Our Cancer Vaccine Research Team

The scientists and clinician-researchers behind Australia's personalised cancer vaccine programs.

Hub Director

Leading the Hub's cancer vaccine and mRNA delivery programs.

A/Prof. Seth Cheetham
A/Prof. Seth Cheetham
Hub Director & ARC Future Fellow

Research Team

The researchers working across neo-antigen discovery, vaccine design, mRNA manufacture and preclinical evaluation.

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
Dr Fahimeh Farokhinejad
Dr Fahimeh Farokhinejad
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bioengineering
Dr Aureli Luquero
Dr Aureli Luquero
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Immunotherapy
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

Chief Investigators

The core team behind vaccine design, manufacture and neo-antigen discovery.

A/Prof. Seth Cheetham
A/Prof. Seth Cheetham
Hub 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.

Prof Marina Pajic
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
Paediatric 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
Translational Research Institute
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
A/Prof. Wayne Nicholls
A/Prof. 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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