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Research List - Current Projects

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The following projects are undertaken in the research area of Pharmaceutical Science

Stereoselective metabolism of salbutamol (Staff)

Supervisors: Glenn Jacobson
Royal Hobart Hospital Foundation Grant - Research Trust

Analysis of melanins (Staff)

Supervisors: Stephen Aldous
Evaluation of melanins

Salbutamol beta2-agonist therapy (Staff)

Supervisors: Glenn Jacobson
Salbutamol is a first-line drug used in treatment of acute asthma exacerbations. This research revolves around the chiral nature of salbutamol (which is delivered as a 1:1 mixture of (R) and (S)-salbutamol). Read More....

Therapeutic potential of selenium and glutathione peroxidase (Staff)

Supervisors: Glenn Jacobson
The selenium and glutathione peroxidase projects involved development of a novel analytical technique to measure both total plasma selenium by ICP-MS as well as selenoprotein P (the major selenium containing protein in plasma) using SDS-PAGE (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). Read More....