David J. Craik, PhD

David Craik AO, FRS, FAA, is a Professor of Chemistry at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science. He obtained his PhD from La Trobe University in Melbourne in 1981 and undertook postdoctoral studies in the USA at Florida State and Syracuse Universities before returning to Australia in 1983. His research focuses on applications of cyclic peptides and toxins in drug design.