Aswathi Gopalakrishnan

HDR Candidate
Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
The University of Queensland

Brisbane, QLD

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Biography

My work focuses on developing an ageing model to understand the basics of cardiac ageing and how it contributes to heart failure in elderly. Under the guidance of Prof.Justin Cooper-White and Prof.Ernst Wolvetang, at Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), I am currently generating cardiac tissue from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to establish my model and study the tissue characteristics. During my candidature I have had hands on experience in confocal microscopy, robotic imaging systems, bioprinting and biomaterials.  Apart from my PhD, over past two years I have also been working as a casual academic at the University of Queensland, in Cell and Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials courses for both Undergraduate and Masters student.