Our researchers have a wide range of expertise
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Research Groups
Andrews Group
- - Director; Principal Research Leader
- - GRIDD ECR Leader
- Patrick Tumwebaze- PhD candidate
- Mr Wisam Dawood – PhD candidate
Poulsen Group
- - Deputy Director; Principal Research Leader
- - Research Fellow
- - Research Fellow
- Mr Jack Klose - Research Fellow
- Mr Yezhou (Frank) Yu - PhD candidate
- Ms Shilpa Thomas – PhD candidate
- Mr Isaac Gargett – PhD candidate
- Ms Anne-Sophie Braun – PhD candidate
Rehm Group
- – Principal Research Leader, Head of the Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers
- – Research Fellow
- – Research Fellow
- – Research Fellow
- Olivia Hurren – Research Assistant
- Katharina Spaniol – PhD candidate
- MD Tanvir Kabir – PhD candidate
- Anjali Kakkanat – PhD candidate
- Nivethika Sivakumaran – PhD candidate
- Yue Wang – PhD candidate
- S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad – PhD candidate
- Chathurika Ranasinghe Hehathpura Dewage – Masters student
- Dr Oeznur Koekpinar – Visiting Research Fellow
Quinn Group
- - Principal Research Leader
- Dr Miaomiao Liu - GRIDD ECR Leader and NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow
- Ms Yushu Gu - PhD candidate
- Mr Tin Mak - Research Assistant
- Ms Tabbassum Jannat – PhD candidate
- Ms Matilda Houston – Research Assistant
Avery Group
- Dr Bilal Zulfiqar - Research Fellow
- Dr Melissa Sykes - Research Fellow
- Dr Tayner Rodriguez - Research Fellow
- Dr Sandra Duffy - Research Fellow
- Mr Aaron Lock - Senior Research Assistant
- Mr Nicholas Dootson - Research Assistant
- Ms Dora Ling - Research Assistant
- Mr Tom Nguyen - Research Assistant
St John Group
- - Head of the Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research
- Dr Megha Mohan - Research Assistant
- - Research Fellow
- - Research Fellow, Research Manager
- - Research Fellow
- Ms Lipsa Mohanty - Research Assistant
- Ms Chenying Yang - Research Assistant
- Mr Md. Mahbubur Rahman - PhD candidate
- Ms Yan Han - PhD candidate
- - Research Fellow
- Ms Lara Spehar - Research Assistant
Punyadeera Group
- - Principal Research Leader
- Dr Xi Zhang - Postdoctoral Fellow
- Nuwan Tharanga Karunathilaka Wicramasingha Arachchilage - Clinical Nurse
- Ms Juliana Muller Bark - PhD candidate
- Mr Mohammad Rasheduzzaman - PhD candidate
- Mr Sasee Chameera Ekanayake Weeramange - PhD candidate
- Mr Lucas Trevisan França de Lima - PhD candidate
- Ms Thilini Jananika Basnayake - PhD candidate
- Ms Xiaomin Huang - PhD candidate
- Mr Balakittnen Jaikrishna - PhD candidate
- Mr Abolfazl Jangholi - PhD candidate
- Ms Roxane Mutschler - PhD candidate
- Dr Zhen Liu – PhD candidate
- Mr Daniel Decsi – MSc candidate
- Ms Samandra Hernandez Picos – MSc candidate
- Dr Michael Wong – MPhil candidate
- Dr Akila Wijesekera – MPhil candidate
Mellick Group
- - Senior Research Leader
- Ms Melissa Hill - Honours candidate
- Ms Jessica Smith - PhD candidate
- Ms Iqira Saed – PhD candidate
- Dr Alex Sykes – Research Fellow
- Ms Roktima Tamuli - PhD candidate
- Mr Emmanuel Makinde – PhD candidate
- Mr Xiaoyi Chen – PhD candidate
- Mr Zhiqiang Shen – PhD candidate
- Ms Katrina Scahill – Masters of Medical Science candidate
