Malcolm McLeod

Malcolm McLeod is a chemist working at the Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, with research interests that include the development of chemical and analytical technologies to study illicit drugs and drug metabolism. He has worked extensively with local and international laboratories on the anti-doping analysis of steroids and their metabolites, and since 2018, has pioneered the development of drug checking as a harm reduction intervention in festival and city settings in Australia. He serves as scientific advisor to Harm Reduction Australia and the CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service.