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Email

fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
NHMRC Professorial Fellow
Department of Chemical Engineering
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-0197-497X

Prof Frank Caruso

NHMRC Professorial Fellow
Department of Chemical Engineering

770 Scholarly works
101 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Elucidating Interactions that Govern DNA Incorporation into Metal–Phenolic Networks
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c01301
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Targeting rapidly cycling receptors CD2 and CD7 increases nanoparticle delivery to primary CD4 T cells.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74981-2
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sub-nm Pore Size Engineering in Metal–Phenolic Membranes
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c19580
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Engineering Electrospun Nanostructured Coatings on Macroscopic Particles
    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c25484
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    RNA Powered Antiviral Antibodies
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    ARC Research Hub for Innovative Nitrogen Fertilisers and Inhibitors
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Addressing the Major Challenges in Hiv Vaccine and Cure Research
Frank Caruso

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2023
Reappointment 3 years. Expires 1/11/2026 University of Melbourne
2020
Reappointment for 3 years University of Melbourne
2015
Appointment Expires on 1/11/2020 University of Melbourne
2013
Australian Museum Eureka Prize - Leadership in Science

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Polyphenol‐Mediated Engineering of Lipid Nanoparticles With Crystalline Mesophases (Adv. Mater. 6/2026)
    DOI: 10.1002/adma.72034
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Engineering Temperature-Switchable Conducting Metal-Phenolic Network Films.
    DOI: 10.1002/adma.202520092
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Leveraging nanoparticle protein corona to advance plasma proteome profiling
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74426-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Targeted Coacervates Enabled by Polyphenol–Peptide Networks for Therapeutic Delivery
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c06722
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Shellac-Mediated Assembly of Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery
    DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202505918
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Fluorine-free super-repellency to water and organic liquids
    DOI: 10.1038/s41570-026-00831-w

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Next-Generation Lipid Nanoparticles
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Leveraging Nanoparticle Platforms to Advance Nanomedicine

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