Nicolle Packer
Macquarie University
Biography
Professor Nicki Packer has had an extensive and varied career in biochemical research in both Chemistry and Biological Sciences. She was part of 乐天堂app下载 team that established 乐天堂app下载 Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF) and co-founded Proteome Systems Limited, an Australian biotechnology company in which her group developed a platform of glycoanalytical technology and informatics tools.
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RSC affiliations
Editorial board, Molecular Omics