Category: Speakers

  • Dr. Paul Jaschke, Macquarie University, Australia

    Dr. Paul Jaschke, Macquarie University, Australia

    Dr Paul Jaschke is a Senior Lecturer (equivalent to Associate Professor in the USA) in Synthetic Biology in the School of Natural Sciences in the Faculty of Science and Engineering and an Associate Investigator in the Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology. I completed a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British…

  • Dr. Amandeep Kaur, Monash University, Australia

    Dr. Amandeep Kaur, Monash University, Australia

    Dr Amandeep Kaur is a Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University. Her research interests lie in the field of : (i) Development of fluorescent tools for nanoscale imaging of protein aggregates in neurodegeneration; (ii)Design and synthesis of photoswitchable fluorescent probes for super-resolution imaging; (iii) Sensing platforms…

  • Dr. Jiao-Jiao Li, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    Dr. Jiao-Jiao Li, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    As a biomedical engineer working in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, Dr Jiao Jiao Li (JJ) envisions a future where stem cells and bioactive materials can be ‘personalised’ to provide optimal treatments for major diseases. Leading a research team in biomedical engineering, she is currently developing regenerative therapies for bone and joint disorders – debilitating…

  • Dr. JingJing You, University of Sydney

    Dr. JingJing You, University of Sydney

    Dr. Jingjing You is a Senior Lecturer of Biomedicine at the University of Sydney’s School of Medical Sciences. With a profound dedication to advancing medical science, particularly in the field of wound healing, Dr. You’s research has been pivotal in developing innovative treatments for eye and brain injuries. Her groundbreaking work centers on the use…

  • Dr. Yu Heng Lau, University of Sydney, Australia

    Dr. Yu Heng Lau, University of Sydney, Australia

    Dr Yu Heng Lau is a Senior Lecturer, SOAR Prize recipient, and group leader in the School of Chemistry. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge, developing new chemical methods for synthesising peptide-based therapeutics. He then moved to Harvard Medical School as a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow in the field of synthetic…

  • Prof. Colin Jackson, The Australian National University, Australia

    Prof. Colin Jackson, The Australian National University, Australia

    Prof. Colin Jackson has held research positions at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and was a visiting research fellow at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel) and a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Institut de Biologie Structurale (Grenoble, France), before his appointment as a Senior Lecturer at the Research School…

  • Dr Siyi Hu, ACXEL

    Dr Siyi Hu, ACXEL

    Dr Siyi Hu is affiliated with the CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Suzhou, China. Hu’s research, as demonstrated in the recent paper, focuses on advanced microfluidics for single-cell manipulation. This includes the development of high-resolution digital microfluidics enabled by large-area electronics, which…

  • Dr. Danny Tng, Duke-NUS Singapore, SingHealth Hospital, Singapore

    Dr. Danny Tng, Duke-NUS Singapore, SingHealth Hospital, Singapore

     Dr Danny Tng owns Double qualifications as a medical doctor (MD) and electrical engineer (PhD). Clinician-Innovator with experience in infectious diseases, clinical trials, point-of-care diagnostics, nanotechnology, translational research and medtech.He has 5 years of clinical experience in Singapore (SGH, NCCS, NTFGH and KKH),10 years of research experience (Authored/co-authored ~20 publications in leading journals). He filed…

  • Dr. Kotaro Tsuboyama, University of Tokyo, Japan

    Dr. Kotaro Tsuboyama, University of Tokyo, Japan

     Lecturer (PI) at Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), UTokyo. His research focuses on De novo proteins, large-scale measurements, machine learning, deep learning. His lab focuses on combining large-scale measurements with machine learning, including deep learning, to gain a better understanding of the relationships between amino acid sequence, structure, and function. Then, based on this new…

  • Prof. Sheena Radford, University of Leeds, UK. (Zoom)

    Prof. Sheena Radford, University of Leeds, UK. (Zoom)

    Professor Sheena Radford, is a highly distinguished British biophysicist, currently holding the position of Astbury Professor of Biophysics at the University of Leeds and Royal Society Research Professor. Her expertise lies in several areas, particularly in protein folding and misfolding, amyloid formation, membrane protein folding, aggregation, and biopharmaceuticals. Prof. Radford’s research has significantly advanced our…