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Director

Professor Abigail Elizur

Director

karmstro@usc.edu.au

Deputy Directors

Professor Michele Clark

Deputy Director

mclark2@usc.edu.au

Professor Peter Timms

Deputy Director, Centre for Bioinnovation; Professor of Microbiology

ptimms@usc.edu.au

Theme Leaders

Professor Scott Cummins

Professor, Molecular Biology | Co-Director, Centre for Bioinnovation | Theme Leader, Aquaculture Biotechnology, Centre for Bioinnovation

scummins@usc.edu.au

Associate Professor Volker Herzig

ARC Future Fellow | Theme Leader, Biodiscovery, Centre for Bioinnovation

vherzig@usc.edu.au

Associate Professor David McMillan

Associate Professor in Microbiology | Theme Leader, Applied Microbiology

david.mcmillan@usc.edu.au

Associate Professor Erin Price

UniSC Senior Research Fellow | Theme Leader, Human and Animal Health and Disease, Centre for Bioinnovation

eprice@usc.edu.au

Associate Professor Tomer Ventura

Associate Professor, Science | Theme Leader, Conservation and Biodiversity, Centre for Bioinnovation | School of Science, Technology and Engineering

tventura@usc.edu.au

Core Members

Dr Asmaa Boufridi

Research Fellow | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

aboufridi@usc.edu.au

Dr Gabriel Conroy

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Ecology | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

gconroy@usc.edu.au

Dr Lochlan Fennell

Senior Lecturer | School of Health | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

lfennell@usc.edu.au

Dr Shaodong Guo

Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Science, Technology and Engineering | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

sguo@usc.edu.au

Professor Robert Harvey

Professor in Pathophysiology | Associate Dean, Research | School of Health | Affiliate Member, Thompson Institute and Centre for Bioinnovation | ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5956-6664

rharvey2@usc.edu.au

Dr Nguyen Hong Nguyen

Senior Lecturer, Genetics | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation | Deputy Honours Coordinator | School of Science, Technology and Engineering

nnguyen@usc.edu.au

Dr Martina Jelocnik

Lecturer in Microbiology | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation | School of Science, Technology and Engineering

mjelocni@usc.edu.au

Associate Professor Mohammad Katouli

Associate Professor, Microbial Ecology | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

mkatouli@usc.edu.au

Dr Anna Kuballa

Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Science | Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Accelerated) | School of Health | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

akuballa@usc.edu.au

Dr Jude Maher

Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics | School of Health | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

jmaher@usc.edu.au

Associate Professor Nicole Masters

Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching | Associate Professor in Bioscience | School of Health | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

nmasters@usc.edu.au

Dr Samuel Phillips

Research Fellow, Centre for Bioinnovation

sphilli2@usc.edu.au

Dr Nina Pollak

Research Fellow, Centre for Bioinnovation

npollak@usc.edu.au

Associate Professor Dominique Potvin

Associate Professor, Animal Ecology | Lead for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | School of Science, Technology and Engineering | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

dpotvin@usc.edu.au

Associate Professor Fraser Russell

Associate Professor, Biochemical Pharmacology | School of Health | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

frussell@usc.edu.au

Dr Derek Sarovich

Senior Research Fellow, Advance Queensland | Centre for Bioinnovation

dsarovich@usc.edu.au

Dr Renfu Shao

Senior Lecturer, Science | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

rshao@usc.edu.au

Professor Alison Shapcott

Professor, Vegetation and Plant Ecology | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation | School of Science, Technology and Engineering

ashapcot@usc.edu.au

Dr Sankar Subramanian

Senior Lecturer, Genetics | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation | Honours Coordinator | School of Science, Technology and Engineering

ssankara@usc.edu.au

Dr Trong Tran

Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry | School of Science, Technology and Engineering | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

ttran1@usc.edu.au

Associate Professor Tianfang Wang

Associate Professor, Chemical Sciences | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation | School of Science, Technology and Engineering

twang@usc.edu.au

Professor Catherine Yule

Professor of Ecology | School of Science, Technology and Engineering | Member, Centre for Bioinnovation

