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Professor Robert Capon   
Professorial Research Fellow

 Biography

Research in the group aims to advance and focus the role of Australian biodiversity (marine and terrestrial - plants, algae, invertebrates and microbes) in drug discovery. In close collaboration with industry partners, these substances are isolated, identified and assessed for possible application in the fields of human and animal health, and crop protection.

Professor Rob Capon is a Group Leader and founding Director of the Centre for Molecular Biodivesrity (CMB) within the IMB.

His projects include:

  • New antibiotics from Australian terrestrial microbes.
  • Non-toxic inhibitors of cell adhesion from Australian marine algae.
  • Anticancer agents from Australian marine biodiversity.
  • Australian marine metabolites as agrochemicals.
  • Marine Microbial Biodiscovery: Environmentally Sustainable Drug Discovery

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       More information is available on Rob's IMB webpage
     
     Keywords
      
       Medical: Natural Products, Science and Technology: Biodiversity
      
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