Jennifer Plowman

PhD Candidate

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