Professor Justin Cooper-White
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Justin Cooper-White

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Background

Professor Justin Cooper-White is a global leader in using engineering to solve problems in biology. In addition to holding the position of Head of School and Professor of Bioengineering in the School of Chemical Engineering, he is Affiliate Professor in the AIBN, Director of the Australian National Fabrication Facility-Queensland Node, Research Director of the Herston Biofabrication Institute (a partnership between UQ and MNHHS) and co-Director of the Australian Organoid Facility at UQ. Professor Cooper-White is a past President of both the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering and the Australian Society of Rheology and held the position of CSIRO Office of the Chief Executive (OCE) Science Leader. He has previously held a Visiting Professor Fellowships at ETH Zurich (2007) and Politecnico di Milano (2012-2013). Professor Cooper-White is the Australian representative and Past President of the Asian Biomaterials Federation; an elected Fellow of and Australian representative on the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBE), and an elected Fellow and past vice President of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Professor Cooper-White has many past and currently active international collaborations with world leading research groups at MIT (US); Stanford (USA); ETH (Switzerland); EPFL (Switzerland); SNU (Korea); University Of Grenoble (France); Politecnico di Milano (Italy); UCL (UK); and the Max Planck Institute (Germany). He has performed contract research and consultancy work for many multinational companies, including Unilever in the UK; Nestle International, Switzerland; Rhodia, US; Inion, Finland, Syngenta, UK; and NuFarm, AU since 2001.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of APL Bioengineering (American Institute of Physics Publishing); serves or has served on the editorial boards of Rheological Acta, Soft Materials, Biomicrofluidics and the Open Biomedical Engineering Journal; and is a reviewer of major international journals, including Nature Materials, Nature Methods, Advanced Materials, Lab on a Chip, Stem Cells, Stem Cells and Development, Biomacromolecules, Tissue Engineering, Langmuir, Biomaterials and Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics.

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Fields of research

Biomedical engineering Engineering Macromolecular and materials chemistry

Research impacts

Research

Areas of focus: Smart surfaces, hydrogels, scaffolds and diagnostic microdevices for gene therapy, tissue engineering, stem cell therapy, and early disease detection. Materials and systems for understanding/probing mechanotransduction signalling and impacts on stem cell fate choices.

Recognition of Professor Cooper-White’s standing in the research field is reflected in the more than 20 plenary and 50 keynote presentations he has been invited to give at national and international conferences since 2001. He has served on the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) review panels for Centres of Research Excellence (2011) and Project Grants (2012-2014), the Health Research Council of New Zealand Assessment Committee (Biomedical) (2015-2016), and most recently the Singapore Ministry of Education Expert Panel for Life Sciences and Biomedical Engineering (2022, 2023). He has produced 6 Worldwide patents that have reached National Phase Entry in USA, Europe and Australia in the areas of formulation design for agriproducts, microbioreactor arrays (MBAs) and tissue engineering scaffolds. Technologies developed in his laboratory has been commercialised by an Australian SME and a USA-based start-up company. Professor Cooper-White has received more than $57 million in competitive grant funding.

His research focuses on understanding the role of microenvironmental cues on stem cell commitment and tissue genesis, and the critical roles that stem cells and their niches play in systemic losses of tissue and organ function as we age. His team applies this understanding to develop biomicrodevices, engineered surfaces and advanced scaffolds for cell therapy manufacturing and engineering tissue replacement or repair, and more recently, nanoparticles for targeted rejuvenation of our aged tissues.

One of the research group's projects involves developing bioengineered systems and device platforms that allow them to dissect the microenvironment in which stem cells ‘live’ during early tissue development. Variations in the microenvironment lead to the generation of different tissues.Using Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project funding, Professor Justin Cooper-White’s research group has determined the importance of spacing of adhesion peptides presented to mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in influencing morphology, migration and differentiation. MSCs presented with closely-spaced peptides are predisposed to form bone, while those on widely-spaced peptides are more likely to differentiate into fat cells. The research is showing, for the first time, that nanoscale spacing of adhesion peptides influences stem cell differentiation and adds to the understanding of how MSCs interact with their surroundings.

Professor Cooper-White’s research group has developed a microbioreactor array technology platform that permits cells to be cultured under hundreds to thousands of different conditions, to work out the best conditions for growing them or differentiating them into target cell lineages - all in a device the size of a credit card. The technology has been patented and the Cooper-White research group is seeking to develop it in new applications with collaborators, with the aim of proving the value of data the technology can provide with industrial partners. Ultimately, the technology will accelerate research in stem cell development and regenerative medicine, drug screening, and bioprocess engineering, so the researchers want to take it to the world.

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326 works between 1999 and 2025
All (326) Journal Article (244) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (69) Book (1) Other Outputs (1)

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2011

Journal Article

A defined medium and substrate for expansion of human mesenchymal stromal cell progenitors that enriches for osteo- and chondrogenic precursors

Hudson, James E., Mills, Richard J., Frith, Jessica E., Brooke, Gary, Jaramillo-Ferrada, Pamela, Wolvetang, Ernst J. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2011). A defined medium and substrate for expansion of human mesenchymal stromal cell progenitors that enriches for osteo- and chondrogenic precursors. Stem Cells and Development, 20 (1), 77-87. doi: 10.1089/scd.2009.0497

A defined medium and substrate for expansion of human mesenchymal stromal cell progenitors that enriches for osteo- and chondrogenic precursors

2011

Journal Article

Effect of geometric challenges on cell migration

Mills, Richard J., Frith, Jessica E., Hudson, James E. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2011). Effect of geometric challenges on cell migration. Tissue Engineering. Part C. Methods, In press (10), 999-1010. doi: 10.1089/ten.tec.2011.0138

Effect of geometric challenges on cell migration

2011

Conference Publication

Nanoscale presentation of cell adhesion motifs via block copolymer self assembly: Effect of ligand spacing on mesenchymal stem cell behaviour and phenotype

Frith, J. E., Mills, R. J. and Cooper-White, J. (2011). Nanoscale presentation of cell adhesion motifs via block copolymer self assembly: Effect of ligand spacing on mesenchymal stem cell behaviour and phenotype. 24th European Conference on Biomaterials, EBS 2011, Dublin, Ireland, 4-8 September, 2011. Pianoro (Bologna), Italy: Medimond International Proceedings.

Nanoscale presentation of cell adhesion motifs via block copolymer self assembly: Effect of ligand spacing on mesenchymal stem cell behaviour and phenotype

2011

Journal Article

The generation of definitive endoderm from human embryonic stem cells on 3D biodegradable poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffolds and its comparison to those generated on 2D monolayer cultures

Gao, Steven Y, Wong, Jennifer C. Y., Lees, Justin G., Best, Marie B., Wang, Rennian, George, Peter A., Cooper-White, Justin J. and Tuch, Bernard E. (2011). The generation of definitive endoderm from human embryonic stem cells on 3D biodegradable poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffolds and its comparison to those generated on 2D monolayer cultures. The Open Stem Cell Journal, 3, 23-27. doi: 10.2174/1876893801103010023

The generation of definitive endoderm from human embryonic stem cells on 3D biodegradable poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffolds and its comparison to those generated on 2D monolayer cultures

2011

Journal Article

Food grade Boger fluids for sensory studies

Koliandris, Anne-Laure, Rondeau, Elisabeth, Hewson, Louise, Hort, Joanne, Taylor, Andrew J., Cooper-White, Justin and Wolf, Bettina (2011). Food grade Boger fluids for sensory studies. Applied Rheology, 21 (1) 13777, 13777.1-13777.11. doi: 10.3933/ApplRheol-21-13777

Food grade Boger fluids for sensory studies

2011

Conference Publication

A human knee meniscus: Characterisation of the primary culture of human meniscal cells and their response to biomimetic surfaces in 2D and 3D growth environments

Tan, G.-K., Dinnes, D. L. M., Myers, P.T. and Cooper-White, J. J. (2011). A human knee meniscus: Characterisation of the primary culture of human meniscal cells and their response to biomimetic surfaces in 2D and 3D growth environments. 24th European Conference on Biomaterials, EBS 2011, Dublin, Ireland, 4-8 September, 2011. Pianoro (Bologna), Italy: Medimond International Proceedings.

