Kevin Pfleger
Associate Professor
pharmacology
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Australia
Biography
Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) RD Wright Biomedical Research Fellow (Level 2), Head of Molecular Endocrinology and Pharmacology at the Perkins and Chief Scientific Advisor of Dimerix Bioscience, a spin-out company from the Perkins and The University of Western Australia. He was awarded his MA and PhD from Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities respectively, and relocated to Western Australia in October 2002. He was a NHMRC Peter Doherty Research Fellow from 2005 to 2008 and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow from 2011 to 2014.
Research Interest
Angiotensin receptor complexes and their role in kidney and cardiovascular disease. Mutations of vasopressin receptor 2 resulting in kidney disorders. Chemokine receptor complexes relevant to cancer and prostate disorders. Receptor tyrosine kinase complexes relevant to cancer. Orexin receptor-arrestin-ubiquitin complexes. Advanced resonance energy transfer technology development.
