Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 2016 with a Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology. After working clinically in remote communities for several years, he completed further study and graduated with a Doctor of Physiotherapy in 2021 from Bond University. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. at Murdoch University. His research interests include healthcare and medical innovations. He is currently leading investigations into virtual reality interventions for sleep and pain medicine, microbial contamination in healthcare settings, and the clinical implications of microplastic-induced disease and dysfunction.
Dr. Matthew Olsen is a Bond University Ph.D. graduate whose thesis focuses on unraveling the role of mobile phones as vectors for the spread of infectious diseases. He has published numerous articles in international peer-reviewed scientific journals aiming to raise awareness of effective mobile phone sanitization protocols. His current research focuses on exploring the application of novel UV-C sanitization technologies in community and healthcare settings.
Dr. Andy Koh completed his Doctorate at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University in 2022. He joined the Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University and served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Forensic Medicine with a grant awarded by the Takeda Science Foundation. In April of 2024, he continued his affiliation with Kindai University as an Assistant Professor in Forensic Medicine. His research areas include forensic toxicology, cardiovascular pathology and analytical chemistry.
Brendan Chapman is a forensic scientist with expertise in the fields of forensic genetics and DNA, homicide and sex crime investigation, clandestine grave site recovery and cold case review. He has attended thousands of major crime scenes, been involved in countless investigations, and performed numerous body recovery activities associated with high profile homicides. Brendan's research is focussed on the enhancement of molecular capabilities for national security and unsolved cases using cutting-edge DNA sequencing techniques and high sensitivity analysis.
Prof. Rose Ghemrawi obtained her Doctorate in Life and Health Sciences at Lorraine University. From October 2013 to April 2016, she served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the “Nutrition, Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure” laboratory, and then she went to McGill University as a Postdoctoral Fellow till to August 2017. She is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy, at Al Ain University of Science and Technology. Her research interests are fertility, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, endoplasmic reticulum stress, inherited defects of B12 metabolism, RNA binding proteins and epigenetics.
Abiola Catherine Senok is the Chair of Basic Medical Sciences and a Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU). She is also an Honorary Professor at the School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, United Kingdom. She obtained her Ph.D. from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, United Kingdom. Her research has focused on the molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance and determinants of the dissemination of multidrug-resistant organisms. Her work has contributed to the understanding of antibiotic resistance epidemiology in the Arabian Gulf region. Other areas of research she works on include molecular pathogenesis of bacterial infection, microbiome studies and infection control.
Prof. Simon McKirdy completed his Doctorate in agricultural science and plant pathology at the University of Western Australia in 1997. He is currently the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Harry Butler Institute and Professor in Biosecurity at Murdoch University. He has extensive experience covering corporate leadership, research management, policy development and the management of biosecurity operations within the government and private sectors. His career has included the roles of Quarantine Plant Pathologist for the State and Commonwealth governments; Program Manager at Plant Health Australia; eight years as CEO of the Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre; and Biosecurity Science and Risk Manager at Chevron Australia. He has international expertise in biosecurity and, in particular, plant biosecurity.
Prof. Dr. Lotti William Tajouri graduated from Joseph
Fourier University in Cardiophysiology and Neurobiology in 1997 and completed his
Doctorate in Molecular Genetics at Griffith University. He joined Bond
University in 2009 and currently is an Associate Professor at Bond University
in the field of Molecular Biology and Genomics, an Adjunct A/Prof at Murdoch University and an exclusive member of the Dubai Police Scientific
Council. At University, Dr Tajouri is now convening immunology, microbiology and exploring human
diseases in biomedical sciences and medicine. His research is associated with
autoimmune diseases, public health, and global biosecurity.