A human knee meniscus: Characterisation of the primary culture of human meniscal cells and their response to biomimetic surfaces in 2D and 3D growth environments

2010

Journal Article

A synthetic elastomer based on acrylated polypropylene glycol triol with tunable modulus for tissue engineering applications

Hudson, James E., Frith, Jessica E., Donose, Bogdan C., Rondeau, Elisabeth, Mills, Richard J., Wolvetang, Ernst J., Brooke, Gary P. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2010). A synthetic elastomer based on acrylated polypropylene glycol triol with tunable modulus for tissue engineering applications. Biomaterials, 31 (31), 7937-7947. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.07.007

A synthetic elastomer based on acrylated polypropylene glycol triol with tunable modulus for tissue engineering applications

2010

Journal Article

Long term culture of human embryonic stem cells on recombinant vitronectin in ascorbate free media

Prowse, Andrew B. J., Doran, Michael R., Cooper-White, Justin J., Chong, Fenny, Munro, Trent P., Fitzpatrick, Jane, Chung, Tung-Liang, Haylock, David N., Gray, Peter P. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2010). Long term culture of human embryonic stem cells on recombinant vitronectin in ascorbate free media. Biomaterials, 31 (32), 8281-8288. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.07.037

Long term culture of human embryonic stem cells on recombinant vitronectin in ascorbate free media

2010

Journal Article

Ascorbate promotes epigenetic activation of CD30 in human embryonic stem cells

Chung, Tung-Liang, Turner, Jennifer P., Thaker, Nilay Y., Kolle, Gabriel, Cooper-White, Justin J., Grimmond, Sean M., Pera, Martin F. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2010). Ascorbate promotes epigenetic activation of CD30 in human embryonic stem cells. Stem Cells, 28 (10), 1782-1793. doi: 10.1002/stem.500

Ascorbate promotes epigenetic activation of CD30 in human embryonic stem cells

2010

Journal Article

The importance of downstream events in microfluidic viscoelastic entry flows: Consequences of increasing the constriction length

Rodd, Lucy E., Lee, Daewoong, Ahn, Kyung Hyun and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2010). The importance of downstream events in microfluidic viscoelastic entry flows: Consequences of increasing the constriction length. Journal Of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 165 (19-20), 1189-1203. doi: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2010.06.003

The importance of downstream events in microfluidic viscoelastic entry flows: Consequences of increasing the constriction length

2010

Journal Article

Aligned poly(L-lactic-co-e-caprolactone) electrospun microfibers and knitted structure: A novel composite scaffold for ligament tissue engineering

Vaquette, C, Kahn, C, Frochot, C, Nouvel, C, Six, JL, De Isla, N, Luo, LH, Cooper-White, J, Rahouadj, R and Wang, XO (2010). Aligned poly(L-lactic-co-e-caprolactone) electrospun microfibers and knitted structure: A novel composite scaffold for ligament tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 94A (4), 1270-1282. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.32801

Aligned poly(L-lactic-co-e-caprolactone) electrospun microfibers and knitted structure: A novel composite scaffold for ligament tissue engineering

2010

Journal Article

Interactions between meniscal cells and a self assembled biomimetic surface composed of hyaluronic acid, chitosan and meniscal extracellular matrix molecules

