By collaborating with universities, research institutes and hospitals, our senior researchers supervise students undertaking original research. There aren't many things we love more than hearing their fresh ideas!
2019-2020 projects
Students who are supported by scholarships are shown with an asterisk, and Lifeblood supervisors are shown in bold.
| Student name | Project title | Degree | Institution | Supervisors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faheed Alkhureeb | Coursework Masters Research Placement | Master of Science | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | Dr John Paul Tung, Prof Robert Flower |
| Timothy An* | Occult Hepatitis C Infection: Is There a Risk to Transfusion Safety? | MPhil | University of Queensland | Prof Robert Flower, Dr Helen Faddy, Dr Melinda Dean |
| Isabella Baines (completed) | Their lives in your veins: How the use of affect and memory could bolster the loyalty of blood donors | BPschSchi (Honours) | The University of Queensland | Prof Barbara Masser |
| Joshua Bates* (completed) | A comparison of cell-free DNA extraction kits as suitable pre-analytical methods for non-invasive prenatal blood group genotyping | Vacation Research Student Undergraduate | Queensland University of Technology | Helen O'Brien, Prof Catherine Hyland, Prof Robert Flower Christine Knauth |
| Jason Bouwmeester | Ethnic diversity and English speaking Western Countries’ blood services | Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Arts Swinburne University of Technology | Dr Luke Gahan, Dr Aisling Bailey |
| Liam Byrne | Fluid resuscitation during sepsis: Effects upon the microcirculation | PhD | Australian National University | Dr John Paul Tung, Prof John Fraser, Prof Frank van Haren |
| Chiara Carnaveli* | Arbovirus transmission and Climate Change | Global Change Scholar Program | University of Queensland | Dr Elvina Viennet |
| Cassandra Chapman* | Toward a Triadic Understanding of Charitable Giving: How Donors, Beneficiaries, Fundraisers, and Social Contexts Influence Donation Decisions | PhD | The University of Queensland | Prof Winnifred Louis, Prof Barbara Masser |
| Anne-Marie Christensen | Extracellular traps and TRALI: more than just neutrophils | PhD | Queensland University of Technology | Prof Robert Flower, Dr Melinda Dean, Dr John Paul Tung, Prof Damien Harkin |
| Roberta Dumbrava | Serum Eye Drop Manufacture and Usage in Australia | Doctor of Medicine | University of Western Australia | Dr Joanne Tan, Dr Peter Bentley |
| Jared Edgeworth | Responding to Crisis: How did the impact on blood donations in Australia during the Natural Disasters of 2019 differ from Covid-19 Pandemic? | Placement | Queensland University of Technology | Dr Elvina Viennet, Dr Eileen Roulis, Prof Robert Flower |
| Abby Edwards (completed) | The role of emotions in the impact of voluntary reciprocal altruism and the question-behaviour effect on blood donation willingness and behaviour. | BPsychSci (Honours) | University of Queensland | Prof Barbara Masser |
| Serena Ekman* | Applying biotechnology to improve management of alloimmunisation to red cell antigens | PhD | University of Queensland | Prof Catherine Hyland, Prof Robert Flower, Dr Xuan Bui, Dr Martina Jones, Dr Stephen Mahler |
| Nadeeshani Maheshika Geekiyanage* (completed) | Numerical investigation of recoverability of morphological and deformability changes of stored red blood cells. | PhD | Queensland University of Technology PhD | Prof YuanTong Gu, Prof Robert Flower, Dr Emilie Sauret, and Dr Suvash Saha |
| Wilbert Gonzales | Techniques for noninvasive glucose monitoring and blood cell counting | PhD | University of Queensland - Electromagnetic Innovations Group, School of IT & Electrical Engineering | Prof Amin Abbosh, Dr Ahmed Toaha Mobashsher, Dr Xuan Bui, Prof Robert Flower |
| Sarah Green (nee Raynel)* | Characterisation of biological response modifiers (BRMs) in transfusible platelet products | PhD | University of Technology Sydney | Dr Lacey Johnson, Dr Matthew Padula |
| Ji Hui Hwang* | Investigating the role of extracellular vesicles in blood components and their impact on coagulation | PhD | Queensland University of Technology | Dr John Paul Tung, Prof Robert Flower, Dr Natalie Pechiniuk, Prof Damien Harkin |
| Sudhir Jadhao* | Integrated bioinformatics solution to improve compatibility testing for blood transfusion | PhD | Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Biomedical Sciences (IHBI) | Dr Shivashankar H Nagaraj A/Prof Catherine Hyland, Prof Robert Flower, Dr Elizna Schoeman, Dr Eileen Roulis |
| Yu Ji* | Determine the clinical significance of Red Cell Antibodies | PhD | Queensland University of Technology | Prof YuanTong Gu, Dr Emilie Sauret, Dr Suvash Saha, Dr Melinda Dean, Prof Robert Flower |
