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Email

neil.obs@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow
Melbourne Dental School
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Napier University Edinburgh
ORCID

0000-0001-8462-5603

Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson

Professorial Fellow
Melbourne Dental School

205 Scholarly works
33 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Membrane Selectivity of Star-Shaped Peptides: A Comparative Molecular Dynamics Study across Different Bacterial and Mammalian Bilayers
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5c06308
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Microfluidics enables rapid and facile fabrication of multi-component antimicrobial nanoparticles
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.165807
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Live Cell Super Resolution Imaging Facility
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Reversing Antibiotic Resistance in Superbugs
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Keratinocyte-specific ablation of protease-activated receptor 2 prevents gingival inflammation and bone loss in a mouse model of periodontal disease
    DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12891
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Star Polymers as Novel Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Agents
  • 2017

    Journal article

    Metabolic remodeling, inflammasome activation, and pyroptosis in macrophages stimulated by Porphyromonas gingivalis and its outer membrane vesicles
    DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00351
Neil O'Brien-Simpson

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2022
University of Mebourne
2017
Piksters Periodontal Award
2017
Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA) Research Award
2017
Alan Docking Science Award. IADR presented for outstanding contribution to dental health research

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Developing a Gram-Negative Selective Peptide–Drug Conjugate
    DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c08000
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Non-Anticoagulant Heparin: An In Vitro Investigation of a Novel Therapeutic Approach for Oral Cancer
    DOI: 10.1111/odi.15288
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Lipidated SNAPP-Stars Target and Kill Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria within Minutes
    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c03839
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Non-anticoagulant heparin exerts selective anticancer effects in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells in vitro
    DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2024.10.245
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Multi-disciplinary approaches paving the way for clinically effective peptide vaccines for cancer
    DOI: 10.1038/s41541-025-01118-9
  • 2024

    Journal article

    One-Step Synthesis of Antimicrobial Polypeptide-Selenium Nanoparticles Exhibiting Broad-Spectrum Efficacy against Bacteria and Fungi with Superior Resistance Prevention
    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c17157
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Biocompatibility and hard tissue-forming ability of CPP-ACP- and CPP- ACFP-modified calcium silicate-based cements
    DOI: 10.33899/rdenj.2024.151060.1264
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Biocompatibility and hard tissue-forming ability of CPP-ACP- and CPP- ACFP-modified calcium silicate-based cements
    DOI: 10.33899/rdenj.2024.151060.01264

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