Tan, Guak-Kim, Dinnes, Donna L.M., Butler, Lauren N. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2010). Interactions between meniscal cells and a self assembled biomimetic surface composed of hyaluronic acid, chitosan and meniscal extracellular matrix molecules. Biomaterials, 31 (23), 6104-6118. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.04.018

Interactions between meniscal cells and a self assembled biomimetic surface composed of hyaluronic acid, chitosan and meniscal extracellular matrix molecules

2010

Journal Article

Defined high protein content surfaces for stem cell culture

Doran, Michael R., Frith, Jessica E., Prowse, Andrew B. J., Fitzpatrick, Jane, Wolvetang, Ernst J., Munro, Trent P., Gray, Peter P. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2010). Defined high protein content surfaces for stem cell culture. Biomaterials, 31 (19), 5137-5142. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.03.015

Defined high protein content surfaces for stem cell culture

2010

Journal Article

Membrane bioreactors enhance microenvironmental conditioning and tissue development

Doran, Michael R., Markway, Brandon D., Clark, Angelique, Athanasas-Platsis, Stavrosia, Brooke, Gary, Atkinson, Kerry, Nielsen, Lars K. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2010). Membrane bioreactors enhance microenvironmental conditioning and tissue development. Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods, 16 (3), 407-415. doi: 10.1089/ten.tec.2009.0367

Membrane bioreactors enhance microenvironmental conditioning and tissue development

2010

Journal Article

Hierarchical scaffolds via combined macro- and micro-phase separation

George, P.A., Quinn, K. and Cooper-White, J.J. (2010). Hierarchical scaffolds via combined macro- and micro-phase separation. BIOMATERIALS, 31 (4), 641-647. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.09.094

Hierarchical scaffolds via combined macro- and micro-phase separation

2010

Journal Article

Modeling the adhesion of human embryonic stem cells to poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) surfaces in a 3D environment

Gao, S.Y., Lees, J.G., Wong, J.C.Y., Croll, T.I., George, P.A., Cooper-White, J.J. and Tuch, B.E. (2010). Modeling the adhesion of human embryonic stem cells to poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) surfaces in a 3D environment. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A, 92A (2), 683-692. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.32401

Modeling the adhesion of human embryonic stem cells to poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) surfaces in a 3D environment

2010

Conference Publication

Elucidation of changes in human saliva protein profiles during resting and stimulated states

Punyadeera, C., Nouwens, A. S., Stokes, J. R., Yakubov, G. and Cooper-White, J. (2010). Elucidation of changes in human saliva protein profiles during resting and stimulated states. Human Proteome World Congress (HUPO 2010), Sydney, Australia, 19 - 23 September 2010.

Elucidation of changes in human saliva protein profiles during resting and stimulated states

2010

Conference Publication

Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance to monitor biofilm growth and properties during bioelectrochemical system inoculation and load conditions

Brown-Malker, Shelley T., Read, Sue, Rowlands, Andrew, Cooper-White, Justin and Keller, Jurg (2010). Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance to monitor biofilm growth and properties during bioelectrochemical system inoculation and load conditions. 217th meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Vancouver, Canada, 25 - 30 April 2010. Pennington, NJ, United States: Electrochemical Society. doi: 10.1149/1.3492222

Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance to monitor biofilm growth and properties during bioelectrochemical system inoculation and load conditions

2010

Journal Article

Enhanced chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in low oxygen environment micropellet cultures

Markway, BD, Tan, GK, Brooke, G, Hudson, JE, Cooper-White, JJ and Doran, MR (2010). Enhanced chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in low oxygen environment micropellet cultures. Cell Transplantation, 19 (1), 29-42. doi: 10.3727/096368909X478560

Enhanced chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in low oxygen environment micropellet cultures

2010

Conference Publication

Bulk adsorption vs. microfluidic deposition of a four protein mixture: A dynamic force spectroscopy study

Hines, M., Donose, B., Green, D. and Cooper-White, J. (2010). Bulk adsorption vs. microfluidic deposition of a four protein mixture: A dynamic force spectroscopy study. 21st Australian Conference on Microscopy & Microanalysis, Brisbane, Australia, 11–15 July 2010. Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society.

