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Arthur Christopoulos

Arthur Christopoulos

Clinical Pharmacology, Research and Clinical Research
Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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Arthur Christopoulos is an Australian Professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Monash University and a 2013 recipient of the John J. Abel Award from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Christopoulos was born in 1968 in Melbourne of Australia, where he currently lives. He studied Pharmacology at the University of Melbourne, inspired by his chemistry teacher in high school who advised him to follow a research career.

Christopoulos’ fresh approach to drug discovery has created a buzz in his field, with major pharmaceutical companies investing heavily in programs that use his methods. Arthur Christopoulos has won several distinctions and awards, like the John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology in 2013 for his outstanding research and also the Michael Rand Medal. Moreover, together with professor Patrick Sexton, he won the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Innovation and External Collaboration for working with the French Laboratories focusing in cardiology, diabetes and other diseases.
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