CYule@usc.edu.au

Graduate Research Candidate	Principal Supervisor	Program Name	Thesis Title
Paul Wright	Abigail Elizur	Doctor of Philosophy	Molecular investigation of reproductive processes in the sea cucumber, Holothuria leucospilota.
Derek Johnson	Alison Shapcott	Doctor of Philosophy	Recovery response of Koala habitat after fire
Linda Moss	Alison Shapcott	Doctor of Philosophy	Molecular level community analysis of wood decay fungi on field exposed construction wood
Marion Howard	Alison Shapcott	Doctor of Philosophy
Matthew Mooney	Alison Shapcott	Doctor of Philosophy	Rainforest resilience at the frontiers of fire: Post-fire response of Australia’s subtropical rainforests
Nathan Wellington	Anna Kuballa	Doctor of Philosophy	Genetic Biomarkers of Ketamine on PTSD
Elysia Toh	Catherine Yule	Doctor of Philosophy	Conservation biology of peat swamps across the tropics and subtropics
Jessica Gibbs	David McMillan	Master of Science	Identification and Characterisation of Antimicrobial Molecules in Sydney Rock Oysters
Rickyle Balea	David McMillan	Doctor of Philosophy	Development and pre-clinical evaluation of a low resource reliant diagnostic platform for Arbovirus detection and surveillance
Kellie Strickland	Derek Sarovich	Doctor of Philosophy	Mitigating antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Thanh Cuong Le	Erin Price	Doctor of Philosophy	Application of next-generation sequencing to study nocardiosis in fish
Tiana Davey	Erin Price	Doctor of Philosophy	Unveiling the lung cancer microbiome using high-throughput sequencing
Timothy Baird	Erin Price	Doctor of Philosophy	Exploring Microbial 'Meta-Omics' in Respiratory Disease
Lisa Randall	Fraser Russell	Doctor of Philosophy	Defining signalling pathways to characterise a novel anti-fibrotic agent.
Katie Roberts	Gabriel Conroy	Doctor of Philosophy	Risk, recreation, and respect: the sustainability of summit climbing behaviours in the culturally significant Glass House Mountains National Park
Paul Sprecher	Gabriel Conroy	Master of Science	Reproduction biology and ecology of Fontainea venosa
Amanda Lamont	Judith Maher	Doctor of Philosophy	Improving Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy among Adolescent Mothers: A Mixed Methods Study in the School Context
Dianne Seels	Mark Holmes	Master of Science	Slow Food, not fast food: Children, parents and teachers' perceptions and experiences with the Slow Food Snail Kids Program.
Behnoush Asgari	Mohammad Katouli	Doctor of Philosophy	Interaction of pathogenic Escherichia coli carrying T6SS with an improved model of gut epithelial cells
Christian O'Dea	Mohammad Katouli	Doctor of Philosophy	Application of Next-Generation Sequencing for detection of human and animal fecal pollution in surface waters.
Georgia Bradford	Mohammad Katouli	Doctor of Philosophy	The impact of selected probiotic strains on signalling pathways in gut epithelial cells
Samira Habibian	Mohammad Katouli	Doctor of Philosophy	Antiproliferative and antipathogenic activity of selected probiotic strains against adhesiveinvasive E. coli using an improved model of gut epithelium
Thi Mai Huong Tran	Nguyen Nguyen Hong	Doctor of Philosophy	Impact of nutrition on reproductive performance of Macquarie perch (Macquaria australacica)
Fiachra O Deasmhunaigh	Nicole Masters	Doctor of Philosophy	Clinical and Radiographic Outcome Score Study (CROSS) in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA)
Skye Cash-Deans	Nicole Masters	Doctor of Philosophy	Fluoroscopy Guided Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of the Knee – Considerations of Ablation zone morphology, genicular nerve anatomy and the accuracy of probe placement and treatment zone in relation to genicular nerve location.
Chioma Ojiako	Peter Timms	Doctor of Philosophy	The Development And Evaluation Of A Koala Chlamydia Vaccine Under Field Conditions
Cyrana Gallay	Robert Harvey	Doctor of Philosophy	Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Oral Ketamine Combination on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (TMS-OK PTSD)
Grace Forsyth	Robert Harvey	Doctor of Philosophy	Oral Ketamine Trial on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Kotaro Takano	Robert Harvey	Doctor of Philosophy	Controlling wombat mange by targeting scabies ligand-gated chloride channels
Leah Clyne	Robert Harvey	Doctor of Philosophy	Functional characterisation of neurocognitive disorder genes and therapies using cellular models.
Sean Fraser	Robert Harvey	Doctor of Philosophy	The role of the glycine receptor α2 subunit in neurodevelopmental disorders
Adam Hillberg	Scott Cummins	Doctor of Philosophy	Investigation of crown-of-thorns seastar pheromones
Inaliguyau Lutschini	Scott Cummins	Doctor of Philosophy	Reproductive molecular biology of invasive pest land snails
Jean Reichow	Scott Cummins	Doctor of Philosophy	Molecular investigation of the jellyfish chemosensory system
Jessica Webb	Scott Cummins	Doctor of Philosophy	Molecular analysis of bromoform biosynthesis in Asparagopsis taxiformis
MD Abu Zafar	Scott Cummins	Doctor of Philosophy	Molecular analysis of oyster reproduction
Phong Phan	Scott Cummins	Doctor of Philosophy	Molecular Investigation of Host-Parasite Interactions
Blake Lausen	Tianfang Wang	Doctor of Philosophy	A proteomic and functional investigation of “Blue fleet” organism venom
Peter Spencer	Tianfang Wang	Doctor of Philosophy	A potential new construction material synthesized from particulates and binding minerals found in common natural rock.
Stuart Smith	Tianfang Wang	Doctor of Philosophy	Identification and quantitative analysis of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish steroidal saponins and changes that occurs during stress.
Avani Bhojwani	Tomer Ventura	Doctor of Philosophy	Using transcriptomics for cultivated seafood research on crustaceans
Gourab Chowdhury	Tomer Ventura	Doctor of Philosophy	Molecular investigation into the regulation of ovarian development in the black tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon
Grace Smith	Tomer Ventura	Doctor of Philosophy	Decoding the genetic landscape of Australian peatlands
Lisa Musgrove	Tomer Ventura	Doctor of Philosophy	Developing Cellular and Molecular Tools for Cultivated Crustacean Meat Production
Nguyen Ai Hang Tran	Tomer Ventura	Doctor of Philosophy	Comparative analysis of sexual development pathways in decapod crustaceans of commercial significance
Nickolis Black	Tomer Ventura	Doctor of Philosophy	Unlocking Innovative Transgenerational Biotechnologies for Enhancement of Aquaculture Productivity in Decapod Crustaceans
Oshra Yosef	Tomer Ventura	Doctor of Philosophy	Developing aquaculture biotechnology tools for reproduction capacity enhancement in the giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon
Taslima Akter	Tomer Ventura	Doctor of Philosophy	Development of a nutritional approach for the reproduction and larvae robustness of giant tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) as an alternative tactic to eye stalk ablation: an approach to prawn welfare
Thomas Banks	Tomer Ventura	Doctor of Philosophy	RNA Interference in Achelata - Finding the Missing Link in Systemic Gene Silencing
Dylan Ebner	Trong Tran	Doctor of Philosophy	An investigation into bioactive molecules from the Sydney Rock Oyster (Saccostrea glomerata)
Andrew Ahabh	Volker Herzig	Doctor of Philosophy
Yachen Wang	Volker Herzig	Doctor of Philosophy	Arachnid venoms as a source of bee-friendly insecticides and treatments for honeybee parasites

