'Next gen' MRIs

Leading the world in the development of specialised Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) magnets: Better images of human extremities like arms, wrists, ankles and knees.

Breast Cancer Research

Working with the National Breast Cancer Foundation to lead the development of Australia’s first National Breast Cancer Tissue Bank: Aiming to identify breast cancer treatments for underserved patient groups.

Improving outcomes for Qld patients

Helping to speed up the delivery of radiation therapy to cancer patients

Spray-on skin for burns victims

Using High Performance Computers to model the growth of skin cell colonies for the development of a new aerosolised burns treatment.

Past Medical projects

Analysing snake venom

Studying the applications of snake venom for potential use as an anti-bleeding agent in surgical procedures.

Bio portal

A collaborative tool allowing members of the bioinformatics community to access and share information and software.

Enzyme Research

Computational analysis helping researchers understand enzymatic catalysis that can lead to genetic diseases and conditions such as mental impairment and cancer.

Glyco-pharmaceuticals

Researching the role carbohydrates play in disease and ageing in the hope of developing a new group of drugs

LDH DNA

Studying Layered Double-Hydroxide (LDH) structures and DNA, and the applications for drug delivery and gene therapy

Membrane-protein interaction

Researching the macroscopic (experimentally observable) properties of biomolecular systems such as proteins, nucleic acids and lipid aggregates, in terms of the interactions between atoms.

Protein Modelling

Studying red proteins to further the practice of deep-tissue biomedical imaging