# Justin Cooper-White
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Professor
# Justin Cooper-White
Email:
: [j.cooperwhite@uq.edu.au](mailto:j.cooperwhite@uq.edu.au)
Phone:
: [+61 7 336 51291](tel:+61 7 336 51291)
## Positions
Affiliate of Centre for Cardiovascular Health and Research
: Centre for Cardiovascular Health and Research
: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Affiliate of Centre for Extracellular Vesicle Nanomedicine
: Centre for Extracellular Vesicle Nanomedicine
: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Head of School, Chemical Engineering
: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
### 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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### Availability
Professor Justin Cooper-White is:
: Available for supervision
: Media expert
### Fields of research
[Biomedical engineering](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4951)
[Engineering](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4758)
[Macromolecular and materials chemistry](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4794)
### 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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[Search Professor Justin Cooper-White’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/881)
[All
(332)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/507/all)
[Book
(1)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/507/4747)
[Journal Article
(250)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/507/4748)
[Other Outputs
(1)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/507/4749)
[Conference Publication
(69)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/507/4751)
[Book Chapter
(11)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/507/4752)
2026
Journal Article
##### Mechanical behaviour of an optimised novel Ti6Al4V lattice structure fabricated via LPBF: “An experimental and FEA investigation”
Singh, Kirandeep, Liang, Guofang, Tetsworth, Kevin, Cooper-White, Justin, Erbulut, Deniz U. and Zhang, Mingxing (2026). Mechanical behaviour of an optimised novel Ti6Al4V lattice structure fabricated via LPBF: “An experimental and FEA investigation”. European Journal of Mechanics A - Solids, 117 106017, 106017. doi: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2026.106017
[Mechanical behaviour of an optimised novel Ti6Al4V lattice structure fabricated via LPBF: “An experimental and FEA investigation”](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:888430a)
2025
Journal Article
##### Protocol for tendon stem/progenitor cell isolation from human tendon tissue
Michelena-Tupiza, Stephanie, Parulekar, Asawari, Shemshad, Sepideh, Bolle, Eleonore, Shuker, Tristan, Cutbush, Kenneth, Grøndahl, Lisbeth and Cooper-White, Justin (2025). Protocol for tendon stem/progenitor cell isolation from human tendon tissue. STAR Protocols, 6 (4) 104143, 1-25. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2025.104143
[Protocol for tendon stem/progenitor cell isolation from human tendon tissue](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:967dce1)
2025
Journal Article
##### Advanced glycation end products induce caudal disc degeneration in ovariectomized female rats
Liang, Xiao, Li, Zhaohui, Ren, Pengcheng, Gao, Ze, Tian, Xiaoming, Zhang, Wei, Cooper-White, Justin, Liu, Guobin and Yang, Sidong (2025). Advanced glycation end products induce caudal disc degeneration in ovariectomized female rats. JOR Spine, 8 (3) e70114, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/jsp2.70114
[Advanced glycation end products induce caudal disc degeneration in ovariectomized female rats](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:99d38be)
2025
Journal Article
##### Engineering intervertebral disc regeneration: biomaterials, cell sources and animal models
Yang, Sidong, Soheilmoghaddam, Farhad, Pivonka, Peter, Li, Joan, Rudd, Samuel, Yeo, Trifanny, Tu, Ji, Zhu, Yibo and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2025). Engineering intervertebral disc regeneration: biomaterials, cell sources and animal models. Cell Proliferation, 58 (9) e70046, e70046. doi: 10.1111/cpr.70046
[Engineering intervertebral disc regeneration: biomaterials, cell sources and animal models](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:69f287e)
2025
Journal Article
##### Data Fusion for a Multiscale Model of a Wheat Leaf Surface: A Unifying Approach Using a Radial Basis Function Partition of Unity Method
Whebell, Riley M., Moroney, Timothy J., Turner, Ian W., Pethiyagoda, Ravindra, Wille, Marie-Luise, Cooper-White, Justin J., Kumar, Arvind, Taylor, Philip and McCue, Scott W. (2025). Data Fusion for a Multiscale Model of a Wheat Leaf Surface: A Unifying Approach Using a Radial Basis Function Partition of Unity Method. SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences, 18 (2), 1417-1438. doi: 10.1137/23m1591657
[Data Fusion for a Multiscale Model of a Wheat Leaf Surface: A Unifying Approach Using a Radial Basis Function Partition of Unity Method](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ee76807)
2025
Journal Article
##### Six-axis, physiological activity profiles create a more challenging cellular environment in the intervertebral disc compared to single-axis loading
Lazaro-Pacheco, Daniela, Ebisch, Isabelle, Cooper-White, Justin and Holsgrove, Timothy P. (2025). Six-axis, physiological activity profiles create a more challenging cellular environment in the intervertebral disc compared to single-axis loading. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 11 (5), 3031-3042. doi: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c01773
[Six-axis, physiological activity profiles create a more challenging cellular environment in the intervertebral disc compared to single-axis loading](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:bea0286)
2025
Journal Article
##### Industry-relevant undergraduate education in hands-on bioprocess engineering
Ghebosu, Raluca, Iannotta, Dalila, Storeshaw, Peter, Heffernan, James, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Li, Li, Cooper-White, Justin, Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda and Wolfram, Joy (2025). Industry-relevant undergraduate education in hands-on bioprocess engineering. Chemical Engineering Journal, 503 158332, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.158332
[Industry-relevant undergraduate education in hands-on bioprocess engineering](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b5cfe6a)
2024
Journal Article
##### Valproic acid-induced teratogenicity is driven by senescence and prevented by Rapamycin in human spinal cord and animal models
Pietrogrande, Giovanni, Shaker, Mohammed R., Stednitz, Sarah J., Soheilmoghaddam, Farhad, Aguado, Julio, Morrison, Sean D., Zambrano, Samuel, Tabassum, Tahmina, Javed, Ibrahim, Cooper-White, Justin, Davis, Thomas P., O’Brien, Terence J., Scott, Ethan K. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2024). Valproic acid-induced teratogenicity is driven by senescence and prevented by Rapamycin in human spinal cord and animal models. Molecular Psychiatry, 30 (3) 200, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02732-0
[Valproic acid-induced teratogenicity is driven by senescence and prevented by Rapamycin in human spinal cord and animal models](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:392f9eb)
2024
Journal Article
##### Driving osteocytogenesis from mesenchymal stem cells in osteon-like biomimetic nanofibrous scaffolds
Soheilmoghaddam, Farhad, Hezaveh, Hadi, Rumble, Madeleine and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2024). Driving osteocytogenesis from mesenchymal stem cells in osteon-like biomimetic nanofibrous scaffolds. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16 (31), 40411-40427. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c14785
[Driving osteocytogenesis from mesenchymal stem cells in osteon-like biomimetic nanofibrous scaffolds](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:6964e99)
2024
Journal Article
##### Choroid plexus defects in Down syndrome brain organoids enhance neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2
Shaker, Mohammed R., Slonchak, Andrii, Al-Mhanawi, Bahaa, Morrison, Sean D., Sng, Julian D.J., Cooper-White, Justin, Khromykh, Alexander A. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2024). Choroid plexus defects in Down syndrome brain organoids enhance neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2. Science Advances, 10 (23) eadj4735, 1-23. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adj4735
