College of Science & Engineering

Sophia Love

Sophia Love

Romain Vaucher

Romain Vaucher

Jenny Fisher

Jenny Fisher

Ambili Narayanan

Ambili Narayanan

Sarfaraz Ali

Sarfaraz Ali

Mikaeylah Davidson

Mikaeylah Davidson

Liuxin Chen

Liuxin Chen

Rafael Cabral Carvalho

Rafael Cabral Carvalho

Tom Lloyd

Tom Lloyd

Mohamadreza Chalak Qazani

Mohamadreza Chalak Qazani

ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity
Myles Menz
01 Aug 2024 - 30 Aug 2029
The Biosecurity Training Centre aims to deliver a solution for Australia’s increasing biosecurity risk through generational change in its workforce coupled with breakthrough technologies. It will launch an innovative training program for future leaders who will build relationships with end users and engage meaningfully with communities for effective implementation strategies. The Centre will provide data-driven systems, behavioural change for adoption and authentic industry engagement. This suite of graduates and technologies will transform the biosecurity sector and protect Australia’s critical agricultural industries.
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity
Bronson Philippa
01 Aug 2024 - 30 Aug 2029
The Biosecurity Training Centre aims to deliver a solution for Australia’s increasing biosecurity risk through generational change in its workforce coupled with breakthrough technologies. It will launch an innovative training program for future leaders who will build relationships with end users and engage meaningfully with communities for effective implementation strategies. The Centre will provide data-driven systems, behavioural change for adoption and authentic industry engagement. This suite of graduates and technologies will transform the biosecurity sector and protect Australia’s critical agricultural industries.
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity
Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi
01 Aug 2024 - 30 Aug 2029
The Biosecurity Training Centre aims to deliver a solution for Australia’s increasing biosecurity risk through generational change in its workforce coupled with breakthrough technologies. It will launch an innovative training program for future leaders who will build relationships with end users and engage meaningfully with communities for effective implementation strategies. The Centre will provide data-driven systems, behavioural change for adoption and authentic industry engagement. This suite of graduates and technologies will transform the biosecurity sector and protect Australia’s critical agricultural industries.
Strengthening Integrated Surveillance and Response for Vector-Borne Diseases in Melanesia (STRIVE 2.0)
Paul Horwood
01 Aug 2024 - 30 Jun 2028
Strengthening Integrated surveillance and response for vector-borne diseases in Melanesia. Emerging infectious diseases pose an intensifying global health threat, especially in the context of resource constrained health systems in Low-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and the increasing impact of climate change in the Pacific. A pressing need therefore exists for continued surveillance, rapid diagnosis and real-time tracking of emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). These functions have been articulated in regional (Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases) and global (Global Health Security Agenda) frameworks to strengthen health security. During the first iteration of the project, STRIVE amended its operations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, establishing multi-pathogen sero-surveillance at the Molecular Hub, measuring antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens, to inform the COVID-19 response in PNG. This experience highlighted that despite the significant progress made through STRIVE in strengthening surveillance and outbreak response capacity in PNG, there is still a crucial need for ongoing laboratory workforce development and health systems strengthening to enable a timely and efficient use of data to inform local decision-making and response to outbreaks in both VBDs and novel pathogens. In the next phase of STRIVE, the project will utilize the lessons learned, and foundational strengths developed in PNG to support Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in a priority pilot activity to strengthen VBD surveillance and response, whilst continuing to strengthen and expand upon the existing activities in PNG.
Genomics for Undiagnosed Infectious Disease Evaluation and Diagnosis in Northern Australia (GUIDED-North Australia) (Old ID 23362)
Matt Field
01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
The early detection and diagnosis of infectious diseases currently relies on a best guess of likely causative agents with specific testing for those agents. In this project, we aim to evaluate a genomics approach for the diagnosis of febrile illnesses of unknown cause in Northern Australia. The project will be conducted in major hospitals across three different regions of Northern Australia: Cairns (Queensland), Darwin (Northern Territory) and Broome (Western Australia). It is likely that most emerging infectious diseases initially present as undifferentiated fevers. It follows then that investigation of undifferentiated fevers provides targeted surveillance for new and emerging infectious diseases.
Magmatic History, Fertility and Metallogenesis of the Mary Kathleen Domain of the Mt Isa Inlier (Old ID 24902)
Ioan Sanislav
28 Feb 2018 - 30 Jun 2021
