Dr Eileen Roulis
Senior Research Fellow
Sessional Academic Queensland University of Technology
Eileen uses genomic sequencing technologies to improve product safety. She leads projects on transfusion-transmitted infections and emerging risks, with a focus on how genomics can be used to complement testing strategies. She is also involved in projects examining blood group antigen profiles from donors of diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Eileen obtained her PhD in Molecular Microbiology at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She holds an adjunct position with QUT, where she is active in undergraduate teaching in microbiology and molecular biology. Eileen has supervised a number of postgraduate students from QUT, University of Queensland and University of the Sunshine Coast.
Awards
- Outstanding Doctoral Thesis, QUT (2016)
Leadership
- Associate supervisor of two PhD students, QUT and University of Queensland
- Associate supervisor of Honours student, University of the Sunshine Coast
Key publications
* This research was completed prior to starting with Lifeblood
