My academic research is focussed around small molecule synthetic medicinal chemistry, especially pertaining to G Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs), making significant scientific and commercial contributions in this area. Developing an international reputation in fluorescent small molecule ligand synthesis through a highly productive collaborative programme with Prof Steve Hill in applying fluorescent-based technologies to characterise and interrogate ligand-receptor interactions for a number of class A GPCRs in living cells; leading to development of novel high-throughput fluorescence-based assays for identification of new medicinal agents.