for ultrawideband biomedical microwave imaging system. International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, 23 (1), 59-66. doi: 10.1002/mmce.20651
2012
Journal Article
Novel second-generation Di-2-Pyridylketone Thiosemicarbazones show synergism with standard chemotherapeutics and demonstrate potent activity against lung cancer xenografts after oral and intravenous administration in vivo
Lovejoy, David B., Sharp, Danae M., Seebacher, Nicole, Obeidy, Peyman, Prichard, Thomas, Stefani, Christian, Basha, Maram T., Sharpe, Philip C., Jansson, Patric J., Kalinowski, Danuta S., Bernhardt, Paul V. and Richardson, Des R. (2012). Novel second-generation Di-2-Pyridylketone Thiosemicarbazones show synergism with standard chemotherapeutics and demonstrate potent activity against lung cancer xenografts after oral and intravenous administration in vivo. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 55 (16), 7230-7244. doi: 10.1021/jm300768u
2012
Journal Article
Methemoglobin formation by triapine, di-2-pyridylketone-4,4-dimethyl-3- thiosemicarbazone (Dp44mT), and other anticancer thiosemicarbazones: identification of novel thiosemicarbazones and therapeutics that prevent this effect
Quach, Patricia, Gutierrez, Elaine, Basha, Maram Talal, Kalinowski, Danuta S., Sharpe, Philip C., Lovejoy, David B., Bernhardt, Paul V., Jansson, Patric J. and Richardson, Des R. (2012). Methemoglobin formation by triapine, di-2-pyridylketone-4,4-dimethyl-3- thiosemicarbazone (Dp44mT), and other anticancer thiosemicarbazones: identification of novel thiosemicarbazones and therapeutics that prevent this effect. Molecular Pharmacology, 82 (1), 105-114. doi: 10.1124/mol.112.078964
2012
Conference Publication
Who's afraid of the chemistry lab?
Sharpe, Philip C. (2012). Who's afraid of the chemistry lab?. Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education 2012, Sydney, Australia, 26-28th September 2012. Sydney, Australia: The University of Sydney, UniServe Science.
2012
Conference Publication
Head phantom for testing microwave systems for head imaging
Mohammed, Beada’a, Abbosh, Amin, Henin, Bassem and Sharpe, Philip (2012). Head phantom for testing microwave systems for head imaging. 2012 Cairo International Biomedical Engineering Conference (CIBEC), Cairo, Egypt, 20 - 22 December 2012. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/CIBEC.2012.6473320
2011
Journal Article
Halogenated 2′-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (XBpT) chelators with potent and selective anti-neoplastic activity: Relationship to intracellular redox activity
Stefani, Christian, Punnia-Moorthy, Gaya, Lovejoy, David B., Jansson, Patric J., Kalinowski, Danuta S., Sharpe, Philip C., Bernhardt, Paul V. and Richardson, Des R. (2011). Halogenated 2′-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (XBpT) chelators with potent and selective anti-neoplastic activity: Relationship to intracellular redox activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 54 (19), 6936-6948. doi: 10.1021/jm200924c
2011
Journal Article
Heterogeneous breast phantom for ultra wideband microwave imaging
Abu Bakar, A, Abbosh, A, Sharpe, P, Bialkowski, ME and Wang, YF (2011). Heterogeneous breast phantom for ultra wideband microwave imaging. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 53 (7), 1595-1598. doi: 10.1002/mop.26046
2011
Journal Article
The medicinal chemistry of novel iron chelators for the treatment of cancer
Kovacevic, Zaklina, Kalinowski, Danuta S., Lovejoy, David B., Yu, Yu, Rahmanto, Yohan Suryo, Sharpe, Phillip C., Bernhardt, Paul V. and Richardson, Des R. (2011). The medicinal chemistry of novel iron chelators for the treatment of cancer. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 11 (5), 483-499. doi: 10.2174/156802611794785190
2011
Journal Article
Amyloid formation from an α-helical peptide bundle is seeded by 310-helix aggregates
Singh, Yogendra, Sharpe, Philip C., Hoang, Huy N., Lucke, Andrew J., McDowall, Alasdair W., Bottomley, Stephen P. and Fairlie, David P. (2011). Amyloid formation from an α-helical peptide bundle is seeded by 310-helix aggregates. Chemistry: A European Journal, 17 (1), 151-160. doi: 10.1002/chem.201002500
2010
Journal Article
Novel thiosemicarbazones of the ApT and DpT Series and their copper complexes: Identification of pronounced redox activity and characterization of their antitumor activity
Jansson, Patric J., Sharpe, Philip C., Bernhardt, Paul V. and Richardson, Des R. (2010). Novel thiosemicarbazones of the ApT and DpT Series and their copper complexes: Identification of pronounced redox activity and characterization of their antitumor activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 53 (15), 5759-5769. doi: 10.1021/jm100561b
2010
Conference Publication
Artificial breast phantom for microwave imaging modality
Abu Bakar, Aslina, Abbosh, Amin, Sharpe, Philip and Bialkowski, Marek (2010). Artificial breast phantom for microwave imaging modality. IEEE EMBS Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 November - 2 December 2010. United States: IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers). doi: 10.1109/IECBES.2010.5742267
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Philip Sharpe is:
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Tuning the redox potential of conducting polymeric films
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Bernhardt
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Iron chelators in the treatment of cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Bernhardt
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