Griffith University

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Griffith University, Australia (1981)
• Diploma of Education, University of Queensland, Australia (1982)
• Master of Medical Science, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, University of Queensland, Australia (1995)
• Doctor of Philosophy, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland , Australia (1998)

Work history

• 1987-current Griffith University
• • Chief Scientific Officer, Seno Sano (2007-current)
  • Chief Investigator, Cancer Biology, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies (2006-current)
  • Senior Lecturer, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences (2003-current)
  • Lecturer (2000-2005)
  • Visiting Fellow, Cooperative Research Council, Division of Environmental Science (1994-1995)
  • Teaching Fellow (1987-1988)
• 1998-2005 Institute for Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland
• • Lecturer Adjunct Appointment (2002-2005)
  • Group Leader (2000-2002)
  • Post-doctoral Fellow (1998-2000)
• 1993-1994 Research Fellow, Italian Ministero degli Affari Esteri (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo
• 1989-1990 Visiting Fellow, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Council of National Research), Palermo, Italy.

Awards and honours

• Management of the Lombardia-Queensland technology transfer project, Department for the Premier and Cabinet, Queensland Government. Derek Kennedy $5,000.00 (2007)
• Italo-Australian symposium on Breast and Ovarian cancer, Department of Education, Science and Training. Derek Kennedy $7,000.00 (2006)
• Italo-Australian symposium on Breast and Ovarian cancer, Queensland Government. Derek Kennedy and Giovanna Di Trapani $5,500.00 (2006)
• Italo-Australian symposium on Breast and Ovarian cancer, Italian Embassy. Derek Kennedy and Giovanna Di Trapani $7,000.00 (2006)
• Developing anti-breast cancer therapies based on G3BP, Susan G. Komen grant (BCTR69106). Derek Kennedy, Derek Hart, Paul Mainwaring and Christine Wells US$247,478.00 (2006)
• Microarray data capture and analysis facility. Wells, Mackay-Sim, Crane, Kennedy, Bushell and Watters $60,000.00 (2005)
• Cell transfection suite, NHMRC equipment grant. Kennedy and Crane $25,000 (2004)
• Rotor-Gene real-time DNA amplification workstation, Griffith University Infrastructure Grant Program. Crane, Mackay-Sim and Kennedy $58,000.00 (2004)
• Indentifying proteins by electrophoretic separation and mass spectrometry, Griffith University Infrastructure Grant Program. Maleknia, Kennedy, Patel, Brown and Loughlin $70,000.00 (2004)
• Ultracentrifuge facility for molecular cell biology research, Griffith University Infrastructure Grant Program. Crane, Clarke and Kennedy $92,423.00 (2003)
• Flourescent light microscope, NHMRC equipment grant. Watters, Crane and Kennedy $22,000 (2002)
• A Transgenomics Wave system for mutation detection in Human disorders, Griffith University Infrastructure Grant Program. Kennedy, Crane and Mackay-Sim $93,550.00. (2002)
• The role of SBP2, a novel Brca1 binding protein, in breast cancer progression, Griffith University Research Development Grant. Kennedy $24,010.00 (2002)
• Histology equipment, ARC-Infrastructure. Waters, Trezise, Kennedy et al. $150,000.00 (2001)
• Computational facility for the faculty of Science, Griffith University, ARC-Infrastructure. Dobson, Kennedy et al. $66,000.00 (2001)
• :Huntington???s disease project, Alzheimer???s Australia. Kennedy and Irvine $10,000.00 (2001)
• Huntington???s disease project, ARC-GURD. Kennedy $15,000.00 (2001)
• Human disease mutation detection, Ramaciotti Foundation Biomedical award. Kennedy and Crane $12,000.00 (2000)
• Proteins connecting signal transduction to RNA-metabolism, NHMRC grant. Kennedy and Mattick (2000-2003)
• Characterisation of a new family of proteins involved in cell signalling and cancer, Mayne Bequest Fund grant. Kennedy and Mattick (1999-2000)
• Cellular regulation of mouse G3BP, Department of Industry, Science and Technology grant (grant number 96/4579). Kennedy (1997-1997)
• Rhone-Poulenc Rorer (grant number 97/FISONS001G), Fisions Pharmaceuticals Collaborative research grant with the Gene Medicine Dept. Kennedy (1997)
• PhD scholarship, Dora Lush National Health and Medical Research Council (grant number 95/24755). (1996-1997)
• Identification of plasmids for identification of F1 seeds, ARC-Industry grant (grant number AP954145). Chief investigator Prof. J. Hughes. (1996-1999)

Memberships and affiliations

• Member, Steering committee for Queensland-European Research Collaborations Inititive (QERCI) (2006-2007)
• Vice President, Association for Research between Italy and Australia (ARIA) Queensland Branch (2004-2007)
• Member, Australian and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology (2002-2007)
• Member, Australian Society for Medical Research (2003)
• Member, International Biology Olympics, examination committee
• Member, Queensland State Government organising committee for ???BioBus??? (2002-2003)

Professional services

• Member, Animal Ethics Committee (2004-2007)
• Member, Premier Beattie and Queensland State Government scientific and trade mission to Italy (2006)
• Consultant, Wray and Associates Patent and Trademark attorneys, Perth, Western Australia (1999)