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Project description
Molecular imaging aims to use non-invasive techniques to probe and visualize molecules in the body, which can be used to measure biochemical processes and disease progression. While these can be endogenous molecules, it is common to use exogenous and synthetic agents. This is an interdisciplinary project, with opportunities in small molecule synthesis and characterization, material science, biomedical science and pre-clinical science.
The project is supported by collaborations with experts in material science, pre-clinical science and medical imaging.
Short Biography
Rubia received her BSc (2012) in Chemistry from Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil. She completed her MSc in 2015 in Organic Synthesis under the supervision of Prof. Andrea Maria Aguilar at the Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Institute of the same University, where she has presented her research at national conferences in Brazil, including SBQ (Brazilian Chemical Society) and BMOS (Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis). She then worked on an innovation project at Johnson & Johnson Brazil, with the analytical research and development team. In 2017, she started to work as a Research & Development Scientist I at Janssen-Cilag, Johnson & Johnson Brazil, directly with validation, transfer and development of analytical methods, before commencing her PhD at QUT in August 2020.
Rubia has research interests in the fields of organic, medicinal and analytical chemistry.