National Meeting of the Australian Society of Molecular Imaging
Gemma Figtree is a Professor in Medicine at the University of Sydney. She co-leads the Cardiovascular Theme for Sydney Health Partners, a NHMRC Advanced Health Research and Translation Centre and is the Chair of the University of Sydney’s multi-disciplinary Cardiovascular Initiative. Gemma completed her DPhil at Oxford University in 2002 supported by a Rhodes Scholarship …
Professor John Hooper is a Mater Foundation Fellow and a Senior Research Fellow at Mater Research. John leads the Cancer Cell Biology Research Group and is the author of over 70 publications with his research currently focused on understanding molecular mechanisms underlying cancer. John’s lab has a particular interest in aggressive malignancies, including cancers of …
Dr Woodruff is a Professor of Pharmacology who leads a research team aiming to find new therapeutic treatments for neurodegenerative disorders. Current therapies for these diseases are vastly inadequate, and so new research is needed to identify novel targets to slow or halt their progression. Prof Woodruff’s specific research revolves around the innate immune system …
Evolution and the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research at Griffith University. She has previously held a professorship at Harvard University and fellowships at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Professor Smith explores the evolution and development of the human dentition. Teeth preserve remarkably faithful records …
A/Prof. Juliana Hamzah is the Head of Laboratory Targeted Drug Delivery, Imaging and Therapy at the Harry Perkins Institute, and the appointed head of Institute’s Therapeutic Targeting Research Theme. She has over 12 years of research experience in developing targeted delivery technology platforms for imaging and treating diseases including cancer and atherosclerosis. Following the completion …
Associate Professor Xiaowei Wang is a cardiovascular researcher interested in using imaging technologies like ultrasound, MRI and CT to identify high-risk plaque in the arteries. She is also interested in developing targeted drug delivery methods without side effects to help people recover after a heart attack. Associate Professor Wang heads the Molecular Imaging and Theranostics …
Dr Xiaowen Liang awarded her PhD from The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2015 and received the Dean’s Award for outstanding Research Higher Degree Theses (top 10% of UQ graduates). She is a UQ Development Fellow and the focus of her work is on the use of advanced technologies to improve liver cancer outcomes and …
Dr Nguyen is a research fellow and lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at University Technology Sydney (UTS) and the ACRF Image-X Institute. She was awarded First Class Honour in Bachelor of Engineering at The University of Queensland in 2010, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy conferred by The University of Sydney in 2015. She currently holds …
I, Dr. Tushar Kumeria, am a Scientia Senior Lecturer and an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellow (ECF) at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia.