Rate My Professor Evelyne Deplazes

In 2019, Deplazes established her independent research group at the University of Technology Sydney under a UTS Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship before returning to the University of Queensland as a Senior Lecturer in 2021. Her research in biophysical and computational chemistry employs computer simulations and biophysical experiments to explore biomolecular systems, with emphasis on small molecule interactions with biological membranes, membrane permeation, protein structure and function, antifungal peptides, haemolytic activity of antimicrobial peptides, and steroid-membrane interactions. She has produced over 70 publications, including 'Phenolic compounds alter the ion permeability of phospholipid bilayers via specific lipid interactions' (2021), 'A charge-neutral organic cage selectively binds strongly hydrated sulfate anions in water' (2024), 'Structural Characterization of a Cation-Selective, Self-Assembled Peptide Pore in Planar Phospholipid Bilayers' (2020), and 'The effect of hydronium ions on the structure of phospholipid membranes' (2017). Notable awards include NHMRC and Swiss NSF Early Career Fellowships, UTS Chancellor's Fellowship, and the 2021 Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program in Anti-Fungals award. Deplazes advocates for mental health in academia, promotes critical thinking in teaching and supervision, and practices mindful leadership. She has obtained grants such as National Computing Merit Allocation Schemes and Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering beam-time.