Research projects and funding supports

Signature project

  • Biofilms and ventricular assist device driveline infections: Developing a novel anti-infective driveline.
  • Developing anti-biofilm double-shelled microparticles.

Parallel projects

  • Understanding the microorganism-biomaterial interface and host-pathogen-device three-party interactions.
  • Revisiting mechanisms underpinning biofilm antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
  • Developing novel anti-biofilm strategies for other medical device-related infections
  • Non-device-associated biofilm infections, including those caused by Candida albicans

Funding support

  • Monash Faculty of Medicine Incubator Program (1/10/25 → 30/09/27)
  • MIME Invent Support Grant (1/01/25 → 30/06/27)
  • Abbott Investigator Initiated Study Grant (1/03/24 → 28/02/29)
  • MRFF (27/03/24 → 26/03/29)
  • Wenzhou Medical University External Research Funding (1/10/23 → 30/09/26)
  • Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA) (1/02/25 → 31/01/27)
  • ANFF-VIC Technology Fellowship (2024-2025)
  • NHMRC CRE ACTIONs (Jul 2015-Jul 2019)
  • MIME Seeding Fund (1/10/16 → 1/06/17)
  • The Alfred Research Trust Major Grant (1/01/23 → 31/12/23)
  • Medtronic External Research Program (27/08/20 → 27/08/21)
  • Biocomposites (UK) device grant (Jan 2020)