Experience

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  The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

  • Australia
  • Research Services
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Neuropathology Manager

    • Jan 2009 - Present

    Manage the Neuropathology Histology department that provides diagnostic and research facilities to both internal and external research groups. Routine and developmental techniques are provided for a wide range of experimental tissues -- services provided include frozen and paraffin embedded tissue preparations and a broad range of immunohistochemical procedures. The laboratory provides diagnostic histology services to the Victorian Brain Bank and the Australian National CJD Registry.

  • Quality Manager: National Dementia Diagnostics Laboratory

    • Jan 2007 - Present

    Administer the National Dementia Diagnostics Laboratory's (NDDL) Quality Management System in compliance with the National Association of Testing Authorities' (NATA) requirements for Human Pathology testing in ISO 15189 accredited facilities. The NDDL provides an Alzheimer's Disease Screen and the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 14-3-3 protein test on samples of human cerebro spinal fluid.

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  University of Melbourne

  • Parkville

  • Honorary Fellow, Department of Surgery

    • Mar 2008 - Present
    • Parkville

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  Bio Nova International Pty Ltd

  • North Melbourne

  • Senior Research Scientist

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 2015
    • North Melbourne

    Designed and equipped a new research facility for cell isolation, culture, histology, immunocytochemistry, image analysis, and xenogenic biomaterials characterisation for the development of a "patient specific" coronary artery bypass graft. The position required the development of techniques to evaluate endothelial cell seeding of the lumen of biosynthetic arteries including methods for cell characterisation, imaging and quantification of human and ovine endothelial cell growth both in vitro and in vivo.

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  Victoria University

  • School of Molecular Sciences, Werribee Campus

  • Visiting Lecturer and Course Developer

    • Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
    • School of Molecular Sciences, Werribee Campus

    Developed and delivered a Masters Degree course subject - Ethics and Regulatory Affairs in Biotechnology

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  Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health (Burnet Institute)

  • Prahran, Melbourne

  • Research and Tendering Consultant

    • Jan 2005 - Feb 2006
    • Prahran, Melbourne

    Investigated USA Philanthropic funding opportunities for establishing Point of Care Diagnostics for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in the South West Pacific region.

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  Swinburne University of Technology

  • Hawthorn, Melbourne

  • Senior Research Associate

    • Feb 2004 - Feb 2006
    • Hawthorn, Melbourne

    Established a tissue engineering laboratory in the Industrial Research Institute (IRIS) that investigated cell seeding of synthetic and botanical scaffolds to produce endothelialised aortic valve replacement leaflets. Other projects included fused deposition modelling (3D printing) of patient's CT scans to produce patient specific polymer templates for the maxillofacial unit at the Royal Melbourne hospital.

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  University of Melbourne

  • Department of Pathology

  • Research Fellow

    • Jan 1993 - Dec 1995
    • Department of Pathology

    Established a renal biopsy diagnostic and research laboratory and developed immunohistochemical methods for the investigation of extra cellular matrix changes in diabetic nephropathy.

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  Melbourne Health

  • Parkville

  • Renal Pathology Laboratory Manager

    • Jan 1972 - Jan 1993
    • Parkville

    Managed a diagnostic and research histopathology laboratory that provided light microscopy, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy diagnostic services for 500 - 800 renal biopsies per year.