Associate ProfessorAnna Waterhouse
Level 3 Supervisor Chronic Diseases Theme
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Level 3 Supervisor Chronic Diseases ThemeFaculty of Medicine and Health
Research projects & supervision summary
The Waterhouse Lab has a number of Masters and PhD opportunities on blood-contacting medical device thrombosis:
Project 1: Bioengineering Anti-Thrombotic Surfaces for Heart-Lung Machines.
Join a cutting-edge project at the University of Sydney tacking one of the intensive care's biggest challenges: blood clot formation in ECMO circuits. Work at the intersection of biomedical engineering, microfluidics, nanotechnology and thrombosis to develop slippery, low-thrombogenic coatings that prevent deadly clots. You'll work with ECMO-on-a-chip systems, analyse patient samples, and master advanced techniques like live-cell imaging and surface chemistry. Collaborate with clinicians and engineers in world-class facilities at the Charles Perkins Centre and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Project 2: New Targets to Reduce Blood-Contacting Biomaterial Thrombosis.
This multi-disciplinary project at the University of Sydney will investigate mechanisms of blood clotting on medical device materials to identify new targets to reduce the incidence of medical device thrombosis and develop new anti-thrombotic strategies for medical devices. You'll work with a biomaterial thrombosis-on-a-chip system and master advanced techniques of microfluidics, biomaterials analysis, live-cell microscopy and haematology to uncover thrombotic mechanisms and targets. Collaborate with engineers and Clinicians in world-class facilities at the Charles Perkins Centre and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Interested candidates, please complete this form.
RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONAcoustic-based Microfluidic Platform for Platelet Activity Profiling and Point-of-Care Hemostatic Assessment
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONBioengineering vascular grafts from natural materials
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDesign and Investigation of Dynamic DNA Nanostructures
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDesigning a rapid system for kidney disease detection
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDNA origami-based programmable nanosuperstructures for multi-synergistic theranostics
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONDynamic Biomolecular Nanomaterials with Optical and Magnetic Functions
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONEngineering A Coronary Artery-On-A-Chip Model Of Endothelial Dysfunction
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONImproving the properties of a sustainable polymer for medical applications
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONIntegrating Functional RNA with Programmable DNA Nanostructures: Assembly Functional Enhancement and Biomolecular Interactions
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONInvestigate multifunctionality of DNA origami, a dynamic biomolecular nanomaterial.
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONInvestigating Synthetic Leukocyte Interactions in Microfluidic Environments
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONInvestigating Thrombosis in Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONLiquid-Infused Surfaces for Anti–Thrombogenic Cardiovascular Medical Devices
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONOptimising DNA Origami Immobilisation on Microplates to Enable Studies of Thrombin Localisation in Coagulation
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONSuperhydrophilic Copolymer Coatings from Zwitterionic and Dopamine Monomers for Antithrombogenic Medical Implants
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONSuperhydrophobic Polymers for Blood-contacting Applications
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONSurface Engineering Microfluidic Devices for Cardiovascular Applications Using Novel Plasma Surface Treatments
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONSynthesis and Investigation of Multi-Phase DNA Microspheres