Dr Jennifer Young
Faculty of Health,
School of Biomedical Sciences
Biography
Dr Young is a member of the Ocular Cell Biology research group within the Centre for Vision and Eye Research. The Ocular Cell Biology research group forms part of a national consortium (BIENCO) that aims to become the world’s first manufacturer of bioengineered corneas for human clinical use. Within the consortium, Dr Young is responsible for optimising culture methods for cells that will be used to produce the bioengineered corneas.Personal details
Positions
- Research Officer
Faculty of Health,
School of Biomedical Sciences
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (University of Auckland)
Teaching
Dr Young is an experienced HDR supervisor and has held teaching positions as a sessional academic at QUT and as a lecturer at the University of Queensland.
Experience
Dr Young was awarded a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and has conducted postdoctoral research at King’s College London, the University of Queensland and the Queensland Eye Institute in Brisbane. Dr Young has also had experience in regulatory affairs consulting and in small business management.
Career highlights:
- Research results at the Queensland Eye Institute inspired an ophthalmologist to successfully trial a new surgical technique that stimulated regeneration of healthy corneal tissue in patients with corneal disease.
- As an Associate Consultant in the regulatory affairs industry, Dr Young project managed a large and complex application to the Therapeutic Goods Administration to register a biological prescription medicine.
- As a Senior Research Officer at the University of Queensland, Dr Young made significant contributions to our understanding of skin cancer formation.
- Dr Young’s postdoctoral research at King’s College London resulted in the identification of a novel patterning centre and critical gene pathways that are required for embyronic brain development.
Publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Jennifer, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).