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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
DNA sequence deep learning to map genome-wide genetic variants underlying complex traits and disease
Deep learning predicts genetic variant effects on DNA regulation, but scales poorly. We aim to leverage better GPU parallelisation and sub-network isolation to run inference genome-wide, boosting disease-risk prediction and heritability estimation.
- Supervisor
- Professor Loic Yengo and Dr Brad Balderson
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Engineering, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences
A First Nations Cancer Cohort Study (CanCo)
Investigate and address the critical health disparities faced by First Nations Australians in cancer care, ultimately saving more lives and enhancing wellbeing.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gail Garvey
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Indigenous studies
Characterising venom toxins of veterinary importance in Australia
Characterise venom toxins produced by Australian paralysis ticks (Ixodes holocyclus) and processionary caterpillars (Ochrogaster lunifer), which cause tick paralysis and equine pregnancy loss, respectively.
- Supervisor
- Dr Andrew Walker
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Combinational nano-immunotherapy for cancer treatment
Develop novel nano-adjuvants to improve the treatment outcome of immunotherapy triple-negative breast cancer.
- Supervisor
- Professor Chengzhong Yu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences