
Associate Professor Kathryn Fairfull-Smith
Science and Engineering Faculty,Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering,
Molecular Design and Synthesis
Personal details
- Name
- Associate Professor Kathryn Fairfull-Smith
- Position(s)
- Future Fellow
Science and Engineering Faculty,
Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering,
Molecular Design and Synthesis - Associate Professor
Science and Engineering Faculty,
Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering,
Molecular Design and Synthesis - Discipline *
- Organic Chemistry, Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 4950
- k.fairfull-smith@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Identifiers and profiles
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- Qualifications
-
Doctor of Philosophy (Griffith University)
- Professional memberships
and associations MRACI CChem, MRSC
* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Biography
Research Discipline : Chemistry Areas of Expertise
- Organic Synthesis
- Free Radical Chemistry
- Medicinal Chemistry
Research Area Our research focuses primarily on the use of organic synthesis to build molecules or functionalise surfaces and polymers for various applications. Selected Research Projects
- Anti-biofilm coatings
- Fluorescent probes
- Anti-hypertensives
- Photosensitive alkoxyamines for NMP2
- Nano sensors for drug delivery and imaging
Current Research Grants
- 2016 Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development Grant $70,000
- 2015 Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development Grant $62,000
- 2014 ARC Discovery Project Grant (DP150100234) $447,360
- 2014 ARC Future Fellowship (FT140100746) $771,004
- 2014 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) $307,800
- 2014 ATN-DAAD Joint Research Co-operation Scheme $24,600
Career Highlights
- 2015-present – ARC Future Fellow and A/Prof at Queensland University of Technology
- 2014-2015 – ARC Future Fellow and Senior Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology
- 2012-2014 – Senior Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology
- 2009-2012 – Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology
- 2006-2009 – Postdoctoral research at Queensland University of Technology
- 2004-2006 – Postdoctoral research at the University of Sheffield
- 2001-2004 – PhD in Chemistry at Griffith Universty
- 1997-2000 – B. Science with 1st Class Honours at Griffith University
This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Kathryn Fairfull-Smith.
Publications
- Lang C, Barner LL, Blinco JP, Barner-Kowollik CW, Fairfull-Smith K, (2018) Direct access to biocompatible nitroxide containing polymers, Polymer Chemistry p1348-1355
- Woehlk H, Steinkoenig J, Lang C, Michalek L, Trouillet V, Krolla-Sidenstein P, Goldmann AS, Barner LL, Blinco JP, Barner-Kowollik CW, Fairfull-Smith K, (2018) Engineering nitroxide functional surfaces using bioinspired adhesion, Langmuir p3264-3274
- Boase N, Torres MD, Fletcher N, Fuente-Nunez Cd, Fairfull-Smith K, (2018) Polynitroxide copolymers to reduce biofilm fouling on surfaces, Polymer Chemistry p5308-5318
- Chong K, Chalmers BA, Cullen JK, Kaur A, Kolanowski JL, Morrow BJ, Fairfull-Smith K, Lavin MF, Barnett N, New EJ, Murphy MP, Bottle S, (2018) Pro-fluorescent mitochondria-targeted real-time responsive redox probes synthesised from carboxy isoindoline nitroxides: Sensitive probes of mitochondrial redox status in cells, Free Radical Biology and Medicine p97-110
- Eing M, Olshausen B, Fairfull-Smith K, Schepers U, Barner-Kowollik CW, Blinco JP, (2018) Reporting pH-sensitive drug release via unpaired spin fluorescence silencing, Polymer Chemistry p499-505
- Fairfull-Smith K, Allen JP, Pfrunder MC, McMurtrie JC, Bottle S, Blinco JP, (2017) BODIPY-based profluorescent nitroxide probes containing meso- and beta-substituted isoindoline nitroxides, European Journal of Organic Chemistry p476-483
- Verderosa AD, Fuente-Nunez Cd, Mansour SC, Cao J, Lu TK, Hancock RE, Fairfull-Smith K, (2017) Ciprofloxacin-nitroxide hybrids with potential for biofilm control, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry p590-601
- Fischer TS, Steinkoenig J, Woehlk H, Blinco JP, Fairfull-Smith K, Barner-Kowollik CW, (2017) High resolution mass spectrometric access to nitroxide containing polymers, Polymer Chemistry p5269-5274
- Woehlk H, Steinkoenig J, Lang C, Goldmann AS, Barner LL, Blinco JP, Fairfull-Smith K, Barner-Kowollik CW, (2017) Oxidative polymerization of catecholamines: structural access by high-resolution mass spectrometry, Polymer Chemistry p3050-3055
- Lussini VC, Fairfull-Smith K, Colwell JM, Bottle S, (2017) Profluorescent nitroxide sensors for monitoring photo-induced degradation in polymer films, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical p199-209
Awards
Awards and recognition
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- QUT Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- ARC Future Fellowship - Fighting slime with free radicals
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- Nitroxide-containing scaffolds for controlling biofilm-related infections
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP150100234
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- nitroxide; microparticle; surface coating
- Title
- Fighting Slime with Free Radicals - New Surface Coatings for Biofilm Remediation
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- FT140100746
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Radicals; Functionalised Surfaces; Biofilms
- Title
- ARC Centre of Excellence: Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- CE0561607
- Start year
- 2005
- Keywords
- Free Radical; Flourescence; Antioxidant; Polymer Degradation; Disease; Oxidation; Reactive Oxygen Species; Oxidative Stress; Ataxia Telangiectasia; Chemiluminescence; Stabilisers; Nitroxide
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Novel Nitroxide-Based Biofilm Countermeasures
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Steven Bottle, Dr James Blinco - Dynamic Covalent Chemistry at the Solution: Surface Interface
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Kathleen Mullen - Polymeric Nanocarriers for the Visualization and Quantification of Molecular Release
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr James Blinco, Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik - Advanced microsphere design using photochemistry
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Associate Professor Leonie Barner - Surface-Confined Polymerization on Silicon Surfaces
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Josh Lipton-Duffin, Dr Jennifer MacLeod - The Synthesis and Evaluation of Polyaromatic Profluorescent Nitroxide Probes for the Detection of Photo-oxidative Polymer Degradation
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Steven Bottle, Dr James Blinco - Synthesis and Evaluation of Nitroxide-Based Anti-Biofilm Agents
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Steven Bottle, Dr James Blinco - Nitroxides at the Interface: Bioinspired polymer adhesives for controlling biofilm-related infections
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr James Blinco, Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Polymer Bound Supramolecular Assemblies for Anion Sensing Applications (2018)
- Synthesis of Novel Nitroxide Radical Polymer Materials for Imaging and Energy Storage Applications (2018)
- Photosensitive Alkoxyamines: Synthesis and Photochemical Studies for Potential Application in Nitroxide-Mediated Photopolymerization (2017)
- Novel Dual-Acting Nitroxide-Based Hybrid Antioxidants (2016)
- Synthesis of Novel Dual Acting Cardio-protective Agents (2016)
- The Validation of Profluorescent Nitroxides as Potential Probes to Monitor Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress (2016)
- Synthesis of Heterocyclic Nitroxides with an Improved Yield by Investigating the Tetraalkylation of N Benzylphthalimide (2014)
- The Synthesis of Novel Nitroxides and their Application as Small-Molecule Antioxidants and Proflurescent Probes for Oxidative Stress (2010)