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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2020-02-25 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006815b.htm person Quinn Ronald James AM FTSE AACR2 Biochemist Medical scientist Ronald Quinn is noted for his research into natural substances with pharmaceutical or therapeutic potential. He established an Australia-wide reference collection of bioactive substances derived from Australian indigenous plants and animals. His work focuses on molecular interactions in biological processes as the basis for developing new drugs and to derive treatments for diseases and neurological disorders particularly in the areas of infection, immunity and stem cell biology. Quinn is the Director of the Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies at Griffith University. He has received a number of awards for his research. 1970 1970 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales 1971 1974 Career position - Postdoctoral researcher, at Arizona State University; University of Hawaii; Australian National University 1974 1981 Career position - Research scientist, Research Institute of Marine Pharmacology, Sydney 1982 1982 Career event - Joined Griffith University 1990 1990 Career event - Founded Queensland Pharmaceutical Research Institute 1991 Award - Fellow, Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research, National Cancer Centre Research Institute, Tokyo 1992 1997 Career position - Griffith University Council Representative on the Board of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd 1994 Career position - Professor, Griffith University 1997 2007 Career position - Foundation Director, Natural Products Discovery Program 2001 2005 Career position - Member, Advisory Committee, Australian Biological Resources Study 2001 2008 Career position - Member, International Advisory Board, Marine Biotechnology Institute Company Ltd, Japan 2003 Career position - Director, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University 2003 2003 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2003 2003 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (FRACI) 2004 2004 Award - Adrien Albert Award, Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2005 2005 Career position - Member, Working Group, Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council 2005 2007 Career position - Member, Queensland Biotechnology Advisory Council 2006 2007 Career position - Chairman, Working Group on Industrial Biotechnology 2010 2010 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to scientific research, particularly in the field of chemistry as a leader in the development of therapeutic compounds from marine organisms and plant materials 2012 2012 Award - Queensland Museum Medal Research Institute for Marine Pharmacology (1974 - 1981)

Research scientist 1974 - 1981

 Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) (1953 - )

Fellow 2003 -

 Queensland Museum Medal (1987 - )

Awarded the Medal 2012

 Griffith University (1971 - )

Professor 1994 - ; Director, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies 2003 -

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 2003

 'Quinn, Ronald James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Quinn, Ronald James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2010 M-Z] Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2010 M-Z] Canberra Governor General's Office 2010