Dr Firas Rasoul, BSc (hons) 1975, MSc Photchemistry, 1976, PhD, 1979    Senior Research Fellow

	Biography

Polymer Chemist

Dr Fasoul's Research projects:

• International Biomaterials Research Alliance
  
  
  • Dental Bone Repair
    
  • Vascular Regeneration
    
  • Vision
    
  • Medical Imaging agents

• Degradable polymer
  
• Antimicrobial surfaces
  
• Biodegradable scaffolds on conduit for spinal cord treatment

• 1979-1980: Postdoctoral Fellow/ Liverpool University/ UK
  
• 1980-1990: Principle Research Scientist (KISR/Kuwait)
  
• 1990-1991: Senior Research Scientist (Smith & Nephew/UK)
  
• 1991-1994: Senior Research Fellow (Chemistry/UQ)
  
• 1994-1996: Senior Research Scientist (CRC for Polymers/RMIT)
  
• 1996-2000: Chief Polymer Scientist, Chiron Mimotopes P/L (Melbourne)
  
• 2000-2003: Co-founder/Program Leader, Polymerat P/L (Brisbane)

	Links
	Dr Rasoul's Centre for Advanced Imaging webpage

	Keywords
	Science and Technology: Polymer Chemistry, Science and Technology: Chemical Synthesis