Researcher Profiles
Mrs Shanika Amarasinghe
Shani started her studies as a biology student in Sri Lank, which paved her way to bioinformatics. Currently, she is studying for the PhD in Bioinformatics under the supervision of Dr. Ute Baumann, Dr. Nathan S. Watson-Haigh, Dr. Stuart Roy and Prof. Matthew GIlliham at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her project mainly focuses on identifying salt tolerant mechanisms in crops (barley). Transcriptomic and network analysis and molecular phylogenetic studies are mainly used in her project. She is expected to complete her PhD by December 2017.
Professor David Lewis
As a Chemical Engineer my R&D activities focus on hydrothermal processing of organic feedstocks for the production and commercialisation of sustainable products. I am an experienced Chartered Chemical Engineer with a strong background in leadership and proficient at motivating teams. My industry based career has provided me the opportunity to work in the mining, automation, hospitality and defence industries.
Mrs Erica Beaucage-Gauvreau
Azmeraw Amare
Azmeraw T. Amare is a Clinical Epidemiologist and data scientist interested in precision medicine, the pharmacogenomics of antidepressants (SSRIs) & mood stabilizers (lithium), translational medicine and also in global health.
Associate Professor Sivakumar Alagumalai
Ms Charlotte Scobie
Dr Gudrun Schober
Dr. Gudrun Schober is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Intestinal Nutrient Sensing Group based at the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) where she investigates the form and function of the intestinal sweet taste system. This system senses intestinal glucose, and can regulate the control of gut hormones and glucose absorption.
Mr Ryan Quarrington
Dr Sally Martin
Dr Martin is currently a post-doctoral researcher in the Myeloma Research Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, based at the SAHMRI, Cancer Theme.
Chakkrit Tantithamthavorn
He is a lecturer in the School of Computer Science, the University of Adelaide. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at Queen’s University, Canada. He holds one of the most prestigious and selective sources of national funding in Japan, i.e., a JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Researchers and a Grants-in-Aid for JSPS Fellow. He won the "Best Ph.D. Student Award" for his Ph.D. study at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. During his Ph.D. study, he also spent two years as a visiting researcher at Queen’s University, Canada.