[Choroid plexus defects in Down syndrome brain organoids enhance neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8eb4696)
2024
Journal Article
##### Superior induced pluripotent stem cell generation through Phactr-3-driven mechano-modulation of both early and late phases of cell reprogramming
Chowdhury, Mohammad Mahfuz, Zimmerman, Samuel, Leeson, Hannah, Nefzger, Christian Maximilian, Mar, Jessica Cara, Laslett, Andrew, Polo, Jose Maria, Wolvetang, Ernst and Cooper-White, Justin (2024). Superior induced pluripotent stem cell generation through Phactr-3-driven mechano-modulation of both early and late phases of cell reprogramming. Biomaterials Research, 28 0025, 0025. doi: 10.34133/bmr.0025
[Superior induced pluripotent stem cell generation through Phactr-3-driven mechano-modulation of both early and late phases of cell reprogramming](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:5a9b343)
2024
Journal Article
##### Exploring the cell interactome: deciphering relative impacts of cell–cell communication in cell co-culture using a novel microfluidic device
Otte, Ellen A., Smith, Taryn N., Glass, Nick, Wolvetang, Ernst J. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2024). Exploring the cell interactome: deciphering relative impacts of cell–cell communication in cell co-culture using a novel microfluidic device. Lab on a Chip, 24 (3), 537-548. doi: 10.1039/d3lc00670k
[Exploring the cell interactome: deciphering relative impacts of cell–cell communication in cell co-culture using a novel microfluidic device](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:bd95cd5)
2023
Journal Article
##### Transforming undergraduate laboratory courses with interlinked real-world challenges
Iannotta, Dalila, Goncalves, Jenifer P., Ghebosu, Raluca E., Gopalakrishnan, Aswathi, Cooper-White, Justin and Wolfram, Joy (2023). Transforming undergraduate laboratory courses with interlinked real-world challenges. Trends in Biotechnology, 42 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.10.006
[Transforming undergraduate laboratory courses with interlinked real-world challenges](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2cbd0c3)
2023
Journal Article
##### Deconstructing heterogeneity of replicative senescence in human mesenchymal stem cells at single cell resolution
Taherian Fard, Atefeh, Leeson, Hannah C., Aguado, Julio, Pietrogrande, Giovanni, Power, Dominique, Gómez-Inclán, Cecilia, Zheng, Huiwen, Nelson, Christopher B., Soheilmoghaddam, Farhad, Glass, Nick, Dharmaratne, Malindrie, Watson, Ebony R., Lu, Jennifer, Martin, Sally, Pickett, Hilda A., Cooper-White, Justin, Wolvetang, Ernst J. and Mar, Jessica C. (2023). Deconstructing heterogeneity of replicative senescence in human mesenchymal stem cells at single cell resolution. GeroScience, 46 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s11357-023-00829-y
[Deconstructing heterogeneity of replicative senescence in human mesenchymal stem cells at single cell resolution](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1175f34)
2023
Journal Article
##### Choroid plexus defects in Down syndrome brain organoids enhance neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2
Shaker, Mohammed R., Slonchak, Andrii, Al-mhanawi, Bahaa, Morrison, Sean D., Sng, Julian D. J., Cooper-White, Justin, Khromykh, Alexander A. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2023). Choroid plexus defects in Down syndrome brain organoids enhance neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2. bioRxiv, 10 (23) eadj4735, eadj4735. doi: 10.1101/2023.06.12.544552
[Choroid plexus defects in Down syndrome brain organoids enhance neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d010c06)
2023
Journal Article
##### Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartite PSG‐Syt1 ‐ SV2 plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry
Joensuu, Merja, Syed, Parnayan, Saber, Saber H., Lanoue, Vanessa, Wallis, Tristan P., Rae, James, Blum, Ailisa, Gormal, Rachel S., Small, Christopher, Sanders, Shanley, Jiang, Anmin, Mahrhold, Stefan, Krez, Nadja, Cousin, Michael A., Cooper‐White, Ruby, Cooper‐White, Justin J., Collins, Brett M., Parton, Robert G., Balistreri, Giuseppe, Rummel, Andreas and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2023). Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartite
