Bettina is working on targeted mRNA delivery for the treatment of hereditary diseases and cancers.
Bettina is developing a platform technology for cell-specific mRNA delivery. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biotechnology (TUM) and a Master of Medical Biotechnology (UQ), receiving the SCMB Postgraduate Coursework Prize. During her masters, Bettina joined the laboratory of Dr Seth Cheetham for projects on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) design and targeted mRNA delivery. With a background in industrial biotechnology, she has previously worked on rapid testing devices for blood infections, and for SARS-CoV-2.
Key Publications
Dietmair*, Humphries*, Mercer, Thurecht, Howard, Cheetham. Targeted mRNA delivery with bispecific antibodies that tether LNPs to cell surface markers. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2025 Mar 19;36(2):102520.