Bulk adsorption vs. microfluidic deposition of a four protein mixture: A dynamic force spectroscopy study

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2028
    Australian National Fabrication Facility (NCRIS22 - Grant administered by the Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited (ANNFL)
    Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2026
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Joint Biomechanics (ITRP led by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2025
    Targeting tissue fibrosis and age-related decline in tissue function
    Twin Towns Services Community Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2025
    Regenerative medicine scaffold evaluation in vivo
    Twin Towns Services Community Foundation Limited
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022
    Investigation of NPK Fertiliser Granulation Process
    Incitec Pivot Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    RFID assessments for use in cattle
    The Growth Drivers Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Encoding Interactions and Printability into Hairy Colloidal Biomaterials
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    RFID assessments for use in cattle
    Asymmetric Innovation Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Mimicking the perivascular niche with boronolectin-based biomaterials
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Advanced Brightfield and Fluorescent High Speed and Throughput Slide Scanner for biological, medical, materials science, and agricultural applications
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Vevo 3100 Imaging System for ultrahigh resolution and frame rate echocardiographic assessment of small animals.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    AutoStem: A high performance, automated stem cell bioengineering facility
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Targeted therapy for diabetic nephropathy using self-assembled nanoparticles
    Diabetes Australia Research Trust
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    Mathematical and computational models for agrichemical retention on plants (ARC Linkage Project led by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    (Re)wiring a stem cell: Deciphering the molecular mechanism underpinning lineage propensity (NHMRC Project Grant led by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Unravelling the mechanism coupling synaptic activity with neurotrophin signaling in the nervous system
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Targeted direct reprogramming of adult cardiac fibroblasts to functional cardiomyocytes
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Evaluation of the suitability of cross-linked hydrogels formed from Polyethyleneglycol (PEG), Hyaluronic Acid (HA) and Hyaluronic Acid-Pentosan Polysulfate (HA-PPS), alone or in combination with ...
    ProteoBioactives Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2015
    A state-of-the-art spinning disc confocal microscope for high speed imaging of live cells and super resolution microscopy
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to kidney progenitors (NHMRC Project Grant administered by MCRI)
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2024
    Australian National Fabrication Facility (NCRIS 2013/2015/2016-17/2017-19 /2019-23 grant administered by the Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited (ANFFL))
    Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Organovo Agreement
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Controlling the adhesome to regulate cell fate on biomaterials
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Engineering an Osteochondral Tissue for Cartilage Defect Repair
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Australian National Fabrication Facility (CRIS grant administered by Monash University (via the Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited (ANFFL))
    Australian National Fabrication Facility Limited
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    ANFFQ - Stone Dust Replacement - Project 3
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    CSIRO OCE Science Leader Fellowship
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to kidney progenitors
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    Production of Encapsulated TTO
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    In vitro-derived mesenchymal cells as a therapeutic resource for treating osteoarthritis - a clinical trial
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Production of next-generation defined culture surfaces for stem cell culture
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    Encapsulating tea tree oil for incorporation into a stock feed
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012
    An intergrated fluidic circuit system for digital PCR analysis, single-cell gene- expression, and high-throughput preparation of next-generation sequencing libraries.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Multiplex cantilever sensor platform
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Pre-clinical validation of a novel implant for bone tissue engineering (NHMRC Project grant administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Scanning electron microscope to house 3-Dimensional Sectioning Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2019
    Stem Cells Australia (ARC Special Research Initiative administered by the University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Elucidating surface-mediated permissive cues for cellular differentiation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Facility for advanced rheological and surface-friction characterisation
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Mass spectrometer for biomolecule discovery, structural analysis and quantification.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2015
    Australian National Fabrication Facility - Queensland node (ANFFQ)
    Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Saliva Screening Test: Saving Smokers from Cancer
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Taking the limp out of cartilage repair
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Scalable, high throughput microfluidic platforms for tissue specific biomaterials development and tissue genesis
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Intelligent scaffolds and methods for repair of osteochondral defects
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    AIBN BioReactor Program (ASCC Collaborative Stream 1 - Module 2)
    Australian Stem Cell Centre
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Enabling Software and Equipment for Computational Bio- and Nano-technology
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Facility for characterisation of multiscale rheology and tribology of soft matter, food and biofluids
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Stem cell-based interface tissue engineering
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Disposable microfluidic diagnostics for new generation foods, beverages and oral care products
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    A computational facility for multi-scale modelling in bio and nanotechnology
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Advanced nano-assembled biomaterials for stem cell-based tissue engineering
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - Capability Area 5.4 Fabrication
    National Collaborative Infrastructure Strategy - Queensland Government Contribution
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    Modulation of gap junction expression in healing equine tendon
    Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    A High Resolution Analytical Scanning Electron Microscope for South-East Queensland
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Enamel mineralization in children with cystic fibrosis
    Australian Dental Research Fund Inc
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Bioactive Polymers for Wound Healing Applications
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Continuous manufacturing processes for encapsulation.
    Unilever UK Central Resources Limited
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2012
    Project 1.2 Functional polymers for tissue engineering
    CRC for Polymers
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Engineering Vessels Using Novel Multilayered, Multicomponent Scaffolds
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Mastering the Microenvironment - Integrated functional biosynthetic scaffolds for tissue engineering
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2009
    Micro Process Plants - Non-Newtonian flow and particle synthesis in confined geometries
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Novel manufacturing methods for tissue engineering scaffolds
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Justin Cooper-White is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    An In Vitro Human iPSC-Based Model for Understanding the Roles of Ageing & Mechanotransduction in Rotator Cuff Tendon Healing

