Laena D’Alton
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Meet the 2026 Co-Chairs of our EMCR Committee
Dr Azadeh Nilghaz (Monash University) and Ben McKenzie (La Trobe University) are the 2026 Co-Chairs of our Early- and Mid-Career (EMCR) Committee. Azadeh is a Research Fellow based at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, bringing a background biomedical and chemical engineering to develop smart, accessible molecular biosensors. Ben, a PhD candidate based at School…
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Engineering nanoporous transducers for advanced biosensing
We are pleased to welcome MOBIUS Theme Lead (Manufacturing), Professor Nicolas Voelcker (Monash University), who will present ‘From pores to performance: Engineering nanoporous transducers for advanced biosensing‘ on Tuesday 14 July 2026, 1-2pm AEST. Abstract The talk will describe a bit of a journey: Chair Professor Conor Hogan, La Trobe University. About the speaker Professor…
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Welcome to Affiliate Researcher, Dr Elena Eremeeva
Welcome to MOBIUS Affiliate Researcher, Dr Elena Eremeeva, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS) Innovation Fellow at La Trobe University and the School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment. Elena is a nucleic acid biochemist and biosensor scientist. Her work focuses on developing high-performing and diverse biorecognition elements: key components in sensors that allow them to detect…
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Welcome to MOBIUS PhD Candidates, Artharva and Hansani
MOBIUS is delighted to welcome two PhD Candidates, Atharva Deshpande and Hansani Maussawa. Meet the Candidates: Atharva Deshpande Atharva Deshpande is based at MOBIUS’ RMIT University Node and is working collaboratively between NEXSEN and RMIT’s Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility. Atharva Deshpande is based at the RMIT University Node of the ARC Research Hub for Molecular Biosensors at…
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Welcome to new Affiliated Researchers and PhD Candidate
MOBIUS is delighted to welcome two Affiliated Researchers (Dr Ying Zhu and Dr Siyang Ding) and an Affiliated PhD Candidate, Vatsala Pithaih. Meet the researchers: Dr Ying Zhu MOBIUS Affiliated Researcher, Dr Ying Zhu, is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where she leads the Laboratory of…
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How science and industry meet on the translation ladder
MOBIUS lead and partner investigators, Professor Noushin Nasiri (Macquarie University) and Dr Bronwyn Darlington (Agscent), have been interviewed by the NSW Smart Sensing Network on how science and industry meet on the research translation ladder. Their work focuses on translating advanced sensor science into on-farm tools through ongoing feedback between research and industry along the Technology Readiness Level…
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Welcome to Affiliated PhD Candidate, Luiza Aguiar do Nascimento
Welcome to MOBIUS Affiliated PhD candidate, Luiza Aguiar do Nascimento, who is based at the School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University and the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS). Luiza is in her final year of her PhD under the supervision of Associate Professor Wren Greene and Dr Saimon Moraes Silva, focusing on…
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Open-source program for electrochemical data analysis
PhD candidate David Macedo, MOBIUS Director Professor Conor Hogan, and MOBIUS Postdoctoral Researchers Dr Samridhi Bajaj and Dr Helmini Jayarathne, and colleagues, have developed a free, open-source program that enables more accurate analysis of electrochemical sensor data than typical existing methods. Electrochemical sensors are often hampered by difficulties in data analysis. For example, cyclic voltammetry –…
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MOBIUS researchers and partners at Biosymposium
Join MOBIUS’ Distinguished Professor Madhu Bhaskaran (RMIT University), Dr Saimon M. Silva (La Trobe University) and Mark Muzzin (NEXSEN) at BioMelbourne Network’s ‘BioSymposium: Next-gen Biosensing: Breakthroughs in technology and translation’, on Wednesday 22 April 2026. – Distinguished Professor Madhu Bhaskaran (RMIT STEM College) will present in the session ‘From concept to clinic – Translating sensor innovation’. Speakers…
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Distinguished Professor Madhu Bhaskaran at AusMedtech 2026
Join MOBIUS lead researcher, Distinguished Professor Madhu Bhaskaran FTSE, at AusMedtech 2026 in Perth, 19-21 May 2026. Madhu, Director of the Discovery to Device (D2D) Prototyping Facility at RMIT University, will Chair Session 3A: ‘Design. Evidence. Access: building Australia’s integrated medtech translation pipeline’. The session will explore a different operating model: embedding user-centred design, advanced…