
PhD (Queensland University of Technology), Bachelor of Applied Science (Queensland University of Technology)
I am an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Science (SoBMS), Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology. I teach Cell and Molecular Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Proteomics and Wound Science. I am also the school’s Academic Lead in Indigenous Health; Deputy Program Leader of the Tissue Repair and Translational Physiology (TRTP) Group in the SoBMS; and Chief Scientific Officer of Surgical BioFix Ltd, a Brisbane based Biotechnology Company involved in the manufacture of Australia’s first dehydrated amniotic membrane allografts for wound and surgical application. I have over 15 years of experience in tissue injury, wounds and tissue engineering research with a major focus on the biochemical implications of skin and musculoskeletal tissue injury and recovery processes. In particular, our team is recognized for our cutaneous wound fluid analysis expertise and we work closely with burn and trauma researchers at the Centre for Children’s Health Research (CCHR) and the Queensland Children’s Hospital as part of a broader collaboration with leading Australian burns researchers at Children’s Hospital Westmead in Sydney and Fiona Stanley Hospital Perth. My team played a key role in the establishment of the world class proteomics and metabolomics capability at QUTs Central Analytical Research Facility (CARF) and we also specialise in the utilisation of 2D and 3D in vitro experimental skin wound models and have an interest in the role of exercise in the systemic release of the neuroprotective / neurorepairative proteins which may have implications for stroke prevention and rehabilitation. I have additional active international collaborations with leading researchers at A*STAR Singapore; Tulane University, New Orleans and University of Kentucky in the USA. I have published 37 peer reviewed journal articles in the international scientific literature, attracted over $3.6 million in research funding and have trained 15 Honours and 22 higher degree research students.Additional information
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Co-convenor of the AB3ACBS 2016 conference at QUT Brisbane 2016. I was Co-convenor of the combined: Big Biology and Bioinformatics (B3) Symposium; the Australian Bioinformatics And Computational Biology Society (ABACBS) meeting; and the Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning Education and Teaching (GOBLET) (AB3ACBS 2016) and associated workshop series, held at QUT GP campus from the 31st Oct to the 9th November 2016 http://www.abacbs.org/conference/ ** This conference attracted international guest speakers and national and international delegates to Qld and QUT. There were over 250 registrants and about 200 delegates attended the conference on each day.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- QUT Vice Chancellor's Performance Award. Awarded for research team leadership.
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- I was the chair and convenor of the Big Biology & Bioinformatics (B3) Symposium and also engaged in organising and delivering a workshop and seminar series in the lead up to the symposium in November 2014 and 2015 http://b3.qut.edu.au/
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- I was the chair and convenor of the Big Biology & Bioinformatics (B3) Symposium and also engaged in organising and delivering a workshop and seminar series in the lead up to the symposium in November 2014 and 2015 http://b3.qut.edu.au/
- Title
- The use of Biomarkers in Children to Predict Healing Potential and Optimise Burn Wound Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1160492
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- Burn Injury; Pathology; Wound Healing; Diagnostic Applications; Child Health
- Targeted proteomics on circulating LG3 levels in human stroke patients and animals following exercise
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Daniel Broszczak
- Biomarkers of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Recovery (2019)
- Proteomics Exploration in Skeletal Muscle Following Physical Trauma (2019)
- Investigating the role of microRNAs in hypertrophic and keloid scar formation (2018)
- Quantitative Characterization of Paediatric Burn Blister Fluid (2018)
- Extracellular Membrane Vesicles from Keratinocytes (2017)
- Micro-CT Based Characterisation of Changes to the Vascular Network Following Closed Soft Tissue Trauma and Cryotherapy (2015)
- Molecular Profiling of Exudate from Chronic Ulcerated Wounds (2015)
- Investigating epidermogenesis in a human skin equivalent model (2013)
- Urinary biomolecular indicators of exercise-induced over exertion injury (2013)