Project title
The Roles of Banf1 and SASH1 in Telomere Maintenance and Mechanisms of Cellular Ageing
Supervisory Team
Principal Supervisor: Professor Derek Richard
Associate Supervisor(s): Dr Emma Bolderson, Dr Joshua Burgess, Professor Ken O’Byrne
Project description
With a lifelong interest in the biology of ageing and ageing-associated diseases, Jennifer’s PhD project focusses on understanding the cellular mechanisms and signalling pathways affected by premature ageing disorders. She is supported by the competitive Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship.
Short Biography
Jennifer completed her BSc (Biological Sciences) and MSc (Hons) in the field of cancer research, at Macquarie University, Sydney and the Children’s Medical Research Institute, Westmead. Following her work on T Cell Receptor Signalling at the University of New South Wales’ Centre for Vascular Research, Jennifer moved to Brisbane where she is now undertaking a PhD in the Genome Stability Group at QUT.
Education
2008 Master of Science, Oncology and Cancer Biology, Macquarie University
2002 Bachelor of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, Macquarie University