Philip Kerr

Philip has extensive qualifications in science - BSc Hons (W.Aust), MSc (W.Aust), PhD (Curtin) and education - DipEd (Murd.) and GDipAppSc (W.Aust.C.A.E.).

Dr Kerr has over 70 publications in peer reviewed and professional journals, and is a member of numerous professional societies and is on editorial boards and review panels of several journals. He is the Australasian representative of the International Council for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

His research interests lie in the field of biologically active natural products and include

• The phytochemistry of Australian native plants (especially Goodeniaceae)

• Traditional Australian Aboriginal Medicines

• Ethnopharmacology and ethnoveterinary medicine

• The role of periphyton in environmental bioremediation

• Allelopathy and chemical ecology

• Plant products as potential agents for the treatment of cancer, diabetes and serotonin-related disorders.