Who we are
Research Leaders
Prof. Wei Zhang
Inaugural Director
MB-CRC Research Director
ANZ-MBS Inaugural President
Prof. Chris Franco
Emeritus Professor Department of Medical Biotechnology
Past Head Department of Medical Biotechnology
Dr Kirsten Heimann
HDR Coordinator
Senior Lecturer
MB-CRC - Connect, Educate, Train (CET)
Associate Prof. Justin Chalker
Associate Professor of Synthetic Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering
Dr Zhongfan Jia
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, College of Science and Engineering
Prof. Jian Qin
Professor of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering
Prof. Jamie Quinton
Professor of Nanotechnology/Physics/Chemical Physics, College of Science and Engineering
Prof. Colin Raston
Professor of Clean Technology, College of Science and Engineering
Prof. John Spoehr
Strategic Professor
Prof. Youhong Tang
Professor, College of Science and Engineering
Associate Prof. Robyn Meech
Associate Professor in Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Public Health
Prof. Ross Mckinnon
Strategic Professor in Cancer Research & Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor
College of Medicine and Public Health
Adjunct Research Leaders
Dr Andrew Barber
COO, Organic Raw, Adelaide
Prof. Tae Sung Jung
Professor in Philosophy, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
Dr Rob Kinley
Livestock Systems Scientist, CSIRO, Adelaide
Prof. Changheng Liu
Shandong Academy of Sciences, China
Associate Prof. Jason Tanner
Sub-program Leader, Environmental Assessment, Mitigation and Rehabilitation, SARDI PIRSA, Adelaide
Research Staff
Dr Reinu E Abraham
Research Associate
Dr Faruq Ahmed
Research Associate
Dr Huang-Teck Lee
Research Associate
Dr Qi Liang
Research Associate
Ms Niki Sperou
Artist in Residence, Media, Communications & Awards Officer
Mr Peng Su
Research Associate
Administration Staff
Current CMBD Researchers
Renáo Bai
PhD
Biorefinery of spirulina for functional bioproducts developments in human nutrition and health
Ms Nicole Clark
PhD
The therapeutic potential of two derivatives of chlorophyll a in treating severe, acute and chronic viral respiratory diseases
Ms Sifaben Soheb Ghanchivahora
Masters
Evaluation of spirulina extract as a biofertilizer to improve sorghum crop production
Mr Kishore Madderla
Masters
Biochemical Characterization and Evaluation of Anticancer Properties of Medicinally Treasured Jujube Cultivars
Ms Adele Mastroyannis
PhD
Biorefinery of seaweed bio-actives and their application in skin and gut health
Ms Tinusha Paramananthan
Masters
Comparative Studies on the Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts of Native Australian Plant Eucalyptus globulus
Ms Hanan Abdul Rahim
Masters
Comparison of green extraction technology and methanol crude extracts of Panax quinquefolium and Nigella sativa for antimicrobial activity and interactions with antibiotics
Ms Takarir Faatema Sheliya
Masters
Evaluation of macroalgae extracts for soil improvement and plant stimulation
Mr Srijan Shrestha
PhD
Neuroprotective activity of polyphenols derived from marine and terrestrial plants
Ms Bunu Tamang
PhD
Biorefinery process and health product development of Hengshan Astragalus Shiitake
Ms Karri Thomas
Honours
Optimising Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from Local Waste Sources to Create Bioplastics
Mr Miansong Zhang
PhD
Advanced next-generation processing technology and product development of sea cucumber to retain molecular nutrient
Past CMBD Alumni
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Julian Adams (PhD)
Mousa Alghazwi (PhD)
Yitayal Anteneh (PhD)
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Yadollah Bahrami (PhD)
Prof. Joseph Baker (BOA)
Angela Binns (Technical Manager)
Holly Braidwood (Honours)
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Suvimol Charoensiddhi (Aim) (PhD)
Ying Cheng (PhD)
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DVCR Prof. David Day (BOA)
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Paul Gaite (PhD)
Dhrub Ghimire (Masters)
Pamela Gorriceta (Masters)
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Zhaolin He (Masters)
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Yunita Irawadi (Masters)
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Gurpreet Kaur (Masters)
Sharandeep Kaur (Sharon) (Masters)
Tarandeep Kaur (Masters)
Tiffanwy Klippel-Cooper (Honours)
Hanna Krysinska (Technical Manager)
Barbara Kupke (Technical Manager)
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Andrew Lorbeer (PhD)
Jos Lum (Masters)
Xuan Luo (PhD)
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Adele Mastroyannis (Masters)
Mohammad F Mehbub (Etu) (PhD)
Barry Murphy (Chair BOA)
Dennis Mutton (BOA)
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Thi Nguyen (TiVi) (PhD)
Trung Nguyen (PhD)
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Gintung Patantis (Masters)
Associate Prof. Munish Puri (Deputy Director)
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Neha Rathod (Masters)
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DVCR Prof. Robert Saint (BOA)
Sita Ram Sapkota (Masters)
Eko K Sitepu (PhD)
Shirley Sorokin (Media and Communications Officer)
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Liu-Fei Tan (PhD)
Raymond Tham (Centre Manager)
Elmo Thomas (PhD)
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Graham Walters (BOA)
Dylan Whan (PhD)
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Qi Yang (PhD)
Bo Yuan (Masters)
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Visiting Scholars/Researchers
Ms Wanling Cai (Fujian Normal University, China)
Dr Wenjuan Duan (Grace) (Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Jinan, China)
Mr Wendi Fadillah (IPB University, Indonesia)
Ms Zhen Guo (Dalian JiaoTong University)
Prof. Tae Sung Jung (Gyeongsang National University, South Korea)
Mr Chenzi Lyu (Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Mr Zengling Ma (Wenzhou University)
Ms Mengying Shan (Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China)
Ms Biyun Sun (University of New South Wales (UNSW) – Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)), Sydney, Aus
Mr Miansong Zhang (Shandong Academy of Sciences, China)
Ms Bingqian Zhou (Shandong Academy of Sciences, China)
Mr Peng Zhu (Shandong Agriculture University, China)
Visiting Occupational Trainee Students
Mr Sami Arfaoui (Université de Nantes, France)
Mr Julien Benchiek (Université de Nantes, France)
Ms Diane Charmet (Université de Nantes, France)
Ms Christel Deyrat (Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Anglet, France
Ms Valentine Fremont (Université de Nantes, France)
Ms Claire Lars (Université de Nantes, France)
Mr Fabien LeVigueloux (Université de Nantes, France)
Ms Léa Maggiore (Université de Nantes, France)
Advisory Board
Prof. Rob Lewis (Chair)
Director, Science Without Bounds Fellow, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (FATSE)
Board Chair, Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) Pty Ltd
Prof. Colin Raston
Professor of Clean Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
2020 SA Scientist of the Year
Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
Prof. Peter Eastwood (Proxy: Prof. Ross McKinnon)
Director, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI)
Ex Officio
Prof. Wei Zhang
Chair, Marine Biotechnology Subcommittee
National Marine Science Committee, Australia
Director, Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development, Flinders University
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