| Michael Lam* | The Effectiveness of Combining Warm Glow and Altruistic Appeals in Retaining First Time Blood Donors | PhD | The University of Queensland | Prof Barbara Masser |
| Pearl Lei* (completed) | Does blood donation frequency influence the release of biological response modifiers from donated red cells during storage? | Summer Research Scholarship | University of Sydney | Dr Joanne Tan, Dr Denese Marks |
| Symsia Long | Investigation of unresolved weak D phenotypes in the donor population | Honours | University of Sunshine Coast | Prof Catherine Hyland, Prof Robert Flower, Dr Melinda Dean, Dr Helen Faddy |
| Eunike McGowan* | Applying biotechnology to improve management of alloimmunisation to red cell antigens | PhD | University of Queensland | Prof Robert Flower, Prof Catherine Hyland, Dr Xuan Bui, Dr Martina Jones, Dr Stephen Mahler |
| Elissa Millford | Effects of commonly used and emerging resuscitation fluids on end organ function in severe trauma | PhD | University of Queensland | Dr John Paul Tung, Prof Michael Reade |
| Maree Perry* | Blood: Thoughts, feelings or beliefs Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples have about blood, blood donation or blood transfusion. | PhD | Queensland University of Technology | A/Prof Debbie Duthie, Prof Katherine White, Prof Robert Flower and Prof Catherine Hyland. |
| Hien Phan* | Genomic approaches for investigating viral infections in blood donors | PhD | Queensland University of Technology | Prof Kirsten Spann, Prof Robert Flower, Dr Helen Faddy, Dr Eileen Roulis |
| Agus Priyono (completed) | Age at the time of first blood donation and future donation pattern of blood donors in Australia | Master of Public Health (HDR) | Macquarie University | Dr Surendra Karki, Dr Amalie Dyda |
| Wei Qian* | Comparison of epidemiological models for predicting Ross River virus disease in Queensland, Australia | PhD | University of Queensland | Dr Elvina Viennet, A/Prof David Harley, A/Prof Katie Glass |
| Filip Radenkovic* | Development of Antibodies against Human Neutrophil Antigens (HNA) | PhD | University of Queensland - AIBN | Dr John Paul Tung, Prof Robert Flower, Dr Xuan Bui, Dr Martina Jones, Dr Stephen Mahler |
| Md Morshadur Rahman* | Healthy Donor Effect- improving analytical methods | PhD | University of Technology Sydney | Dr Surendra Karki, Prof Andrew Hayen |
| Lanny Ramadi (withdrawn) | Towards improved transfusion practice for patients with chronic transfusion requirements in Australia: Genotyping and Allele Matching | PhD | Queensland University of Technology | Prof Louise Hafner, Dr Eileen Roulis, Dr Elizna Schoeman, Prof Robert Flower, A/Prof Catherine Hyland |
| Laura Rey Gomez (completed) | The role of glycans in clearance of platelet microparticles. | Honours | University of Sydney | Dr Dianne van der Wal, A/Prof Denese Marks |
| Katelyn Richards* | An analysis of systems that modify RBC antigens and their role in RBC maturation, lifespan and disease resistance. | PhD | University of Queensland, AIBN | Prof Robert Flower, Dr Melinda Dean, Dr Xuan Bui, Prof Steven Mahler, A/Prof Benjamin Schulz, Dr Cassandra Pegg |
| Michelle Roets* | Intraoperative cell salvage as an alternative to allogeneic (donated) blood transfusion: An evaluation of the immune response profile | PhD | University of Queensland | Dr Melinda Dean, A prof David Sturgess, A/Prof Louisa Gordon, A/Prof Kerstin Wyssusek, Prof Andre Van Zundert |
| Gabriella Simonova* (completed) | Developing laboratory models to help translate findings from the sheep model to the clinical setting | PhD | University of Queensland | Prof Robert Flower, Dr Melinda Dean, Dr John Paul Tung, Prof Michael Reade |
| Sandra Sowah* | Identifying novel red blood cell targets as a basis for development of biopharmaceuticals for treatment of infectious diseases | PhD | University of Queensland, AIBN | Prof Robert Flower, Dr Melinda Dean, Dr Xuan Bui, Prof Steven Mahler, Dr Martina Jones |
| Amanda Thijsen | Strengthening the use of research in blood donor management | PhD | The University of Sydney | Prof Barbara Masser, A./Prof Tanya Davison, Dr Anna Williamson |
| Laura Thomas | Characteristics of donors to Lifeblood Milk | M.Epi | University of Melbourne | Dr Laura Klein, Dr Surendra Karki, Prof Dallas English |
| Lauren Waters* | Investigating novel ways to improve the safety and quality of cryopreserved platelet components | PhD | University of Technology Sydney | Dr Lacey Johnson, Dr Matthew Padula |
| Timothy White | Estimation of the epidemic potential of chikungunya virus in Australia | Master’s degree | Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical Sciences | Dr Elvina Viennet, Dr Francesca Frentiu |
| Ben Wood* | Examination of the impact of refrigeration and cryopreservation on the non-haemostatic functions of stored platelets | PhD | University of Technology Sydney | Dr Lacey Johnson, Dr Matthew Padula |
