Dr Denise Adams
BSc (Hons1) (UQ) Chemistry, PhD (UQ) Chemistry. Grad. Cert. Higher Ed. (UQ)
Senior Administration Officer
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
+61 7 336 53900
+61 7 336 54876
Chemistry Building (68), Room 205
Denise provides scientifically-informed administrative support to the School’s First Year Chemistry Laboratory programs. Approximately 2000 students enrol each semester in programs with a First Year Chemistry Laboratory component. The position requires liaison with academic, technical and administrative staff regarding all aspects of the administration of the First Year Chemistry Laboratory programs, including organisation of the Electronic Course Profiles, production, collation and printing of the laboratory manuals, laboratory timetables and assessment administration, and coordination and payment of chemistry tutors.
Journal Articles
Schroeder, Christina I., Nielsen, Katherine J., Adams, Denise A., Loughnan, Marion L., Thomas, Linda, Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J. and Craik, David J. (2012) Effects of Lys2 to Ala2 substitutions on the structure and potency of ω-conotoxins MVIIA and CVID. Biopolymers, 98 4: 345-356. doi:10.1002/bip.22031
Schroeder, Christina I., Adams, Denise, Thomas, Linda, Alewood, Paul F. and Lewis, Richard J. (2012) N- and c-terminal extensions of μ-conotoxins increase potency and selectivity for neuronal sodium channels. Biopolymers, 98 2: 161-165. doi:10.1002/bip.22032
Schroeder, C.I, Ekberg, J, Nielsen, K.J, Adams, D, Loughnan, M L, Thomas, L, Adams, D J, Alewood, P F and Lewis, R J (2008) Neuronally selective micro-conotoxins from Conus striatus utilize an alpha-helical motif to target mammalian sodium channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283 31: 21621-21628. doi:10.1074/jbc.M802852200
Lewis, Richard J., Schroeder, Christina I., Ekberg, Jenny, Nielsen, Katherine J., Loughnan, Marion, Thomas, Linda, Adams, Denise A., Drinkwater, Roger, Adams, David J. and Alewood, Paul F. (2007) Isolation and structure-activity of mu-conotoxin TIIIA, a potent inhibitor of tetrodotoxin-sensitive voltage-gated sodium channels. Molecular Pharmacology, 71 3: 676-685. doi:10.1124/mol.106.028225
Nielsen, K. J., Watson, M., Adams, D. J., Hammarström, A. K., Gage, P. W., Hill, J. M., Craik, D. J., Thomas, L., Adams, D., Alewood, P. F. and Lewis, R. J. (2002) Solution Structure of µ-Conotoxin PIIIA, a Preferential Inhibitor of Persistent Tetrodotoxin-sensitive Sodium Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277 30: 27247-27255. doi:10.1074/jbc.M201611200
Sharpe, I. A., Gehrmann, J., Loughnan, M. L., Thomas, L., Adams, D. A., Atkins, A., Palant, E., Craik, D. J., Adams, D. J., Alewood, P. F. and Lewis, R. J. (2001) Two new classes of conopeptides inhibit the alpha 1-adrenoceptor and noradrenaline transporter. Nature Neuroscience, 4 9: 902-907. doi:10.1038/nn0901-902
Lewis, Richard J., Nielsen, Katherine J., Craik, David J., Loughnan, Marion L., Adams, Denise A., Sharpe, Iain A., Luchian, Tudor, Adams, David J., Bond, Trudy, Thomas, Linda, Jones, Alun, Matheson, Jodi-Lea, Drinkwater, Roger, Andrews, Peter R. and Alewood, Paul F. (2000) Novel omega-conotoxins from Conus catus discriminate among neuronal calcium channel subtypes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275 45: 35335-35344. doi:10.1074/jbc.M002252200
Hill, J. M., Atkins, A. R., Loughnan, M. L., Jones, A., Adams, D. A., Martin, R. C., Lewis, R. J., Craik, D. J. and Alewood, P. F. (2000) Conotoxin TVIIA, a novel peptide from the venom of Conus tulipa - 1. Isolation, characterization and chemical synthesis. European Journal of Biochemistry, 267 15: 4642-4648. doi:10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01508.x
Nielsen, Katherine J., Adams, Denise A., Alewood, Paul F., Lewis, Richard J., Thomas, Linda, Schroeder, Tina and Craik, David J. (1999) Effects of chirality at Tyr13 on the structure-activity relationships of omega-conotoxins from Conus magus. Biochemistry, 38 21: 6741-6751. doi:10.1021/bi982980u
Nielsen, Katherine J., Skjaerbaek, Niels, Dooley, Michael, Adams, Denise A., Mortensen, Martin, Dodd, Peter R., Craik, David J., Alewood, Paul F. and Lewis, Richard J. (1999) Structure-activity studies of conantokins as human N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor modulators. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 42 3: 415-426. doi:10.1021/jm981052q
Nielsen, Katherine J., Adams, Denise, Thomas, Linda, Bond, Trudy, Alewood, Paul F., Craik, David J. and Lewis, Richard J. (1999) Structure-activity relationships of omega-conotoxins MVIIA, MVIIC and 14 loop splice hybrids at N and P/Q-type calcium channels. Journal of Molecular Biology, 289 5: 1405-1421. doi:10.1006/jmbi.1999.2817
Conference Papers
Adams, D. A., Lawrie, G. L. and Gahan, L. (2010). Introduction of diverse practical learning experiences to engage students in a large first year cohort.. In: Learning in the Laboratory: Evidence and Assessment. Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Texas, U.S., (). 1-5 August 2010.
Lawrie, Gwen, Adams, Denise, Blanchfield, Joanne and Gahan, Lawrence (2009). The CASPiE experience: Undergraduate research in the 1st year chemistry laboratory. In: Proceedings of the Motivating Science Undergraduates: Ideas and Intervention. UniServe Science Conference, Sydney, (173-179). 2009.
Lawrie, Gwen, Adams, Denise, Blanchfield, Joanne and Gahan, Lawrence R. (2009). The CASPiE experience: undergraduate research in the 1st year chemistry laboratory. In: Hugman, Alex, Motivating Science Undergraduates: Ideas and Interventions. Conference Proceedings. 2009 National UniServe Science Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (173-179). 30 September-2 October, 2009.