Ross Stephens
Department of Applied Mathematics
Australian National university
Australia
Biography
Ross Stephens is a biochemistry PhD graduate of Sydney University with 40 years experience in cell biology and cancer research. A large part of his career has been spent in Scandinavia, especially at the Finsen Laboratory, Copenhagen University Hospital and at the Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki. He has extensive experience in University-industry collaborations, as well as employment in the pharmaceutical industry. Back in Australia he has worked closely with industry in the oncology area, and currently leads the Biomedical Radiochemistry Laboratory at the Australian National University that has collaborative research projects with Sirtex Technology Pty Ltd, an Australian company marketing a successful internal radiation therapy for liver cancer patients. In 2013 Sirtex established a personal chair for Professor Stephens in the Department of Applied Mathematics. His most recent work is in the application of radiolabelled nanoparticle composites for in vivo imaging studies of disease processes, including sepsis. He has published 140 scientific papers and is an inventor on 9 granted and 12 pending US patents.
Research Interest
Biochemistry, Cell Biology, tumour biology, cancer diagnostics, cancer prognostics and cancer therapeutics, targeted therapeutics, nanoparticle composites for radiolabeling molecular probes, nanoparticle composites for diagnostics probes and targeted therapeutics. Publication Stats at 31.03.15, 140 publications, 4594 citations, h-index 35. Nine issued US patents.
