Prof. Mark Blaskovich The University of Queensland, Australia

Professor Mark Blaskovich is an ‘antibiotic hunter’ and Director of Translation for the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland, as well as Director of the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance (CEAStAR), and the Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery... read more(CO-ADD). Blaskovich obtained a PhD in Organic Chemistry from U Waterloo (Canada), followed by a commercial career in medicinal chemistry for 15 years at Molecumetics (USA), CEPTYR (USA) and Mimetica (Brisbane). Since 2010 he has been developing new antibiotics, non-antibiotic therapies and diagnostics to detect and treat resistant bacterial and fungal infections in an academic environment, including multiple industry collaborations focused on antimicrobial resistance. He co-founded CO-ADD, a global antibiotic discovery initiative that has collaborated with over 300 research groups. Blaskovich’s research has led to >150 publications, 11 patent families, and recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher.