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Email

a.oconnor@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Shanahan Chair in Frontier Medical Solutions
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology – Admin
Education
PhD
The University of Melbourne
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-6925-885X

Prof Andrea O'Connor

Shanahan Chair in Frontier Medical Solutions
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

164 Scholarly works
48 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Produced by iPSC-Derived MSCs Promotes iPSC-MSC Proliferation and Differentiation and Regulates Secreted Factors
    DOI: 10.1002/jbma.70010
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Vertical Nanostructures as Novel Interfaces for Brain Research
    DOI: 10.1002/admi.202500209
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Tuneable Hydrogel Porosity via Dynamic Tailoring of Spinodal Decomposition
    DOI: 10.1002/advs.202504265
  • 2022

    Research grants (international)

    Antimicrobial Peptide - Selenium Nanoparticle Dressings to Enhance Burn Wound Healing and Prevent Antimicrobial Resistant Infections
  • 2022

    Research Contracts

    Development of 3D Organ Models
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Nanoengineering Materials to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Biofabrication of human articular cartilage: A path towards the development of a clinical treatment
    DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aad8d9
Andrea O'Connor

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
University of Melbourne
2020
University of Melbourne
2017
HealthTech Innovation Challenge Commendation, Graeme Clark Institute
2017
Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Microfluidics enables rapid and facile fabrication of multi-component antimicrobial nanoparticles
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.165807
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Extracellular vesicles support increased expansion of mesenchymal stromal cells on fetal membrane-derived decellularized extracellular matrix
    DOI: 10.1007/s00441-024-03946-y
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Engineering Nanoclusters of Cell Adhesive Ligands on Biomaterial Surfaces: Superior Cell Proliferation and Myotube Formation for Skeletal Muscle Tissue Regeneration
    DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202402991
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Glycerol-plasticized silk fibroin vascular grafts mimic key mechanical properties of native blood vessels
    DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37802
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Investigation into the use of a chitosan scaffold for tarsal plate substitution in eyelid reconstruction
    DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbaf114
  • 2024

    Journal article

    One-Step Synthesis of Antimicrobial Polypeptide-Selenium Nanoparticles Exhibiting Broad-Spectrum Efficacy against Bacteria and Fungi with Superior Resistance Prevention
    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c17157
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Hierarchically vascularized and suturable tissue constructs created through angiogenesis from tissue-engineered vascular grafts
    DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.09.052

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

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