PSG‐Syt1
‐
SV2
plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry. The EMBO Journal, 42 (13) e112095, e112095. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022112095
[Presynaptic targeting of botulinum neurotoxin type A requires a tripartite
PSG‐Syt1
‐
SV2
plasma membrane nanocluster for synaptic vesicle entry](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1918c33)
2023
Journal Article
##### The role of biomechanical factors in models of intervertebral disc degeneration across multiple length scales
Lazaro-Pacheco, Daniela, Mohseni, Mina, Rudd, Samuel, Cooper-White, Justin and Holsgrove, Timothy Patrick (2023). The role of biomechanical factors in models of intervertebral disc degeneration across multiple length scales. APL Bioengineering, 7 (2) 021501, 021501. doi: 10.1063/5.0137698
[The role of biomechanical factors in models of intervertebral disc degeneration across multiple length scales](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:7ac5427)
2023
Book Chapter
##### Characterization of 2D-Poly(glycerol sebacate) bioelastomer films through spectroscopic analysis
Maliger, Raju B., Halley, Peter J. and Cooper-White, Justin J. (2023). Characterization of 2D-Poly(glycerol sebacate) bioelastomer films through spectroscopic analysis. Advanced microscopy: a strong analytical tool for materials science. (pp. 61-76) edited by Merin Sara Thomas, Józef T. Haponiuk, Sabu Thomas and Anne George. Palm Bay, FL ; Boca Raton, FL, United States: Apple Academic Press ; CRC press. doi: 10.1201/9781003282044-4
[Characterization of 2D-Poly(glycerol sebacate) bioelastomer films through spectroscopic analysis](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b88b0b7)
2022
Conference Publication
##### A human iPSC-based cardiac tissue model to understand age-related heart failure
Gopalakrishnan, Aswathi, Wolvetang, Ernst, Li, Joan and Cooper-White, Justin (2022). A human iPSC-based cardiac tissue model to understand age-related heart failure. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society Asia Pacific Chapter Conference (TERMIS-AP), Jeju, South Korea, 5-8 October 2022. New Rochelle, NY United States: Mary Ann Liebert.
[A human iPSC-based cardiac tissue model to understand age-related heart failure](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:79527e5)
2022
Journal Article
##### Editorial Series conclusion and journal outlook
Cooper-White, Justin J. (2022). Editorial Series conclusion and journal outlook. APL Bioengineering, 6 (3) 0105711, 030402. doi: 10.1063/5.0105711
[Editorial Series conclusion and journal outlook](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ee9a100)
### 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/61188)
- 2020 - 2026
ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Joint Biomechanics (ITRP led by Queensland University of Technology)
Queensland University of Technology
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/42588)
### Past funding
- 2022
Investigation of NPK Fertiliser Granulation Process
Incitec Pivot Limited
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/53753)
- 2021 - 2023
RFID assessments for use in cattle
The Growth Drivers Pty Ltd
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/52405)
- 2021 - 2024
Encoding Interactions and Printability into Hairy Colloidal Biomaterials
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/47248)
- 2020 - 2022
RFID assessments for use in cattle
Asymmetric Innovation Pty Ltd
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/42146)
- 2019 - 2025
Targeting tissue fibrosis and age-related decline in tissue function
Twin Towns Services Community Foundation Limited
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/38107)
- 2019 - 2022
Mimicking the perivascular niche with boronolectin-based biomaterials
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/37011)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/37453)
- 2019
Vevo 3100 Imaging System for ultrahigh resolution and frame rate echocardiographic assessment of small animals.
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/37494)
- 2018 - 2019
AutoStem: A high performance, automated stem cell bioengineering facility
ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/33653)
- 2018 - 2019
Targeted therapy for diabetic nephropathy using self-assembled nanoparticles
Diabetes Australia Research Trust
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/38322)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/31494)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/31134)
- 2017 - 2019
Unravelling the mechanism coupling synaptic activity with neurotrophin signaling in the nervous system
NHMRC Project Grant
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/30194)
- 2016 - 2018
Targeted direct reprogramming of adult cardiac fibroblasts to functional cardiomyocytes
NHMRC Project Grant
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/27255)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/26364)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/23904)
- 2015
Directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to kidney progenitors (NHMRC Project Grant administered by MCRI)
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/23965)
- 2014 - 2025
Regenerative medicine scaffold evaluation in vivo
Twin Towns Services Community Foundation Limited
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/22627)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/22644)
- 2014 - 2015
Organovo Agreement
UniQuest Pty Ltd
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/22254)
- 2014 - 2016
Controlling the adhesome to regulate cell fate on biomaterials
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/21101)
- 2014 - 2017
Engineering an Osteochondral Tissue for Cartilage Defect Repair
NHMRC Project Grant
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/20896)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/21161)
- 2013 - 2014
ANFFQ - Stone Dust Replacement - Project 3
UniQuest Pty Ltd
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/20521)
- 2013 - 2018
CSIRO OCE Science Leader Fellowship
CSIRO
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/15939)
- 2013 - 2014
Directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to kidney progenitors
NHMRC Project Grant
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/15278)
- 2012 - 2017
Production of Encapsulated TTO
UniQuest Pty Ltd
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/15465)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/45361)
- 2012 - 2014
Production of next-generation defined culture surfaces for stem cell culture
UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/43874)
- 2012 - 2017
Encapsulating tea tree oil for incorporation into a stock feed
UniQuest Pty Ltd
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/15140)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14236)
- 2012
Multiplex cantilever sensor platform
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14171)
- 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](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14375)
- 2012 - 2013
Scanning electron microscope to house 3-Dimensional Sectioning Facility
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14240)
- 2011 - 2019
Stem Cells Australia (ARC Special Research Initiative administered by the University of Melbourne)
University of Melbourne
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/12407)
- 2011 - 2013
Elucidating surface-mediated permissive cues for cellular differentiation
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/12520)
- 2011
Facility for advanced rheological and surface-friction characterisation
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/12989)
- 2011
Mass spectrometer for biomolecule discovery, structural analysis and quantification.
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/13042)
- 2010 - 2015
Australian National Fabrication Facility - Queensland node (ANFFQ)
Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14166)
- 2010 - 2012
Saliva Screening Test: Saving Smokers from Cancer
UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/43702)
- 2010 - 2012
Taking the limp out of cartilage repair
NHMRC Project Grant
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/11785)
- 2010 - 2012
Scalable, high throughput microfluidic platforms for tissue specific biomaterials development and tissue genesis
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/11238)
- 2009 - 2012
Intelligent scaffolds and methods for repair of osteochondral defects
ARC Linkage Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/9503)
- 2009 - 2011
AIBN BioReactor Program (ASCC Collaborative Stream 1 - Module 2)
Australian Stem Cell Centre
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/11920)
- 2009
Enabling Software and Equipment for Computational Bio- and Nano-technology
UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/45873)
- 2009
Facility for characterisation of multiscale rheology and tribology of soft matter, food and biofluids
UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/46052)
- 2009
Stem cell-based interface tissue engineering
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/10183)
- 2008 - 2011
Disposable microfluidic diagnostics for new generation foods, beverages and oral care products
ARC Linkage Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/9050)
- 2008 - 2009
A computational facility for multi-scale modelling in bio and nanotechnology
ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/9954)
- 2008
Advanced nano-assembled biomaterials for stem cell-based tissue engineering
UQ External Support Enabling Grant
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/9895)
- 2007 - 2011
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) - Capability Area 5.4 Fabrication
National Collaborative Infrastructure Strategy - Queensland Government Contribution
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/10255)
- 2007 - 2011
Modulation of gap junction expression in healing equine tendon
Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/9317)
- 2007 - 2008
A High Resolution Analytical Scanning Electron Microscope for South-East Queensland
ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/9066)
- 2007 - 2009
Enamel mineralization in children with cystic fibrosis
Australian Dental Research Fund Inc
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/8376)
- 2006 - 2009
Bioreactor Program P053
Australian Stem Cell Centre
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/9104)
- 2005 - 2008
Bioactive Polymers for Wound Healing Applications
ARC Linkage Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/19316)
- 2005 - 2007
Continuous manufacturing processes for encapsulation.
