Biography and expertise
Biography
Dr Nela Rosic is an active multidisciplinary researcher with a PhD in Biomedical Sciences (University of Queensland) and experience in xenobiotic enzymes, directed evolution and drug discoveries. She has been awarded competitive fellowships and grants, including the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) by Australian Research Council.
Nela is a member of SCU's Research Clusters:
- Reefs and Oceans
Nela's work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals
Research
Her research is focused on medicinal bio-products, skin protection using natural marine sunscreens, environmental stress markers, host-microbe interaction, genomics and protein engineering.
Nela collaborates nationally and internationally with scientists and industry partners from both academia and industry sectors including the CSIRO, the leading Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia.
Community engagement
Nela is a passionate scientist and a STEM role model for other women in science. She gave community and primary and secondary school lectures about her research and career in STEM.
Supervision
Nela supervises PhD, MSc and Honours students in the fields of biomedical science, sport science and environmental genomics/transcriptomics.
Teaching
Molecular Genetics; Haematology; Clinical Biochemistry.