RESEARCHER PROFILE
Huiwen Pang, PhD candidate (Filmed Nov 2023)
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
University of Queensland
Australia
Huiwen Pang is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, focusing on biomedical health research. Prior to commencing his PhD, Huiwen studied animal genetics in his Masters degree at Huazhong Agriculture University in China.
People with diabetes, especially Type 1 diabetes, largely rely on the insulin injections or insulin pumps to control their high blood glucose levels, which is painful and has a high risk of infections.
Huiwen Pang is conducting research on nano-based drug formulations for Type 1 diabetes treatment, with a focus on using nanomaterials to load insulin for oral administration and employing anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory approaches to mitigate damage to beta cells.
The treatment and prevention of Type 1 diabetes remain largely unknown due to the autoimmune system’s attack on the pancreas and beta cells. Huiwen’s research focuses on nano based drug formulations for Type 1 diabetes treatment due to unknown triggering mechanism of autoimmune system attacking pancreas.
Huiwen Pang’s goal to make his own mark in the field of biomedical health is driven by inspiration from distinguished scholars and their research outcomes. Huiwen is also driven by having meaningful impact on people’s health, inspired by the challenges faced by patients with diabetes, including his own grandfather.
Huiwen enjoys hiking each weekend in Brisbane and the surrounding areas, taking in the mountains and the lakes which give he finds relaxing.
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Dr Ryan O’Hare Doig
NEIL SACHSE CENTRE FOR SPINAL CORD RESEARCH (SAHMRI)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
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Behavioural science in cancer screening, control and communication
Dr Dodd has an established international reputation as a behavioural scientist in cancer control and communication. Since completing her PhD in 2016, Dr Dodd has been awarded a three-year University of Sydney Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2018-2021) and a three-year Research Fellowship at The Daffodil Centre (current). Dr Dodd is the co-chair of the ‘Strengthening and optimising approaches to cancer prevention, screening, and early detection’ hub at The Daffodil Centre (with more than 130 staff and students).
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DNA repair on the Fanconi anaemia pathway
Associate Professor Wayne Crismani is an internationally recognised expert in DNA repair, with a particular focus on Fanconi anaemia (FA)—a cancer-predisposition and bone marrow failure syndrome marked by extreme sensitivity to DNA damage. Based at St Vincent’s Institute in Melbourne, he leads a research program dedicated to understanding the genetic, cellular, and reproductive consequences of FA. He is currently supported by a Victorian Cancer Agency Mid-Career Fellowship and funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