Unilever UK Central Resources Limited
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/8063)
- 2005 - 2012
Project 1.2 Functional polymers for tissue engineering
CRC for Polymers
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/8268)
- 2005
Engineering Vessels Using Novel Multilayered, Multicomponent Scaffolds
University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/46708)
- 2005 - 2007
Mastering the Microenvironment - Integrated functional biosynthetic scaffolds for tissue engineering
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/19135)
- 2005 - 2009
Micro Process Plants - Non-Newtonian flow and particle synthesis in confined geometries
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/19136)
- 2004
Novel manufacturing methods for tissue engineering scaffolds
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/19214)
### Availability
Professor Justin Cooper-White is:
: Available for supervision
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### Supervision history
#### Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Overcoming roadblocks in mammalian cell biomanufacturing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Lisbeth Grondahl](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/803), [Dr Christopher Leonardi](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2881)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Intervertebral disc-on-a-chip
Principal Advisor
- Doctor Philosophy
##### A patient specific total disc replacement to treat degenerative disc disease
Principal Advisor
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Regenerative engineering solutions for rotator cuff repair using stem cells and bioactives
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Lisbeth Grondahl](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/803), [Dr Alex Smith](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/38891)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Enhancing recovery post traumatic brain injury with reparative hydrogels
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Elucidation of the cellular interactions behind neuromuscular junction function
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Shyuan Ngo](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1398)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Elucidating the effects of potency biomarkers on cellular reprogramming and differentiation in adult stem cells
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Nathan Palpant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/13564), [Dr Alex Smith](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/38891), [Dr Andrew Prowse](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/22610)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Development of 3D printed Metal Scaffold to enhance bone in-growth
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Mingxing Zhang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/404)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### A multi-scale simulation approach for high-throughput screening of polymer blend nanocomposite formulations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Emeritus Professor Suresh Bhatia](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/161)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Modulation of Tendon Response Factors to Mechanical Underloading Through a Delivery System
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Lisbeth Grondahl](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/803)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Engineering tissue organisation using intelligent additive biomanufacturing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr Mark Allenby](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/31837)
#### Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### [An In Vitro Human iPSC-Based Model for Understanding the Roles of Ageing & Mechanotransduction in Rotator Cuff Tendon Healing](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:cca1c76)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Lisbeth Grondahl](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/803)
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Droplet Impaction Dynamics on Superhydrophobic Leaves and Their Mimics](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:64aa409)
Principal Advisor
- 2024
Master Philosophy
##### [Synthesis and characterisation of hyaluronic acid mimetic polymers](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a160e0f)
Principal Advisor
- 2024
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Intervertebral disc regeneration using human nucleus pulposus cells encapsulated in HA/PEG hydrogel in a rat model](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:0d54ae4)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Joan Li](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/611)
- 2023
Doctor Philosophy
##### [An in vitro human iPSC-based model to decipher cellular contributions to age-related heart failure](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c6e0b92)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Joan Li](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/611), [Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Addressing delivery limitations for cardiac cell reprogramming](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a5433fe)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Joan Li](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/611)
- 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### A versatile microfluidic platform for vector free intracellular delivery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Biomimetic Multilayered Nano-Fibrous Scaffolds for Guided Bone Regeneration](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a76ef7e)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Allison Pettit](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/7452)
- 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### [In vitro optimization of osteogenic differentiation outcomes from human mesenchymal stem cells](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:11938bf)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- 2019
Master Philosophy
##### [INJECTABLE HYDROGEL SYSTEM FOR STEM CELL CHONDROGENESIS](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d6a3e0d)
Principal Advisor
- 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### [A microfluidic device for co-culture: investigating the role of cell-cell interactions in Mesenchymal Stem Cell behaviour](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:706247)
Principal Advisor
- 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Selective Capture of Native Extracellular Matrix by Protein Binding Peptides for Directed Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:684703)
Principal Advisor
- 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### [In-vitro Studies of the Effects of Applied Electrical Fields on Various Mammalian Cell Types](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:477323)
Principal Advisor
- 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### [A Self-Assembling, Targeted Biomaterial Delivery System for Cardiac Regeneration](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:409615)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Effect of spray liquid physical properties and dynamics of fluids on atomization and spray drift](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:386255)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr Andrew Hewitt](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1403)
- 2015
Master Philosophy
##### Effects of hyaluronan-pentosan polysulfate and bone morphogenetic protein-6 on human mesenchymal stem cells
Principal Advisor
