Forsythe Biomaterials Research  Group

Dr Anisha Balachandran

PhD (2020)

3D culture systems for the production of T cells

John Forsythe, Ann Chidgey, Nick Boyd, Richard Boyd

Dr Patcharin Chen

PhD (2020)

Graphene based 3D electrodes for brain recording and stimulation

Supervisors: John Forsythe, Helena Parkington

Dr Fanyi Li

PhD (2019)

Microfluidic generation of MSC laden microgels for cartilage regeneration

Supervisors: John Forsythe, Jess Frith, Helmut Thissen

Dr Julian Ratcliffe

PhD (2019)

Peptide nanofibres for neural regeneration

Supervisors: John Forsythe, James Gardiner

Dr Jason Marroquin

PhD 2019; Research Fellow

Graphene coatings for neural electrodes

Supervisors: John Forsythe and Helena Parkington

Dr Vinh Truong

Research Fellow

Light responsive biomaterials

Supervisor: John Forsythe

Dr Yue Shi

PhD 2018

Biomaterials for Infection Resistant Devices

Supervisors: John Forsythe, Trevor Lithgow, Patrick Perlmutter

Dr Subhadeep Das

PhD ITTB-Monash 30 June 2017

Engineering amyloid fibrils for nanotechnology and neuronal cell regeneration

Samir Maji, John Forsythe

Dr Sepideh Motamed

PhD (2017)

Bioactive scaffolds for redirecting endogenous neural stem cell migration to repair the injured brain

John Forsythe, Mibel Aguilar, David Finkelstein

Dr Chenghao Zhu

PhD (2017)

Modified soft elastomers for cardiac tissue engineering

John Forsythe, Wayne Cook, Bing Wang

Dr Kellly Tsang

Research Fellow (2016), PhD (2016)

Photodegradable hydrogels for tissue engineering applications

John Forsythe, Helmut Thissen, Richard Evans

Dr Kun Zhou

Research Fellow (2016), PhD (2012)

Graphene-based scaffolds for brain repair

John Forsythe, Helena Parkington

Dr Chao Zhou

PhD (2015)

Well-defined functional hydrogels prepared by living radical polymerization and click chemistry

Guodong Fu (Southeast Univ), John Forsythe

Dr Bing Xu

PhD (2015)

Developing biomaterials with non-linear elasticity using core/shell eletrospinning technology

John Forsythe, Wayne Cook

Dr Yali Li

PhD (2015)

Development of plasma polymer thin films for control of cell and microbe attachment

John Forsythe, Ben Muir, David Nisbet

Dr Andrew Rodda

PhD (2014)

Electrospun fibres with polymer brush coatings for the creation of well-defined cell microenvironments.

Supervisors: John Forsythe, David Nisbet, Laurence Meagher

Assistant Lecturer at Monash University (2015)

Dr Justin Bourke

PhD (2013)

Design and development of electrospun polymer substrates for neuronal cell culture and electrophysiological investigation.

Supervisors: John Forsythe, Helena Parkington, R. Lang (Associate)

Dr Deniece Fon

PhD (2013)

Design and modification of implants to harness endogenous neural precursor cells for brain repair.

Supervisors: John Forsythe and David Finkelstein

Dr Santhosh Sankaranarayanan Nair

PhD (2013)

Development of zinc oxide nanowire arrays on flexible conductive substrates for energy applications.

Supervisors: Bjorn Winther-Jensen, John Forsythe, S. Adeloju

Dr Ting-Yi Wang

PhD (2013)

Development and utilisation of biofunctionalisation scaffolds to support neural stem cells in vitro, in the intact brain and during neural regeneration.

Supervisors: John Forsythe, David Nisbet, Clare Parish

Hanqing Feng

Masters (2013)

Manipulating biofunctionalized electrospun scaffolds with designed architectural features for the regeneration of the central nervous system.

Supervisor: John Forsythe

Kun Zhou

PhD (2012)

Scaffolds biofunctionalized with polyeletrolyte multilayers for regeneration of the central nervous system.

Supervisors: John Forsythe, George Thouas, Claude Bernard

Post-Doctoral Scholar with the Forsythe Group (2014)

Donna Menzies

PhD (2011)

The generation and characterisation of low fouling, uniform, gradient and micropatterned surfaces via plasma polymerisation.

Supervisors: John Forsythe, Ben Muir

Research Fellow CSIRO

David Nisbet

PhD (2008)

Development of neural tissue engineering scaffolds for guided neurite extension within the central nervous system.

Supervisors: John Forsythe, David Finkelstein, Malcolm Horne

Kinnari Bhadang

PhD

Novel biomedical coatings for orthopaedic implant devices.

Supervisor: John Forsythe

T. Scott

PhD (2006)

Photopolymerization of vinyl ester resins for vacuum bag resin infusion.

Wayne Cook, John Forsythe

A. Melville

PhD (2006)

Drug releasing composite scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration.

Supervisors: John Forsythe, K. Gross

R. Morrisey

Masters (2006)

Novel polyphosphazene polymers for tissue engineering in the central nervous system.

Supervisor: John Forsythe

K. Crompton

PhD (2006)

Development of polysaccharide hydrogel scaffolds for support of cells in order to renew the nigrostriatal tract.

Supervisors: John Forsythe

S. Pattanawong

Masters (2005)

Biodegradeable scaffolds for treatments of neurological disorders.

Supervisor: John Forsythe

S. Mohan

(2003)

An Investigation of xyloglucan in tissue engineering applications.

Supervisor: John Forsythe