Meet the Team

We are a multidisciplinary group made up of five undergraduate students passionate about the potential of science in the biomedical realm working under the guidance of faculty mentor Dr Shelley Wickham, project mentor Dr Qianyi Zhang, and Dr Bradley Harding.

Team Member

Chloe Ghattas

Undergraduate Student

Bachelor of Science (Genetics and Genomics + Biological Design)

Team Member

Premjai Vongvises (Amie)

Undergraduate Student

Bachelor of Medical Science (Medical Science and Genetics/Genomics)

Team Member

Seana Connolly

Undergraduate Student

Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Aeronautical) / Bachelor of Arts (Economics)

Team Member

Shirley Wang

Undergraduate Student

Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Computer Science) / Bachelor of Science (Maths)

Team Member

Shuqi Liu (Suki)

Undergraduate Student

Bachelor of Design Computing

Faculty Mentor

Dr Shelley Wickham

Senior Lecturer in the Schools of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Sydney

Her research interests are in the self-assembly of matter on the nanoscale, and in particular in the design and assembly of programmable nanostructures out of DNA, with applications in cell biology, materials science and nanomedicine.

Affiliation:
School of Chemistry | School of Physics | Sydney Nano

Team Mentor

Dr Qianyi Zhang

Postdoctoral Research Associate

She joined USYD DNA Group after finishing her PhD at UNSW. Currently, she is working on multidisciplinary research projects that combine the knowledge and skills across DNA nanotechnology, biomedical engineering and nanofabrication, and developed several platforms for biological applications.

Affiliation:
School of Chemistry | Sydney Nano

Team Mentor

Dr Bradley Harding

Postdoctoral Research Associate

They joined the USYD DNA Nano Group after spending three years working in the medical diagnostics industry following completion of their PhD at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Currently, they are working on molecular biology focused projects, drawing on their skills in bioassay development, nucleic acid production and manipulation, DNA and RNA nanotechnology, and biological computation.

Affiliation:
School of Chemistry | Sydney Nano

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