Chris James
Research Profile
Chris James was a PhD candidate in the School of Molecular Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Chris has a background in pharmacology and biochemistry and completed his Master of Biotechnology in 2017 where his thesis focused on biomarkers of immune cell activation in the blood. Advancing from his master’s work, Chris’ PhD focused on developing a technique to measure oxidative stress and inflammation from one drop of blood.
A key component of his research was to design a straightforward, high throughput methodology as well as a novel blood collection device that facilitates “on-field “sample collection. The resulting technique aims to be suitable for routine use in a wide variety of industries such as clinical drug trials, high performance sports and animal agriculture.
Chris has a keen interest in commercialising scientific research and has been selected to participate in several commercialisation programs, including the highly competitive CSIRO On Accelerate. Chris was also a finalist in the 2018 MedTech’s Got Talent program, Australia’s largest MedTech start-up competition.
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