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Dr. Brooke Farrugia is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, where she leads a research group specialising in biomaterials, tissue engineering, and matrix biology. She also serves as the Assistant Dean (Graduate Research – Quality) within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. With a PhD from UNSW Sydney, Dr. Farrugia has an extensive research background that includes biomaterial development, wound healing, molecular biology, and glycobiology. Her work focuses on the development and characterization of biomaterials and their interactions with biological environments, particularly in the context of wound healing and tissue regeneration.
Dr. Farrugia's career includes a post-doctoral position at the Queensland University of Technology, where she was part of the Tissue Repair and Regeneration group. She later returned to UNSW to focus on biomimetic materials for growth factor delivery. Since joining the University of Melbourne in 2019, she has continued to innovate in biomimetic material technologies for tissue regeneration and explore extracellular matrix interactions.
For a full list of Dr Farrugia's Publications and research outputs:
Scopus Author Identifier: 18434354200
Professional Activities
Professional Activities
Australasian Society of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Member: 2006 - present
Student Representative: 2007 and 2008
Australasian Wound & Tissue Repair Society
Member: 2010 – present
Committee Member: 2015 – present
Secretary: 2016 – 2018
President: 2018 – 2024
Treasurer: 2024 - present
Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand
Member: 2013 – present
Secretary: 2018 – 2023
Vice President: 2023 - present
International Society of Matrix Biology
- Member: 2013 – present
Awards
Awards
2018 Bob Fraser New Investigator Award – Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand
2007 Student Oral Presentation Award – The Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Education
Education
2010 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2006 MASTER OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2006 BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Employment
Employment
Oct 2023 – current Assistant Dean Graduate Research – Quality, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Melbourne
Jan 2023 – current Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne
Jan 2019 – Dec 2022 Senior Lecturer Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne
Jan 2017 – Dec 2018 Senior Research Associate / Lecturer, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
Jan 2014 – Dec 2016 Senior Research Associate, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
Feb 2013 – Dec 2013 Research Associate, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 Research Associate, Institute of Biomedical Health and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Dec 2005 - Feb 2006 Research Assistant, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
Conference Organisation
Conference Organisation
2025: International Proteoglycan Meeting – Conference Chair
2024: MBSANZ and AWTRS Joint Scientific Meeting – Conference chair
2024: GRC Proteoglycans – Discussion Leader
2024: 38th Australasian Polymer Symposium – Conference Organising Committee
2023: MBSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting – Conference Organising Committee
2022: Pacific Polymer Conference – Symposium Chair, Regenerative Medicine
2022: GRC Proteoglycans – Discussion Leader
2022: RACI2022 – Symposium Chair, Polymer Science, Biomaterials
2022: 2022 Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society Scientific Meeting - Conference Chair
2022: 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering - Conference Organising Committee
2020: Pan Pacific Connective Tissues Societies Symposium – Conference Chair
2020: GRC Proteoglycans – Discussion Leader (meeting postponed due to COVID-19)
2019: 2019 Proteoglycans Future Leaders Symposium – Chair
2018: Cutaneous Biology 2018 – Conference Organising Committee
2018: Cutaneous Biology 2018 – EMCR Committee Chair
2018: Cutaneous Biology 2018 – Session Chair
2018: Gordon Research Seminar & Conference: Proteoglycans – Invited Conference Social Chair
2018: Gordon Research Seminar: Proteoglycans – Session Chair
2016: Joint Meeting of Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society and the Molecular & Experimental Pathology Society of Australasia – Conference Organising Committee
2016: Joint Meeting of Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society and the Molecular & Experimental Pathology Society of Australasia – Session Chair
2016: World Biomaterials Congress – Session Chair
2015: 5th International Symposium of Surface and Interface of Biomaterials held in conjunction with 24th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering – Session Chair
2014: Gordon Research Seminar: Proteoglycans – Session Chair
2014: Gordon Research Seminar & Conference – Invited Conference Social Chair
2014: 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering – Session Chair
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