Group Members
Dr Kun Zhou
Research Fellow
Harnessing the regenerative capacity of the brain using biomaterials
Supervisor: John Forsythe
kun.zhou@monash.edu
Andrew Hong
PhD Candidate
Injectable hydrogels for the treatment of stroke
Supervisors: John Forsythe, Bradley Broughton, Mibel Aguilar, Chris Sobey
andrew.hong@monash.edu
Yue Yao
PhD Candidate
3D printing brain structures
Supervisors: John Forsythe, Laurence Meagher, Andrey Molotnikov, Helena Parkington
yue.yao@monash.edu
Surakshya Shrestha
PhD Candidate
A microRNA delivery system to induce bone repair by mesenchymal stem cells
Supervisors: Jess Frith, John Forsythe
surakshya.shrestha@monash.edu
Miheng Dong
PhD Candidate
New generation neural electrodes based on graphene
Supervisors: John Forsythe, Helena Parkington, James Fallon
miheng.dong@monash.edu
Mahnaz Modarresi
PhD Candidate
Injectable beta-peptide hydrogels and amnion stem cells for novel treatments of stroke
John Forsythe, Mibel Aguilar, Brad Broughton, Helena Parkington
Mahnaz.Modarresi@monash.edu
Samaneh Mirzaei
PhD Candidate
Injectable beta-peptides for novel treatments of Parkinson's disease
Supervisors: John Forsythe, Mibel Aguilar, David Finkelstein
Thuy Nguyen
PhD Candidate
Injectable cell laden microgels for cartilage regeneration
Supervisors: John Forsythe, Jess Frith. Helmut Thissen
Thuy.Nguyen10@monash.edu
Amelia Sfameni
Final Year Project Student
Brain organoids - engineeirng 3D microgel models of the brain
John Forsythe and Helena Parkington
Alumni
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