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I joined the School of Biomedical Sciences in 2005 as a Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Science at the Orange campus. I hold a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons I) degree from the University of Sydney (1983) and a PhD (1989) for research conducted within the Pharmacy Department of the University of Sydney, which was an investigation of the in vivo metabolic activation of carcinogenic polycyclic aza-aromatic hydrocarbons.

I am a registered pharmacist and have worked in the pharmaceutical industry in product development and regulatory affairs roles. I taught in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney (Orange) prior to the transfer to CSU. My teaching areas include pharmaceutics, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical chemistry and toxicology.

Teaching

Current subjects taught

I teach a range of subjects across the 4 years of the pharmacy program including pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics and toxicology.

Current Research

I am involved in a number of practice based research areas including complementary medicines, such as olive leaf extract, medication dispensing error and pharmaceutics areas such as dose form stability.

Other areas of interest including teaching methodology.

Publications

• Wembridge, P; Robinson, H.K; Novak, I. (2008) Computational study of Ligand Binding to Protein Receptors. Bioorganic Chemistry 36, 288-294
• Robinson, H.K; Duke, C.C; Holder, G.M; Ryan, A.J. (1990) The metabolism of the carcinogen dibenz [a,j] acridine in isolated rat hepatocytes and in vivo in rats. Xenobiotica 20, 457-470.
• Ryan, A.J; Robinson, H.K; Holder, G.M. Dibenz [a,j] acridine: metabolism in rat hepatocytes and biliary excretion of metabolites. Xth International Congress of Pharmacology, Sydney, 1987.
• Robinson, H.K; Ryan, A.J; Holder, G.M. Dibenz [a,j] acridine: excretion in rats and metabolism in isolated hepatocytes. Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists, Brisbane, 1987.
• Wright, D.J; Robinson, H.K; Holder, G.M; Ryan, A.J; Bonin, AM; Baker, R.S.U. (1985) Metabolism of the carcinogen 7-methylbenz [c] acridine in the rat. Xenobiotica 15, 825-834.