Dr Cathal O'Connell is a VC Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Engineering, and is an early-career biomaterials scientist with a background in nanoscience. His research has covered a range of topics including biomaterials, fabrication and cell delivery mechanisms for applications including cartilage regeneration, muscle regeneration and 3D neuronal culture. Dr O’Connell has worked extensively in multidisciplinary teams in translational research settings, in particular as the inaugural Centre Manager of BioFab3D, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, the first hospital-based biofabrication laboratory in Australia.
Experience
2014–present
Contributing Writer, Cosmos Magazine
2020–present
VC Postdoctoral Fellow, RMIT
2017–2020
Centre Manager, BioFab3D, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
2014–2016
Associate Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
2013–2014
Science Communicator, La Trobe University
2013–2013
Postdoctoral research associate, University of Melbourne
Education
2014
University of Wollongong, PhD/Nanoscience
2008
Trinity College Dublin, B.A./The Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials
Professional Memberships
Institute of Physics
Australian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering