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Dr Dave Winkler’s work on computational molecular design is internationally acknowledged.

Dr Dave Winkler: modelling and simulating complex matter

Dr Dave Winkler’s research focusses on using computational methods to understand and predict the behaviour, hence design, of complex materials.

Current activities

Dr Winkler's research is currently focused on:

  • design and optimisation of bioactive agents for several commercial and spin-off company projects
  • new project on modelling and simulation of cells and biomaterials
  • technology transfer licencing deal to major international corporation.

Background

Dr Winkler joined CSIRO as a Senior Research Scientist at the Division of Applied Organic Chemistry in 1985.

By 1993 he was a Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of  Chemicals & Polymers; and in 1997 was Senior Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO Molecular Science.

In 2003 Dr Winkler was appointed Adjunct Professor at Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Academic qualifications

Dr Winkler initially earned a Bachelor of Science, with first call honours in Chemistry at Monash University in Melbourme, Victoria, Australia.

He then completed a  Bachelor of Applied Science, with distinction, in Physics, from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Victoria and a PhD in Chemical Physics at Monash University.

Achievements

Dr Winkler's awards, associations and achievements include:

  • Commonwealth University Scholarship
  • Victorian Government Science Cadetship
  • Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award
  • General Motors Holden Postgraduate Fellowship
  • AAS/JSPS Fellowship (Kyoto)
  • AAS/Academia Sinica Fellowship (Beijing)
  • CSIRO/Academia Sinica Travelling Fellowship
  • DISR Fellowship (Oxford)
  • Divisional SAP Award for Business Excellence (2002)
  • CSIRO Medal for Business Excellence (2003)
  • One-CSIRO Award (2005)
  • Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • CSIRO and RACI representative in PACIA
  • Director, UNESCO/FACS Project, MedChem
  • Chairman, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • Board, International QSAR & Modelling Society
  • Australian representative, Asian Federation for Medicinal Chemistry Executive
  • Member of the Executive of the CSIRO Complex Systems Science Centre

Dr Winkler was appointed NHMRC Senior Research Fellow at the Victorian College of Pharmacy in 1983.

 

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Scientist Profile

Name: Dr Dave Winkler

Title: Senior Principal Research Scientist

Qualifications:

  • BSc (Hons I)
  • BAppSc
  • PhD

Honorifics:

  • FRACI
  • CChem
  • CPChem

Expertise: Molecular design

Current projects:

  • parasiticides
  • in silico bioactive design
  • complexity in drug discovery
Publishing History

Contact Information

Primary Contact

Dr Dave Winkler (FRACI CChem CPChem)
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Molecular & Health Technologies
Phone: 61 3 9545 2477 
Fax: 61 3 9545 2446 

Contact

Ms Samantha Carroll
Marketing and Communication Manager
Molecular & Health Technologies
Phone: 61 3 9662 7344 
Alt Phone: 61 4 0811 7846 
Fax: 61 3 9545 2447 

Location

CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies - Clayton
Office: Bayview Avenue
Clayton VIC 3168
Australia
Post: Private Bag 10
Clayton VIC 3169
Australia