MicroTE Lab

We welcome interested candidates to do your Ph.D. with us if you are:

• Passionate about developing animal alternatives to test drugs and study human diseases

• Looking for opportunity to work at the intersection of engineering and biology

Available area of research include: 

1. 3D printed microfluidics for organs-on-chip applications
2. Microphysiological systems for microbiome research  

Candidates are expected to have obtained a First-Class Honours (or equivalent) undergraduate degree in Mechanicall/Biomedical/Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline. Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience with Computer-Aided Drawing (CAD), 3D-printing or other related prototyping tools e.g. CNC machining, cell culture, microscopy and biochemical assays.

To indicate your interest, please send your CV, together with a one-page research proposal to Dr. Yi-Chin Toh at yichin.toh@qut.edu.au

Candidates can refer to the following for more information on PhD opportunities: 

• Multiplexed gut micro-bioreactor for functional screening of gut microbiome
• Engineering anatomically-relevant respiratory airway models
• Microfluidic chip-based tumor-immune cancer models for biomarker discovery
• Development of a microfluidic sample processing integrated robot (micro SPIN-R)

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