Our mRNA Cancer Vaccine Research Team

Leading researchers and scientists driving personalised mRNA cancer vaccine development and mRNA immunotherapy in Australia.

mRNA Cancer Vaccine Centre Director

Leading the Centre's mission to advance personalised mRNA cancer vaccine development and mRNA immunotherapy delivery to Australian researchers.

Dr Seth Cheetham
Dr Seth Cheetham
Centre Director & ARC Future Fellow

Personalised mRNA Cancer Vaccine Research Team

Our multidisciplinary team of scientists and researchers advancing personalised mRNA cancer vaccine design, mRNA manufacture, mRNA immunotherapy innovation, and cancer vaccine development.

Dr Chris Howard
Dr Chris Howard
Senior Research Fellow — Targeted mRNA Delivery
Dr Liam O'Brien
Dr Liam O'Brien
Postdoctoral Fellow — Head of Cancer Vaccine Research
Dr Laura Leighton
Dr Laura Leighton
Postdoctoral Research Fellow — mRNA Delivery
Aureli Luquero
Aureli Luquero
Postdoctoral Research Fellow — Immunotherapy
Dr Fahimeh Farokhinejad
Dr Fahimeh Farokhinejad
Postdoctoral Research Fellow — Bioengineering
Dr Umanda Madugalle
Dr Umanda Madugalle
Senior Research Assistant — Immunotherapy Evaluation
Kylie Taylor
Kylie Taylor
Senior Research Assistant — Immunotherapy Evaluation
Shen Zhao
Shen Zhao
Senior Research Assistant — Biomanufacture
Eunice Gee
Eunice Gee
PhD Scholar — Tumour Reprogramming
Bettina Dietmair
Bettina Dietmair
PhD Scholar — Targeted mRNA Delivery
Maria Victorova
Maria Victorova
PhD Scholar — Personalised mRNA Manufacture
Sin-Wei Huang
Sin-Wei Huang
PhD Scholar — Immune Cell Engineering
Hannah Tompkins
Hannah Tompkins
PhD Scholar — Personalised Immunotherapy Design
Nissa Carrodus
Nissa Carrodus
PhD Scholar — Liver mRNA Therapies
Fathima Nooru-Mohamed
Fathima Nooru-Mohamed
PhD Scholar — Targeted Vaccines
Prena Jadhav
Prena Jadhav
Masters Student — Targeted Immunotherapy

mRNA Cancer Vaccine Centre

The core research team driving mRNA vaccine design, manufacture, and neoantigen discovery.

Dr Seth Cheetham
A/Prof. Seth Cheetham
Centre Director
The University of Queensland
Prof Nicola Waddell
Prof Nicola Waddell
Tumour Genome Analysis
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz
Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz
Rapid Neoantigen Validation
The University of Queensland
Prof Timothy Mercer
Prof Timothy Mercer
mRNA + LNP Vaccine Manufacture
The University of Queensland
A/Prof Adam Ewing
A/Prof Adam Ewing
Neoantigen Analysis
The University of Queensland
Dr Olga Kondrashova
Dr Olga Kondrashova
Neoantigen Analysis
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Cancer Programs

Leading clinician-researchers driving personalised vaccine programs across five cancer types.

A/Prof Marina Pajic
A/Prof Marina Pajic
Pancreatic Cancer
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Preclinical
Prof Vicki Whitehall
Prof Vicki Whitehall
Gastrointestinal Cancer
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Preclinical
Prof Brandon Wainwright
Prof Brandon Wainwright
Brain Cancer
The University of Queensland
Clinical
Prof Fiona Simpson
Prof Fiona Simpson
Breast Cancer
The University of Queensland
Preclinical
Prof Maher Gandhi
Prof Maher Gandhi
Blood Cancer
The University of Queensland
Preclinical

Children's Immunotherapy

Leading the Ian Frazer Centre for Children's Immunotherapy Research.

Prof Di Yu
Prof Di Yu
Director, Ian Frazer Centre for Children's Immunotherapy
The University of Queensland
Dr Wayne Nicholls
Dr Wayne Nicholls
Clinical Director, Ian Frazer Centre for Children's Immunotherapy
The University of Queensland

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We are always looking for talented researchers to join our team and contribute to the development of personalised cancer immunotherapies.

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