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Oliver Sutcliffe PhD
Manchester Metropolitan University · United Kingdom
Editorial leadership for Journal of Advanced Forensic Sciences ISSN 2692-5915
Research interests
- Dr Sutcliffe's Research Interests Include The Synthesis
- Characterisation
- Development Of New Lab/Field Methods For The Detection
- Quantification Of Illicit Drugs
- New Psychoactive/Psychotropic Substances (Nps
- Formally Known As "Legal Highs"). Dr Sutcliffe Works With A Number Of National
- International Groups Investigating The Biological
- Pharmaceutical
- Forensic Properties Of These Materials. In Addition His Work Also Includes The Application Of Simple Chemical Techniques In The Source Identification Of These Materials
- The Development Of Screening Methods Which Can Aid In The Prevention Of Trafficking/Supply Of Materials Which Pose A Threat To Human Health
Biography
- Oliver Sutcliffe graduated from the University of Liverpool with a BSc (Hons) in Chemical Sciences (1996) and subsequently obtained a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry working on “New Extended Dipolar Systems” under Drs Richard Storr and Thomas Gilchrist from the same institution.
- In 1999, he joined Professor Martin Bryce’s group at the University of Durham as a postdoctoral fellow investigating the application of enantiopure ferrocene ligands in asymmetric synthesis, before moving to industry and working as a medicinal chemist on the design, development and optimisation of drug molecules for a broad-range of biological targets, including cancer.
- He moved to the University of Strathclyde in 2006, obtained an MSc in Pharmaceutical Analysis and after a period at the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) in Strasbourg was appointed as a lecturer in the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS).
- In January 2012, Dr Sutcliffe joined the staff at Manchester Metropolitan University as a Senior Lecturer in Psychopharmaceutical Chemistry.
- In recognition of his contribution to the field of New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) research, Dr Sutcliffe was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in August 2016.
- Dr Sutcliffe has also been awarded Chartered Chemist (CChem), Chartered Scientist (CSci) and European Chemist (EurChem) status.
- In addition to his academic position Dr Sutcliffe is the Co-Director of the Manchester Centre for the Study of Legal Highs.
Selected publications
- Detection and quantitation of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in infused papers from prisons in a constantly evolving illicit market 2020 cited 90×
- The metabolism of the synthetic cannabinoids ADB‐BUTINACA and ADB‐4en‐PINACA and their detection in forensic toxicology casework and infused papers seized in prisons 2021 cited 69×
- Rapid Identification of Novel Psychoactive and Other Controlled Substances Using Low-Field 1H NMR Spectroscopy 2019 cited 53×
- Forensic Electrochemistry: The Electroanalytical Sensing of Mephedrone Metabolites 2019 cited 44×
- Analytical determination of heroin, fentanyl and fentalogues using high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array and amperometric detection 2019 cited 42×
- Shape matters: The application of activity‐based in vitro bioassays and chiral profiling to the pharmacological evaluation of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in drug‐infused papers seized in prisons 2020 cited 42×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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