Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

John Orbell

Title Professor
School Molecular Sciences
Designation: Course Coordinator
Location: Room 21.06
Werribee Campus
Telephone: +61 3 9919 8066
Email:

john.orbell@vu.edu.au

Qualifications: BSc, MSc, PhD
Areas of expertise Biological & Environmental Chemistry
Membership of Relevant
Professional Associations
Fraci, Macs, Msbic
Research Interests

Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry:
Medical inorganic chemistry - the interaction of metal species with
biomolecules such as nucleic acids and their constituents.
Computational chemistry as applied to molecular design.
Bioinformatics from biodiversity - drug leads from natural products.

Biomaterials and polymer science. Environmental/Environmental Chemistry:
Analytical environmental chemistry - method development in the analysis of
soil, food and biological samples. Environmental technology - the physical
remediation of contaminated land and wildlife using magnetic particles.
Distribution, speciation and bioavailability of environmental contaminants.

Educational:
Computer-aided assessment of lecturer performance.
Innovative teaching practices and curriculum design.
The design of innovative experiments for the teaching laboratory.

Experience and Interests No Entry
Useful Links

PDF John Orbell - Curriculum Vitae and Selected Research Output



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