Student profiles

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Student profiles

More than 200 students work within our research teams tackling important questions in medical research.

Learn about the experiences and achievements of some of our current students and recent graduates.

Komal Patel

Komal's Honours studies have provided many opportunities to develop her research skills.

Wil Lehmann

Honours student Wil is exploring how viruses take over host cells

Runyu Mao

Runyu's PhD project involves organic and protein chemistry.

Anna Gabrielyan

Anna is supported by our International PhD Scholars Initiative.

Kaiseal Sarson-Lawrence

PhD student Kaiseal explains why it's important for students to maintain work-life balance.

Simona Seizova

Find out why PhD student Simona believes Toxoplasma gondii is perhaps the world’s most successful parasite.

Jing Deng

Jing's Honours studies are helped by access to advanced research technologies and our supportive and collaborative culture.

Huon Wong

Our supportive and collaborative culture helped Huon Wong decide to join our Honours program.

Roberto Bonelli

PhD student Roberto uses statistics to explore the stories behind the data in helping find treatments for a rare eye disease called macular telangiectasia.

A lexandra Gurzau

Hear from Alexandra about her experiences as an Honours student undertaking epigenetics research in 2016.

Dr Andrew Baldi

Andrew's clinician-PhD studies combine his interests in haematology and global health.

Joy Liu

PhD student Joy has contributed to many aspects of Institute research through undergraduate placements, as a research assistant, and as an Honours student.