Professor William Charman, PhD

Dean, Victorian College of Pharmacy

Professor Bill Charman received his PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of Kansas in 1985, and from 1986-1989 was a Senior Scientist/Group Leader at the former Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute in Rennselear, New York.

He returned to Australia in 1989 to develop and further research interests in enhanced absorption and bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs, lymphatic drug transport, lead candidate optimisation, and the discovery and development of drugs for neglected diseases.

Professor Charman received the GlaxoWellcome International Achievement award in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1999, the Drug Discovery Project of the Year by the Medicines for Malaria Venture (Geneva, Switzerland) in 2002, the APSA medal in 2005, and the Controlled Release Society international career achievement in oral drug delivery in 2006.

He has published over 330 scientific papers and communications, is a member of four international Editorial Boards, and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Professor Charman is an elected fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, a previous member of two Corporate Boards, a member of various Scientific Advisory Boards and is Chairman, Seeding Drug Discovery Funding Committee of the Wellcome Trust.