Professional Background:

A/Prof Uwe Ackermann is a senior radiochemist at Austin Health and the NIF Facility Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Uwe is an ACPSEM registered Radiopharmaceutical Scientist with more than 25 years of experience in the field.

Uwe has been awarded a PhD in chemistry from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Before joining Austin Health, he did a Postdoc at Cornell University and worked as the Action TB Fellow for GlaxoSmithKline in Cape Town, South Africa.

Uwe has been supported by NHMRC, NBCF and other grants and has long standing relationships with academic and industry partners.

Research Interests:

Uwe focusses on the development of novel imaging agents in oncology and neuroscience. He has participated in many first in human studies of novel radiotracers and has a significant track record in radiosynthesis automation.