Dr. Ian Cock leads a research team at the Environmental Futures Research Institute and the School of Natural Sciences at Griffith University, Australia. His research involves bioactivity and phytochemical studies of a variety of plant species of both Australian and international origin, including Aloe vera, South Asian and South American tropical fruits, as well as Australian plants, including Terminalia ferdinandiana (Kakadu plum), Tasmannia lanceolata, Scaevola spinescens, Pittosporum phylliraeoides, Australian Acacias, Syzygiums, Petalostigmas and Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (grass trees). This range of projects has resulted in more than 200 scientific publications in various international peer-reviewed journals. Dr Cock is also active in the administration and editorial aspects of scientific publications. He is currently on the editorial boards of nine international peer-reviewed journals.