Meet the Researchers

Professor Megan O'Mara's research sits at the interface of chemistry, biology, physics, and computer science. Or, more simply, she uses gaming computers to solve the mysteries of the human body.

One of Dr Han’s most intriguing pursuits involves the creation of a new type of oral HIV drug: one that would bypass the need for multiple needles each day and the often-painful reactions that accompany certain treatments.

Welcome to the world of organoids: where Professor Ernst Wolvetang is growing tiny, three-dimensional avatars in the quest for better therapies.

Dr Michaela Blyton is working to fill a number of crucial information gaps that could tell us how to better care for, protect, and treat koalas, and halt the species' worrying decline.

Welcome to the world of mRNA, a field responsible for two Covid-19 vaccines - and a new frontier that Dr Seth Cheetham is charting with gusto.

Minjun Kim is revolutionising battery tech with science that could fit on the head of a pin. Here's how he and the AIBN team are doing it.

What happens when a chemical engineer becomes disillusioned with how we’re using chemicals? If you’re Dr Esteban Marcellin Saldana, you set about changing the game.

The gold nanoparticles Yusra Rabbani uses in her wound sensor project may not be visible to the naked eye, but the science behind her work still proved eye-catching enough at the University of Queensland's All-Institute final of the Three-Minute Thesis.