Rate My Professor Elizabeth Yuriev

Elizabeth Yuriev is an Associate Professor in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Education in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University. Previously serving as a Senior Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, she has built a distinguished career focused on advancing teaching and research in pharmaceutical sciences. Her research specializations include education research targeting problem-solving skills, groupwork and collaboration, study skills, flexible assessment, and chemistry education research. Additionally, her work in structure-based drug design encompasses carbohydrates, G-protein coupled receptors, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations. Yuriev has produced 111 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and 7 book chapters, alongside over 150 conference presentations, demonstrating significant influence in both educational scholarship and computational chemistry.

Recognized for her exceptional contributions to teaching and learning, Yuriev has received numerous accolades, including the Monash Parkville Student Association Lecturer of the Year award multiple times (2005, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022), Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences awards for Technological Innovation in Learning and Teaching (2019) and Programs that Enhance Learning (2015, 2023), Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Excellence awards (2006, 2016), a Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (2008), RACI Chemistry Educator of the Year (2019), and the Chemical Education Medal (2023). She holds Senior Fellow status with Advance HE. Key publications include co-editing the books “Structural Glycobiology” (Taylor & Francis Group/CRC Press, 2012) and “Structural and Computational Glycobiology – Immunity and Infection” (Frontiers Media, 2015). Highly cited papers feature “Challenges and Advances in Computational Docking: 2009 in Review” (Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2011), “Latest Developments in Molecular Docking: 2010–2011 in Review” (Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2013), and “The Significance of Acid/Base Properties in Drug Discovery” (Chemical Society Reviews, 2013). Recent works address generative AI applications, such as “Generative AI in Chemistry Education: Current Progress, Pedagogical Values, and the Challenge of Rapid Evolution” (Journal of Chemical Education, 2025). As Associate Editor of the Journal of Chemical Education since 2022, and a member of the ACS Australia Chapter Committee (Education), she continues to shape the field through editorial contributions, symposia organization, and mentorship.