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OUR CAPABILITIES
Meet the Team
The core team at NBF is comprised of individuals spanning decades of successful translation of biologics research and development through to clinical and commercial outcomes.
The Brisbane Team
Dr. Martina Jones
Operations Manager
Martina has a PhD from The University of Queensland in engineered antibodies and is also the Deputy Director of the Centre for Biopharmaceutical engineering. Martina works to assist researchers around Australia in using the NBF's capabilities for antibody discover, protein manufacturing, and process development.
Ben Hughes
Facility Director
Kym Hoger
Quality Management
Ben manages the NBF facility along side his role of Director of Strategic Development at Therapeutic Innovation Australia.
Kym works closely with the team in quality and project management. She brings over 20 years of experience in Phase I enabling process development.
Dr. Justin Goh
Dr. Courtney McAleese
Dr. Greeshma Ratheesh
Upstream Processes
Justin is a member of the upstream processing team and is skilled in several areas including molecular biology and protein expression.
Upstream Processes
Courtney works as a part of the Upstream Processes team and has a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Upstream Processes
Greeshma has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and works at NBF as a Bioprocess Engineer in Upstream Processes.
Alexander Wang
Upstream Processes
Alex works with NBF as an Upstream Bioprocess Engineer and has a Bachelor of Engineer (Hons) in chemical engineering.
Emily Chan
Analytics
Emily has more than 10 yrs experience in biotechnology and bioprocessing with a passion for developing efficient quality processes. She has a keen interest in protein analytics, and is also experienced in protein expression and purification
Eve Radunz
Downstream Processes
Eve has a diverse background in Bioscience and brings a wealth of knowledge to our downstream, analytics, and quality management team.
Mallory Daleris
Analytics
Karen Hughes
Technology Transfer Manager
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Dr. Myllena Melo
Antibody Discovery
Myllena has a PhD in molecular biology and works with NBF in antibody discovery.
Christina Dobson
Yijing Chen
Administration and Auditing
Downstream Processes/Analytics
Nigel Zin
Research Technician/Systems controller
Christina runs the NBF social media, maintains the website, and does general day-to-day administrative work. She also does internal auditing.
Nigel is a diligent research technician, keeping our equipment running and maintained to minimise down time in the lab. He also helps with internal auditing.
As a research assistant in Downstream Processes, Yijing works with the DSP team, as well as in analytics. She has her master's in molecular biology.
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