- 2015
Doctor Philosophy
##### [In Vitro Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Model for Pharmacological Post Conditioning of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:360142)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- 2015
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Development of self-assembled hydrogels for stem cell based tissue engineering applications](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:353240)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Lisbeth Grondahl](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/803)
- 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Engineering cell/matrix and cell/cell interactions to control the flow behaviour of high volume fraction cell suspensions](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:331447)
Principal Advisor
- 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### Development of novel materials and scaffold fabrication methodologies for soft tissue engineering applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Idriss Blakey](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1267)
- 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Cartilage tissue engineering using mesenchymal stromal cells](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:287545)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Development of Methods for Plasma Polymerization of Surfaces in Two and Three Dimensions for Tissue Engineered Interfaces](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:295127)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Lisbeth Grondahl](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/803)
- 2012
Doctor Philosophy
##### [The influence of substrate creep on mesenchymal stem cell behaviour and phenotype](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:272498)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Barbara Rolfe](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/663), [Professor Darren Martin](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/650)
- 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Microbioreactor Arrays for Screening and Controlling Pluripotent Stem Cell Expansion, Maintenance and Differentiation](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:243140)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Development of Functional Myocardium for Regenerative Treatment of Heart Disease](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:229758)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Modulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Behaviour via Integrin- Extracellular Matrix Interactions](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:263255)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Ernst Wolvetang](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2004)
- 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Development of a biomimetic scaffold for meniscal tissue engineering](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:245299)
Principal Advisor
- 2010
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Formation, deformation and breakup of liquid micro droplets with complex interfacial properties using a CFC and development of a dynamic tensionmetric measuring system for very short surface ages](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:194990)
Principal Advisor
- 2010
Doctor Philosophy
##### [A microfluidic platform for screening immobilised biomolecule mixtures](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:215361)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Lars Nielsen](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/93)
- 2010
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Development of functionalized polymeric scaffolds for the long term propagation of human embryonic stem cells](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:194675)
Principal Advisor
- 2010
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Ex vivo tissue vascularisation](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:219387)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Barbara Rolfe](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/663)
- 2009
Doctor Philosophy
##### [The development of a continuous encapsulation method in a microfluidic device](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:188781)
Principal Advisor
- 2009
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Modulation of Cell Behaviour Using Tailored Polymeric Substrates](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:160512)
Principal Advisor
- 2008
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Manufacture and Characterization of Alginate-PEG Hydrogel for Tissue Engineering Applications](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:155238)
Principal Advisor
- 2008
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Dynamics of Drop Formation in Microfluidic Devices](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:152002)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr Tony Howes](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/346)
- 2007
Doctor Philosophy
##### THERMODYNAMICS OF POLYMER SOLUTION AND ITS APPLICATION IN 3D SCAFFOLD MANUFACTURING FOR USE IN TISSUE ENGINEERING
Principal Advisor
- 2007
Master Philosophy
##### SURFACE MODIFICATION USING AMPHIPLILIC DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Michael Monteiro](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1336)
- 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Design of microscale devices for the detection of melanocytic growths in the skin](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:657eda8)
Associate Advisor
- 2015
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Degradable polyester carbonate biomaterials for application in vascular regeneration](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:360615)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Andrew Whittaker](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/138), [Professor Lisbeth Grondahl](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/803)
- 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### [An investigation into the surface modification of nanohydroxyapatite for the development of composite scaffolds](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:325284)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Lisbeth Grondahl](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/803)
- 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Dendrimer Sensors](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:302655)
Associate Advisor
- 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Modulation of gap junction expression in injured equine superficial digital flexor tendon](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:305762)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Paul Mills](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/124)
- 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Optimizing the surface properties of biodegradable scaffolds for bone tissue engineering](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:303539)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Lisbeth Grondahl](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/803)
- 2009
Doctor Philosophy
##### Synthesis and characterisation of poly (glycerol-sebacate) bioelastomers for tissue engineering applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Peter Halley](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/333)
### Enquiries
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- Biomaterials
- Microdevices
- Regenerative medicine
- Stem cells
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