Education

Ph.D. (part time), School of Physics, University of NSW (1986-1992)

Current position

Head, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne (2010-present)
Professor, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne (2005-present)

Publications (selected)

Total 195 papers and 217 conference proceedings

1. Fernandez, D. I., Le Brun, A. P., Whitwell, T. C., Sani, M. A., James, M. and Separovic, F. (2012). The antimicrobial peptide aurein 1.2 disrupts model membranes via the carpet mechanism. Phys Chem Chem Phys 14(45): 15739-15751.
   
2. Sani, M. A., Gehman, J. D. and Separovic, F. (2011). Lipid matrix plays a role in Abeta fibril kinetics and morphology. FEBS Lett 585(5): 749-754.
   
3. Burrell, G. L., Dunlop, N. F. and Separovic, F. (2010). Non-Newtonian viscous shear thinning in ionic liquids. Soft Matter 6(9): 2080-2086.
   
4. Gehman, J. D., Luc, F., Hall, K., Lee, T. H., Boland, M. P., Pukala, T. L., Bowie, J. H., Aguilar, M. I. and Separovic, F. (2008). Effect of antimicrobial peptides from Australian tree frogs on anionic phospholipid membranes. Biochemistry 47(33): 8557-8565.
   
5. Lau, T. L., Ambroggio, E. E., Tew, D. J., Cappai, R., Masters, C. L., Fidelio, G. D., Barnham, K. J. and Separovic, F. (2006). Amyloid-beta peptide disruption of lipid membranes and the effect of metal ions. J Mol Biol 356(3): 759-770.
   
6. Anderluh, G., Razpotnik, A., Podlesek, Z., Macek, P., Separovic, F. and Norton, R. S. (2005). Interaction of the eukaryotic pore-forming cytolysin equinatoxin II with model membranes: ¹⁹F NMR studies. J Mol Biol 347(1): 27-39.
   
7. de Planque, M. R., Rijkers, D. T., Fletcher, J. I., Liskamp, R. M. and Separovic, F. (2004). The alphaM1 segment of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor exhibits conformational flexibility in a membrane environment. Biochim Biophys Acta 1665(1-2): 40-47.
   
8. Bonev, B. B., Lam, Y. H., Anderluh, G., Watts, A., Norton, R. S. and Separovic, F. (2003). Effects of the eukaryotic pore-forming cytolysin Equinatoxin II on lipid membranes and the role of sphingomyelin. Biophys J 84(4): 2382-2392.
   
9. Lam, Y. H., Bustami, R., Phan, T., Chan, H. K. and Separovic, F. (2002). A solid-state NMR study of protein mobility in lyophilized protein-sugar powders. J Pharm Sci 91(4): 943-951.
   
10. Kishore, A., Herberstein, M., Craig, C. and Separovic, F. (2002). Solid‐state NMR relaxation studies of Australian spider silks. Biopolymers 61(4): 287-297.