1997-date Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry, Aston University 1995-96 Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen 1993-95 PhD, Organic Chemistry (summa cum laude), University of Hannover 1988-92 MSc, Chemistry, University of Hannover

Design and synthesis of new drugs from combinatorial libraries and natural products Combinatorial synthesis and automated synthesis Chemistry and biology of Cholecystokinin antagonists Synthesis and evaluation of Kawa lactones and Hyperforin based anti-depressants Snake bite antidotes Novel analgesic drugs