This project aims to highlight the exploration potential in the Mary Kathleen Domain of the Mt Isa Inlier by providing key mineralisation insights that can assist mining companies to plan their exploration strategy for better targeting and enhance the potential for new discoveries. To achieve this, the project has three main objectives: (1) Establish the extent, character and timing of the dominant magmatic epochs in the Mary Kathleen Domain of the Mt Isa Inlier (2) Develop an understanding of the tectono-magmatic history of the Mary Kathleen Domain and its links to metallogenesis; (3) Explore the applicability of magma fertility concepts as a tool for exploration for a variety of deposit types.
Imaygi Maalu (Unchartered waters): The governance and management of the Torres Strait fisheries into the future (Old ID 26723)
Helene Marsh
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Mar 2026
The key objective of this project is to investigate existing national and international research knowledge on the management of fisheries that have recognised Indigenous interests, how this knowledge interfaces with commercial enterprises, and sustains the health of the fisheries and the cultural traditions of the Indigenous people. Accommodating such components into existing legal frameworks remain a challenge for various governments and is a challenging matter in many of the world's fisheries. The Torres Strait fisheries is no different and exists in a complex legislative framework.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance facility for Northern Australia (Old ID 21541)
George Vamvounis
26 Feb 2015 - 25 Feb 2016
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a fundamentally and critically important technique in the characterisation of organic, inorganic and biological compounds. The purchase of a state-of-the-art instrument at James Cook University and a lower resolution instrument at Charles Darwin University are required to support productive existing research projects, and nurture future projects, in organometallic chemistry and the development of new materials and analytical sensors; organic photochemistry as applied in synthesis and degradation; natural products, pharmaceutical, inorganic chemistry, where multinuclear nuclear magnetic resonance is most important and applicable in drug design, development and delivery.
Investigation of differential antigen processing and presentation of allergenic vs. non-allergenic tropomyosin (Old ID 22369)
Ludwig Lopata
19 Oct 2015 - 30 Sep 2016
Food allergy to shellfish is a rapidly growing concern. Allergen-specific immunotherapy is a well-accepted treatment strategy for IgE-mediated allergic disease to pollen and dust-mites; however, not much progress has been made for food allergies. Tropomyosin, which is the major allergenic protein in shellfish has been structurally and immunologically well characterised by our group. The aim of the proposed research project is to elucidate the mechanisms of differential uptake and presentation of peptides from allergenic and non-allergenic tropomyosin on human dendritic cells. The outcomes of this research will open new avenues for the development of novel immunotherapeutic strategies for shellfish allergy.
Combat apathy in traumatic brain injury patients (Old ID 27911)
Sara Brice
01 Feb 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
Clinicians often mention apathy as the cause for decreased treatment progression for Traumatic Brain Injury patients. TBI patients with apathy symptoms are less motivated to engage continuously in their therapy schedule. Constant monitoring of patient engagement can help clinicians better measure patient progress and personalise the treatment accordingly. However, current clinical measurements of apathy cannot provide clinicians with continuous feedback. This project offers a novel continuous comprehensive measure of apathy feedback to assist clinicians with assessing and improving patient recovery. This apathy measure will combine traditional clinical measures of apathy with neurophysiological data collected from a virtual reality exoskeleton device.
Title: Registered Specialist, Veterinary Prventative Medicine (Epidemiology)
Reseracher: Bruce Gummow (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Fellow, The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine
Reseracher: Bruce Gummow (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2009
Title: Extraordinary Professor, Epidemiology
Reseracher: Bruce Gummow (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2008
Title: Teaching excellent award 2019
Reseracher: Orachun Hayakijkosol (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: PhD, University of Utrecht
Reseracher: Bruce Gummow (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2005
Title: New Colombo Plan funding - Aquatic Animal Veterinary Training Program (AAVTP) between James Cook University (JCU), Australia and Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya (RMUTSV), Thailand $19,800
Reseracher: Orachun Hayakijkosol (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: Diplomat of the European College of Veterinary Public Health, Specialist in Population Medicine
Reseracher: Bruce Gummow (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2004
Title: New Colombo Plan funding - Australia – Thailand Veterinary Disease Management Program (ATVDMP) between James Cook University (JCU),Australia and Mahidol University (MU), Thailand $19,800
Reseracher: Orachun Hayakijkosol (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: Acting Dean of Veterinary Science, Intermitantly
Reseracher: Bruce Gummow (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
End Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: Associate Professor Epidemiology, Veterinary Science
Reseracher: Bruce Gummow (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2008
End Date: 01 Jan 2012