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lisbeth Grondahl

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Droplet Impaction Dynamics on Superhydrophobic Leaves and Their Mimics

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Regenerative engineering solutions for rotator cuff repair using stem cells and bioactives

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Simon Cool, Professor Lisbeth Grondahl

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the role of electrical fields on cell fates

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Simon Cool

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enhancing recovery post traumatic brain injury with reparative hydrogels

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ernst Wolvetang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Droplet Impaction Dynamics on Superhydrophobic Leaves and Their Mimics

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Design, optimisation, and fabrication of patient-specific multi-phasic total disc replacements to address accelerated degenerative disc disease

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ali Shokoohmand

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Intervertebral disc regeneration using human nucleus pulposus cells encapsulated in HA/PEG hydrogel in a rat model

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Joan Li

  • Master Philosophy

    Synthesis and characterisation of hyaluronic acid mimetic polymers

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Dynamics of drop impact on leaves and microfabricated mimics thereof.

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Overcoming roadblocks in mammalian cell biomanufacturing

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Christopher Leonardi

  • Doctor Philosophy

    An In Vitro Human iPSC-Based Model for Understanding the Roles of Ageing & Mechanotransduction in Rotator Cuff Tendon Healing

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lisbeth Grondahl

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Intervertebral disc-on-a-chip

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Engineering tissue organisation using intelligent additive biomanufacturing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mark Allenby

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of 3D printed Metal Scaffold to enhance bone in-growth

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mingxing Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A multi-scale simulation approach for high-throughput screening of polymer blend nanocomposite formulations

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Suresh Bhatia

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Optimization of engineered scaffolds for improved scaffold integration, tissue growth, repair and functional regeneration

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Lisbeth Grondahl, Dr Ali Shokoohmand

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A multi-scale simulation approach for high-throughput screening of polymer blend nanocomposite formulations

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Suresh Bhatia

Completed supervision

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  • Biomaterials
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  • Regenerative medicine
  • Stem cells

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