Skinner-Adams Group
- - Research Leader
- Ms Keely Fayd’Herbe – PhD candidate
- Ms Ellis Joch – PhD candidate
- Chun Kit Lam - Honours candidate
Davis Group
- - Research Leader; Manager NatureBank
- Ms Sasha Hayes - PhD candidate
- Ms Chen Zhang - PhD candidate
- Ms Kelsey Ramage - PhD candidate
- Ms Kanchana Wijesekera - PhD candidate
- Mr Henry Smith – PhD candidate
Cristino Group
- - Research Leader
- – Research Fellow
- – Research Fellow
- Daniel Russell - PhD candidate
- Oak Hatzimanolis – PhD candidate
- Caio Damski - PhD candidate
- Basle Mohamed - Honours student
Sainsbury Group
- - Research Leader
- Ms Micol Venturi - PhD candidate
- Ms Gabriela Spaniol – PhD candidate (co-principal)
- Ms Shai Strampel – PhD candidate
- Mr Steve Hughes – PhD candidate
- Ms Ayla Herron – MBiotech candidate
Feng Group
- - Research Leader
- Mr Thanh Nguyen – PhD candidate
- Ms Tina Liu - PhD candidate
- Ms Roktima Tamuli - PhD candidate
- Mr Charlie Tran – PhD candidate
- Mr Maxxie Shi – PhD candidate
- Mr Emmanuel Makinde – PhD candidate
- Douyang Zhao – PhD candidate
- Ms Tash Bambridge – Honours candidate
Schirra Group
- - Research Leader; Director GRIDD/ESC NMR Facility
- - Research Fellow
- Dr Selina Fyfe - Research Fellow/Visiting Scholar
- Ms Alexandra Gloria - PhD candidate
- Mr Jake Hattwell - PhD candidate
- Mr Luke Husdell - PhD candidate
- Ms Sarah Walsh – PhD candidate
- Mr Kern Webster – Visiting student/Honours candidate
Giacomotto Group
- - Research leader
- Dr Brett Stringer - Senior Research Fellow
- Miss Joyosmita Das - Research Assistant
- Miss Fangfei Goris Guo - PhD candidate
- Afsaneh Taghipour - PhD candidate
- Như Quỳn Nguyễn - PhD candidate
- Yougang Wang - PhD candidate
Kamato Group
- - Research Leader
- Ms Hirushi Kumarapperuma – PhD Candidate
- Mr Zheng Chia – PhD Candidate
- Ruizhi Zhang – M.Phil Student
Early Career Research Leaders
Executive team
- Professor Kathy Andrews - Director
- Professor Sally-Ann Poulsen - Deputy Director
- Dr Pauline Kelly - Institute Manager
- Dr Nagaraj Gopisetty Venkata - Strategy and Business Development Manager
- -
- - Administrative Support Officer
Professional officers
- Dr Russell Addison - ADME/PK and NatureBank
- Dr Wendy Loa - NMR/Mass Spec Supervisor/Manager
- Miss Maria Nguyen - Senior Research Assistant
Research partners
- (HDR Convenor)
- (L&T Champion)
- (HDR Convenor)
Research affiliates
- - Antimicrobial resistance
- Dr Raya Monterio (Senior Manager, Industry & External Engagement)
Adjunct Members
- Emeritus Professor Roger Holmes, Adjunct Professor
- , Adjunct Professor
- Associate Professor Stephen Wood, Adjunct Associate Professor
- Professor Haiyan Zhang, Adjunct Professor
Community Adjunct Members
- Mr Peter Johnstone, Chair, GRIDD Development Board
- Mr Gary Toomey, GRIDD Development Board member
- Ms Rhonda White, GRIDD Development Board member
Clinical Adjunct Members
- Professor Maher Gandhi, Adjunct Professor
- Dr Sarju Vasani, Adjunct Associate Professor
- Dr Andrew Redmond, Adjunct Associate Professor
Industry Adjunct Members
- Dr Dominique Gorse, Adjunct Research Fellow
- Professor Claudia Vickers, Adjunct Professor
- Professor John Hooper, Adjunct Professor
- Associate Professor Rakesh Veedu, Adjunct Associate Professor