Professor EmeritusGraham Johnston

AM, FTSE, FRACI, FRSN, FASCEPT, BSc, PhD, DPharm

Graduated from The University of Sydney in 1959 BSc with 1st Class Honours & the University Medal in Organic Chemistry. PhD in organic chemistry at The University of Cambridge graduating in 1964. After a postdoc at The University of California, Berkeley took up a position in 1965 at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at The Australian National University. After 15 very productive years at ANU, moved to The University of Sydney to take up the Chair of Pharmacology in 1980. Formally retired in 2011 to become an Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry continuing research studies. More than 33,000 citations in Google Scholar to January 2026. 3 publications are Citation Classics, and 86 have been cited more than 100 times (h-index: 92 publications have been cited at least 92 times). I am grateful to my many excellent students and co-workers that have enabled me to participate in such studies.