Professor Helen Blanchard

Professor Helen Blanchard

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Researcher Post-doctoral Fellow

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Professor of Structural Biology; drug design and discovery research

  • Education

    • Queen Mary University of London

      1986 - 1990
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Chemistry and X-ray crystallography
    • Queen Mary University of London

      1983 - 1986
      B.Sc (Hons) Chemistry
  • Experience

    • University of Alberta

      Jan 1991 - May 1994
      Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Researcher Post-doctoral Fellow
    • Biotechnology Research Institute National Research council of Canada

      Jul 1994 - Sept 1997
      Research Scientist
    • University of California San Diego

      Oct 1997 - Jun 1998
      Research Scientist
    • University of Zürich

      Jul 1998 - Sept 1999
      Research Scientist
    • St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research

      Sept 1999 - Apr 2000
      Senior Research Officer
    • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

      Apr 2000 - Feb 2001
      Senior Research Officer

      This position was a continuation of that at St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research.

    • Morphochem AG

      Mar 2001 - May 2002
      Senior Research Scientist
    • Griffith University

      Jun 2002 - now

      Research Group Leader at the Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Academic in Structural Biology

      • Adjunct Professor

        Oct 2019 - now
      • Professor

        Jan 2017 - Sept 2019
      • Research Group leader

        Jun 2002 - Sept 2019
      • Deputy Dean Research (Griffith Sciences)

        Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
      • Director of Higher Degree Research, Griffith Sciences

        Sept 2013 - Aug 2019
      • Associate Professor

        Jan 2010 - Dec 2016
      • Senior Lecturer

        Jan 2005 - Dec 2009
      • Lecturer

        Jun 2002 - Dec 2004
    • University of Wollongong

      Oct 2019 - Dec 2021
      Head of School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience
    • University of Galway

      Mar 2023 - now
      Professor of Chemistry

      Established Professor of Chemistry

    • University of Galway - College of Science and Engineering

      Aug 2023 - now
      Vice dean for internationalisation

      Vice Dean for internationalisation for the College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

      The royal society of chemistry, UK
      Aug 2006