THE TEAM
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."
Helen Keller
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Capstone and Intern Students
Jess Ni Keatinge Jess is a science student working on an HPV16 - clinical project. She investigates the use of salivary RNA as a diagnostic tool and is working on PCR assays for viral detection. In her spare time, Jess is passionate about design and enjoys relaxing with friends. She hopes one day to become a successful entrepreneur and scientist. |
Tânia MarquesAn integrative approach to tissue-specific effects of microRNA regulatory networks
Supervised by Dr. Margarida Gama-Carvalho, BioISI and Dr. Nham Tran, UTS. RNA Biology and Bioinformatics - Gama Lab Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute Faculty of Sciences/ University of Lisboa Campo Grande-C8 1749-016 Lisboa |
Alison RicafrenteThe study of F.Hepatic miRNAs and their regulation of the mammalian immune system
Supervised by Dr. Sheila Donnelly, UTS and Dr. Nham Tran, UTS. Helminth Biology Lab School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science The University of Technology Sydney, Australia Website: https://www.uts.edu.au/staff/sheila.donnelly |
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Meredith Hill PhD
Meredith graduated with a Bachelor of Forensic Biology in Biomedical Science from the University of Technology, Sydney in 2016. During her honours year, Meredith developed an interest in the dysregulation of cellular processes which result in disease, with a particular interest in miRNA to miRNA regulation. Meredith is a huge star wars fans and is also a hot chocolate connoisseur! Meredith was awarded her PhD in miRNA gene interactions in October 2023! Samantha Khoury PhD
Samantha is an Australian Federation of Graduate Women Fellow who joined the group as an honors student, graduating with first class honors. Her PhD (awarded 2018) was focused on discovering novel small RNA biomarkers for the rapid and early diagnosis of head and neck cancers. Samantha's work has identified a suite of diagnostic serum miRNAs which are currently being tested in patients with oral cancer. Her interest for biomarker discovery saw her attend the Wellcome Trust Advanced Course: Functional Genomics and Systems Biology. She hopes to use miRNA Seq to further characterise the expression of these small RNAs in other subsets of head and neck cancers. Click here to read more about Samantha's research
Mathew Neate
Matt is studying Engineering (Biomedical ) and Business (Finance). He is working on a data viz project using the TCGA and PowerBI to generate living data maps. Matt works in a bottle shop during most of his time at uni. Matt would like to work in Data / Business Analysis. and the ideal holiday for him is to go snowboarding. His saviour during lock down was playing rocket league with friends. |
Richard Do
Richard is a final year biomedical student. His is working on designing and prototyping affordable PCR Microfluidics chips using PMMA for use in a Point-of-Care setting. He is exploring different materials and channel design to create a PCR chip. He would like to pursue a career in medical devices. In his spare time, Richard is a trained barista, foodie and a huge fan of Japanese culture. ![]() Silvia Vicente i Rizo
Internship student Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - 2015 Silvia is an exchange student from Spain who is a part of the research team during her time studying at UTS. She is an undergraduate student pursuing her last year of Biochemistry. Her interest for non-coding-RNAs developed while she was studying her degree at Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona). In 2013, she joined BERG (Biomedical Electronics Research Group University of Pompeu Fabra, UPF, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) research group, the main focus of her project group was in designing and testing needles which prevent infection during prostate biopsy. The project was presented by her colleague and her at the Young Science Meetings (YSM) in Portugal, which was organized by the AJC. ![]() Leonie Herson Masters Student
Leonie graduated with a Bachelor of Medical Science in 2015; during which she completed an undergraduate project under the joint supervision of Prof. Stella Valenzuela and Dr. Bruce Cornell at Surgical Diagnostics where she learned how to develop and utilize artificial lipid bilayer membranes as well as create 3D lipid models. It was at the same time that she also commenced her studies in 2D and 3D animation, where she learned how to use professional animation software such as Maya, leading to an interest in biomedical animation. Leonie is also an experienced freelance Scientific Illustrator and has recently won an award for her work in the annual VizbiPlus Challenge competition. Leonie is a collaborative student from the Valenzuela lab from School of Life Sciences, UTS. ![]() Prashanti Susarla
Shanti is a final year Biomedical Engineering student, working on The Rugged PCR for use as a diagnostic tool to test for waterborne species in remote areas. |