Discover opportunities for PhD and Master projects at ARC CTET
Available PhD and Master Projects
- Location: Monash University, Engineering, and Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Supervisors: Prof. Laurence Meagher, A/Prof. Tracy Heng
- Start date: 3x projects, immediate – January 2023
- Location: Queensland University of Technology, Science & Engineering
- Supervisor: Dr. Laura Bray, Prof. Dietmar W Hutmacher, Dr. Siamek Saifzadeh, Dr. Roland Steck
- Industry Partner: Aesculap
- Start date: immediate
- Location: Queensland University of Technology, Science & Engineering
- Supervisors: Dr. Laura Bray, Prof. Dietmar W Hutmacher
- Industry Partner: Stryker
- Start date: Immediate
PhD Scholarships
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Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
The ARC Training Centre for Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering (CTET) is a new training centre based at Monash University and Queensland University of Technology. CTET will develop the next generation of industry-ready post-graduate students.
In conjunction with Australian and international partners, CTET is offering industry-led PhD research projects in various fields within tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, as well as supply chain and commercialisation.
Candidates must hold an Honours or Master degree with a significant research component. An academic background in relevant fields, eg. social sciences, natural sciences, engineering or business, is required.
Rate: AUD $34,013/pa for 3 years.
Masters projects are also available for 1.5 – 2 years.
Projects are available in the following research areas:
• sensors for cell quality control
• nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapies
• in vitro tissues for cancer investigations
• biomaterials for vaccine delivery
• programming different cell types into podocytes
• scaffold and implant development
• cell based regenerative products
• entrepreneurship and business models for cell therapies
• patient-surgeon interactions
If you are interested in applying for a CTET project, you are invited to complete an Expression of Interest.

Theme 1:
Engineering process
efficiencies

Theme 2:
Advanced materials and manufacturing

Theme 3:
Tissue
engineering

Theme 4:
Value chain and
commercialisation
Our projects
Determinants of effective surgeon and patient interactions in regenerative medicine
Theme 4: Value chain and commercialisation Prof. Uwe Dulleck Dr. Laura BrayDr. Stephen Whyte Prof. Rebekah Russell-Bennett Prof. Dietmar Hutmacher This project will involve analysis …
High-throughput 3D bioprinting of the tumour microenvironment
Theme 3: Tissue engineering Dr. Laura Bray A/Prof. Yi-Chin Toh Prof. Gail Risbridger This project aims to develop methods and materials to facilitate the high-throughput …
Scaffold-cell based breast tissue engineering
Theme 3: Tissue Engineering Technologies Prof. Dietmar HutmacherDr. Jacqui McGovernDr. Roland SteckDr. Laura Bray Dr. Siamak Saifzadeh This project includes studies focusing on the development …
In vivo assessment of BoneFlo® system in an ovine model of tibial critical-sized defect
Theme 3: Tissue Engineering Technologies Dr. Laura BrayDr. Siamak SaifzadehDr. Roland SteckProf. Dietmar Hutmacher This project seeks to develop advanced manufacturing and injection moulding of …
T-cell directed differentiation from iPSCs directed towards CAR T cell production and cancer treatment, and endothelial cell and clinical efficacy of its secretome in a range of clinical indications
Theme 2: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Prof. Laurence MeagherA/Prof. Tracy HengProf. Mibel AguilarA/Prof. Travis Klein Three PhD projects will cover these topics, which are currently …
Development of a novel biodegradable scaffold for the repair of injured or degenerate cartilaginous tissues including the intervertebral disc
Theme 2: Advanced materials and manufacturing A/Prof. Jessica Frith Cartilage tissue possesses a limited regenerative potential and degeneration of the cartilage is a common problem …
The ARC Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies will allow Australia to deliver industry-aligned innovations resulting in the creation of human capital, next generation jobs, patents and spin-off companies in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
This will strengthen the global competitiveness of the Australian tissue engineering and regenerative medicine industries as well as bring long-term health benefits to the Australian community.

The ARC Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies is a newly funded centre led by Monash University in collaboration with the Queensland University of Technology and 22 partner organisations. The Centre aims to develop the next generation of industry-ready workforce in the Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering sector. This will be achieved through an industry specific training program, tailored for the needs of PhDs, postdoctoral fellows and industry partners in the centre, with research carried out in industry facing projects.
Funding from the ARC in this Centre presents an exciting opportunity for university and industry collaboration in a high growth industry sector with impactful health and economic outcomes for Australia.

