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- Higher degree by research (PhD) studentInstitute for Molecular Bioscience
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Honorary Professor David McGiffin
Honorary ProfessorInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Dr Gianluigi Li Bassi
Honorary Associate ProfessorInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Dr Jacky Suen
Senior Research Fellow & Affiliate Senior Research Fellow of Institute for Molecular BioscienceInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Researcher biography:Critical Care Medicine focuses on supporting patients, often with one or multiple organ failures. Based at the largest Australian cardiac hospital, our research investigates better ways to support patients with heart and/or lung failure. We explore technological, pharmacological and engineering advances that could help our patients to live longer and better. Our group is world-renowned for clinically relevant large animal models, including heart failure, respiratory failure (ARDS), heart transplantation, sepsis, cardiogenic shock, and more. All our studies use hospital-grade equipment and follow the same clinical guideline to maximise translation. We actively take on honours, MPhil and PhD students from multi-disciplinary backgrounds (science, engineering, medicine, allied health), with a successful track record in supporting our students to secure their own grants and funding. Students are expected to contribute to other studies of the group. For more information about the group, please visit ccrg.org.au, and email if you are interested to join us.
Ms Margaret Passmore
Lab ManagerInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Miss Molly-rose McInerney
Research OfficerInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Dr Nchafatso Obonyo
Postdoctoral Research FellowInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Researcher biography:Dr Nchafatso G. Obonyo (BSc Hons, MB.ChB, DTM&H, MD/PhD, FCRcert)
Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Critical Care Research Group-The Prince Charles Hospital, Institute of Molecular Bioscience-The University of Queensland. Main research focus is cardiac critical care and sepsis research.
Visiting Fellow in the Academic Division, Medical Engineering Research Facility, Queenlsand University of Technology. Fellow of the Initiative to Develop African Research Leaders (IDeAL) at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya; Global Health Fellow, Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research at Imperial College London,UK.
Recipient of the 2023 Africa Top-40 Under-40 Science Award and the 2023 African Professional in Australia of the Year Award.
Dr Gabriella Abbate
Honorary Research FellowInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Dr Angelo Milani
Researcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Miss Rachana Panduru
Senior Research AssistantInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Dr Keibun Liu
Postdoctoral Research FellowInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:1Supervisor:Students
Dr Hideaki Nonaka
Adjunct FellowInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:- SNF Research FellowInstitute for Molecular Bioscience
- ProfessorDepartment of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines (USA)
- Sepsis occurs when the body’s immune response to infection damages its own tissues. In severe cases, multiple organ failure can occur. If not treated promptly, the patient will die. Yet, we currently don't have reliable treatments for it. Our solution is to target the immune system itself. My PhD focuses on a machine in our cells that is important for recognising bacterial infection and recruiting immune responders. My goal is to discover how we can switch this machine on and off.
- PhD studentInstitute for Molecular Bioscience
- The passing of a close relative and working with a great team have fuelled Dr Elliott’s passion to tackle anti-microbial resistance.
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