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Researchers at Molecular Horizons are on a mission to understand the world’s biggest health challenges and translate this knowledge into diagnostics, therapies and cures; but we can’t do it alone. With the help of our supporters, we are able to empower our researchers by providing them with the necessary tools and technologies to make high-impact scientific breakthroughs that can change lives.

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UOW students awarded Tynan Family and Molecular Horizons honours scholarships

Four University of Wollongong (UOW) students have been awarded the Tynan Family Molecular Horizons Honours scholarships of $1000 each to support their research on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Molecular Horizons Building Philanthropic gift boosts research into disease detection

A generous donation of $300,000 will significantly accelerate the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) research into molecular pathology to enable earlier detection of disease.

Tynan Family Molecular Horizons Honours Scholarships

The Tynan Family Molecular Horizons Honours Scholarship was designed to support honours students and their supervisors by providing the necessary tools to foster innovative research that will contribute to quality healthcare outcomes in our wider community. Thanks to the support of the Tynan Family and the generosity of the communities fundraising efforts, we are pleased to award the below scholarships.

  • Jordan Nicholls - Bachelor of Medical Biotechnology
    Project title: Solving the Structure of RNA-binding Proteins using Cryo-EM
    Supervisor: Dr Gökhan Tolun

  • Callum O’Flaherty - Bachelor of Medical Biotechnology
    Project title: Exploring click chemistry as a novel tool to detect azidothymidine-induced single-stranded DNA gaps in Escherichia coli
    Supervisors: Dr Andrew Robinson and Professor Michael Kelso

  • Jessica Semken - Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry
    Project title: Design and Development of Inhibitors of Sporulation Against Clostridium difficile
    Supervisors: Professor Paul Keller and Senior Professor Stephen Pyne

  • Nutchaya Noradechanun - Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)
    Project title: New antimicrobial targets for common childhood diseases
    Supervisors: Associate Professor Martina Sanderson-Smith and Associate Professor Aaron Oakley
  • Isaac Gargett – Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry
    Project title: Imaging neurotransmitters of Parkinson’s disease
    Supervisor: Dr Shane Ellis

  • Angus Muller – Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry
    Project title: Alzheimer’s disease
    Supervisor: Associate Professor Christopher Hyland

  • Olivia Mairinger – Bachelor of Medical and Health Sciences
    Project title: Maternal depression
    Supervisor (s): Associate Professor Kelly Newell and Associate Professor Mirella Dottori

  • Sarah Cameron – Bachelor of Bionanotechnology
    Project title: Huntington’s disease
    Supervisor (s): Dr Gabrielle Phillips and Associate Professor Todd Mitchell

  • Bailey Skewes – Bachelor of Bionanotechnology
    Project title: HSP relevant to multiple neurological disorders
    Supervisor (s): Associate Professor Heath Ecroyd and Professor Antoine van Oijen

  • Elise Kulen – Bachelor of Science
    Project title: Maternal depression
    Supervisor: Associate Professor Kelly Newell

  • Nathan Bala – Bachelor of Medical and Health Sciences
    Project title: Effect of antipsychotics on children
    Supervisor (s): Professor Chao Deng and Dr Jiamei Lian
  • Liam Robinson – Bachelor of Medical Biotechnology 
    Project title: Understanding mechanisms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) 
    Supervisor: Professor Lezanne Ooi 

  • Melissa Hall – Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry 
    Project title: Drug design for neurodegenerative disorders 
    Supervisor: Associate Professor Chris Hyland 

  • Sierra Beard - Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry 
    Project title: Novel compounds with relevance to antimicrobial, anti-cancer and anti-viral applications 
    Supervisor: Professor Danielle Skropeta 

  • Sascha Kolimackovski – Bachelor of Pre-Medicine, Science and Health 
    Project title: Understanding protein misfolding relevant to neurodegenerative diseases 
    Supervisor: Professor Heath Ecroyd 

  • Luke Fuller - Bachelor of Medical Biotechnology 
    Project title: The interaction of clusterin with the surface of Staphylococcus aureus 
    Supervisor: Senior Professor Mark Wilson & Professor Martina Sanderson-Smith 

  • Jasmine Matthews – Bachelor of Medical and Health Sciences 
    Project title: Novel treatment for maternal depression 
    Supervisor: Professor Kelly Newell 
  • Emma De Costa – Bachelor of Science
    Project title: Characterising the interaction of molecular chaperone disaggregases with a-synuclein amyloid fibrils
    Supervisor: Professor Heath Ecroyd 
  • Zoe Gillett – Bachelor of Medical Biotechnology
    Project title: Structure-function studies of clusterin
    Supervisor: Senior Professor Mark Wilson & Associate Professor Gökhan Tolun 
  • Athena Kinnas - Bachelor of Medical and Health Sciences
    Project title: Investigation of glutamatergic signalling in the hippocampus in major depressive disorder
    Supervisor: Dr Samara Brown & Professor Kelly Newell 
  • Justine Kissane – Bachelor of Medical and Health Sciences
    Project title: Group III metabotropic glutamate receptors in depression and their association with neurogenesis markers
    Supervisor: Professor Kelly Newell & Dr Samara Brown 
  • Georgia Lewis - Bachelor of Science
    Project title: Development of 10B Labelled DNA Repair Inhibitors for Neutron Capture Enhanced Particle Therapy
    Supervisor: Professor Danielle Skropeta & Dr Chris Dobie 
  • Kira Lowe – Bachelor of Conservation Biology
    Project title: Investigating the Clinical Relevance of Klebsiella species in Australian Wild Birds
    Supervisor: Dr Bethany Hoye & Professor Martina Sanderson-Smith 
  • Ella Parkes – Bachelor of Medical and Health Sciences
    Project title: Investigating the Effect of Medicinal Mushrooms on Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. 
    Supervisor: Associate Professor Katrina Green & Helen Clunas 
  • Siobhan Suters - Bachelor of Medical Biotechnology
    Project title: Using neuron trans-differentiation to replace motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    Supervisor: Dr Isabella Lambert-Smith & Professor Justin Yerbury 
  • Joshua Trowbridge – Bachelor of Science
    Project title: Investigating the impact of molecular chaperones on TDP-43 aggregation via liquid-liquid phase separation
    Supervisor: Professor Heath Ecroyd & Dr Luke McAlary 

Bruce Warren Molecular Horizons ECR Fellowship for Molecular Research

The Bruce Warren Molecular Horizons Fellowship for Molecular Research is a fellowship to recognise and provide support to ECRs undertaking independent research project or career development initiatives. Thanks to the generosity of Emeritus Professor Warren, we are pleased to award the below fellowships.

  • Nicholas Geraghty
  • Isabella Lambert-Smith
  • Sarah Revitt-Mills
  • Amy Hulme
  • Simon Maksour
  • Samantha Wade
  • Stefan Mueller

Trudeau Molecular Horizons Honours Award

The Trudeau Molecular Horizons Honours Award acknowledges the efforts and commitment of some of our brightest young minds to molecular research. We thank Mr Benoit Trudeau for sponsoring this award, which will make a tremendous positive impact in supporting the below honours students.

  • Ella Parkes
  • Siobhan Suters
  • Tasiana Reza