Adjunct Professor Peter Davies, The University of Queensland
Adjunct Professor Wayne O’Connor, NSW Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Port Stephens
Adjunct Professor Peer Schenk, Research Director, Sustainable Solutions Hub
Adjunct Professor Jung Tae Sung, Gyeongsang National University
Adjunct Associate Professor David Midgley, CSIRO
Adjunct Associate Professor Steven Ogbourne, QBiotics
Adjunct Associate Professor Nicolas Smoll, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
Adjunct Fellow Dr Tomer Abramov, Provectus Algae
Adjunct Fellow Dr Tim Baird, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
Adjunct Fellow Dr Peter Karmen
Adjunct Fellow Dr Daniel Powell, The University of Queensland
Adjunct Fellow Dr Alex Ward, ARTA Bioanalytics

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Director

Professor Abigail Elizur

Deputy Directors

Professor Michele Clark

Professor Peter Timms

Theme Leaders

Professor Scott Cummins

Associate Professor Volker Herzig

Associate Professor David McMillan

Associate Professor Erin Price

Associate Professor Tomer Ventura

Core Members

Dr Asmaa Boufridi

Dr Gabriel Conroy

Dr Lochlan Fennell

Dr Shaodong Guo

Professor Robert Harvey

Dr Nguyen Hong Nguyen

Dr Martina Jelocnik

Associate Professor Mohammad Katouli

Dr Anna Kuballa

Dr Jude Maher

Associate Professor Nicole Masters

Dr Samuel Phillips

Dr Nina Pollak

Associate Professor Dominique Potvin

Associate Professor Fraser Russell

Dr Derek Sarovich

Dr Renfu Shao

Professor Alison Shapcott

Dr Sankar Subramanian

Dr Trong Tran

Associate Professor Tianfang Wang

Professor Catherine Yule

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Director

Professor Abigail Elizur

Deputy Directors

Professor Michele Clark

Professor Peter Timms

Theme Leaders

Professor Scott Cummins

Associate Professor Volker Herzig

Associate Professor David McMillan

Associate Professor Erin Price

Associate Professor Tomer Ventura

Core Members

Dr Asmaa Boufridi

Dr Gabriel Conroy

Dr Lochlan Fennell

Dr Shaodong Guo

Professor Robert Harvey

Dr Nguyen Hong Nguyen

Dr Martina Jelocnik

Associate Professor Mohammad Katouli

Dr Anna Kuballa

Dr Jude Maher

Associate Professor Nicole Masters

Dr Samuel Phillips

Dr Nina Pollak

Associate Professor Dominique Potvin

Associate Professor Fraser Russell

Dr Derek Sarovich

Dr Renfu Shao

Professor Alison Shapcott

Dr Sankar Subramanian

Dr Trong Tran

Associate Professor Tianfang Wang

Professor Catherine Yule

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Adjunct members