John Dearden's Biography

John Dearden, Emeritus Professor, Liverpool John Moores University

John Dearden is Emeritus Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. His research includes the prediction of drug activity and toxicity, the prediction of environmental toxicity and fate, and the prediction of ADME properties, using the QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationship) approach. He has published over 250 scientific papers and book chapters, mostly in the field of QSAR He was the recipient of the 2004 International QSAR Award in recognition of significant contributions to the advancement of QSARs in environmental sciences.