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Bias in data pipelines and AI systems
This scholarship is in the context of an Australian Research Council fellowship titled "A principled approach to data bias management in data pipelines".
- Supervisor
- Professor Gianluca Demartini
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Engineering scalable microbial protein production from sustainable feedstocks
Develop next-generation microbial protein production processes by integrating microbial physiology and bioprocess engineering to enable efficient, scalable conversion of renewable feedstocks into sustainable protein.
- Supervisor
- Dr Ramon Ganigue and Associate Professor Ilje Pikaar
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Biological sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences
Engineering scalable single cell oil production for sustainable manufacturing of oleochemicals
Develop advanced microbial processes for sustainable lipid production by optimising carbon conversion, microbial performance, and scalable bioprocess design using renewable feedstocks.
- Supervisor
- Dr Ramon Ganigue and Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences
Swift transitions - Decoding the chromatin dynamics that redirect cell behaviour during vessel growth
Uncover how chromatin dynamics control cell decisions during vessel growth, using live imaging and genomics in zebrafish to reveal how cells switch states.
- Supervisor
- Dr Kaska Koltowska
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Engineering of mesenchymal stromal cell metabolism for reliable cell therapies
Mesenchymal stromal cell therapies work in some patients and not others. Use CRISPR to rewire the cells' metabolism and make their anti-inflammatory effect reliable.
- Supervisor
- Dr Mauro Torres and Professor Justin Cooper-White
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Engineering
Synthetic gene circuits for controllable production of antibody and gene therapy medicines
Biologic medicines are made inside living cells. Design genetic switches to control those cells on demand and train across synthetic biology, cell engineering and bioprocessing.
- Supervisor
- Dr Mauro Torres and Professor Lars Nielsen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Engineering
Converting waste gases into sustainable protein
Develop acetogenic and methanotrophic fermentation systems to transform waste gases into sustainable microbial protein for feed and food applications.
- Supervisor
- Dr Bernardino Virdis and Dr Gaia Boniardi
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Quantum enabled cell imaging
Develop capabilities of our quantum microscopes and apply them to cutting-edge cellular analysis. A range of exciting topical areas are available, from imaging of the flow of information in neuronal networks, to understanding how bacteria respond to anti-biotics, and fingerprinting of cancer cells.
- Supervisor
- Professor Warwick Bowen and Dr Nicholas Mauranyapin
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Engineering, Health sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Quantum single molecule science
Develop quantum technologies to measure and laser-control protein motions, revealing how protein dynamics drive biological function while enabling new approaches to protein fingerprinting, proteomics, and biomedical sensing.
- Supervisor
- Professor Warwick Bowen and Dr Sam Scholten
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Engineering, Health sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Oscillation identification and control design for power grid with high renewable energy integration
Develop innovative solutions for detecting oscillations, identifying their sources, and proposing effective mitigation strategies to facilitate the large-scale integration of renewable energy resources.
- Supervisor
- Dr Feifei Bai and Associate Professor Ruifeng Yan
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering