Professor Nicholas Buckley’s research focusses on toxicology and adverse effects of drugs, pesticides and snakebite using a range of methods including systematic reviews, clinical trials, drug development, public health interventions, pharmaco-epidemiology and policy analysis, leading to over 300 articles in refereed journals.
Many of Professor Buckley’s research findings have translated into changed practice and improved outcomes, aided by key leadership roles: Chair of the Australian Medicines Handbook Editorial Advisory board, Chair of Toxicology and Toxinology Australian Therapeutic Guidelines panel, Membership of the Advisory Committee on Safety of Medicines (2009-2016) and by being a consultant Clinical Toxicologist to several Poisons Information Centres.