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Personal profile
Biography
Biographaphy
Bachelor of Science (First-Class Honours) at the University of Western Australia (UWA) / Double Major in Anatomy & Human Biology and Physiology - 2017 - 2020
PhD at the University of Western Australia (UWA) / Human Sciences - March 2021 - Sep 2025
Research
Danielle's Phd was supported by prestigious scholarships and awards including Research Training Program by the Australian Government, National Breast Cancer Foundation travel award, and BioZone by UWA. This allowed multiple international collaborative projects. Danielle was a part of characterizing a novel paradigm in metastasis, the Adherent-To-Suspension transition (AST) and spent time at National University of Singapore learning how to utilize block-co-polymer micelle lithography (BCMN) to modify ligand spacing at the nano level. At the University of Western Australia, Danielle also developed a fragmented granular GelMA hydrogel that enabled greater biomimicry of interstitial spaces present in native tissues.
Current Research Interests:
- Cellular plasticity and mechanosensation
- Development of biomimetic biomaterials
- 3D visualisation and characterisation of cells
Personal Experience
Scientific Officer, University of Western Australia / June 2025
Teaching Assistant for Medical School and Human Sciences, University of Western Australia / 2020 - 2025
- ANHB3323: Cells, Tissues and Development
- ANHB3310/3320: Applications and Investgations 1/2
- IMED3111/IMED3112: Integrated First Year Medicine
- IMED4220: Integrated Second Year Medicine
Education/Academic qualification
Anatomy & Human Biology , Bachelor of Science (Honours), 3D Mechanosensation and Growth of MCF7 Breast Cancer Spheroid in a Linear Gradient Stiffness, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 26 Nov 2020
Industry keywords
- Bioengineering
- Biotechnology
- Health
Research expertise keywords
- Extracellular matrix
- Cancer Biology
- Hydrogels
- Stiffness
- Biomaterials
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3D Volumetric Mechanosensation of MCF7 Breast Cancer Spheroids in a Linear Stiffness Gradient GelAGE
Vahala, D., Amos, S. E., Sacchi, M., Soliman, B. G., Hepburn, M. S., Mowla, A., Li, J., Jeong, J. H., Astell, C., Hwang, Y., Kennedy, B. F., Lim, K. S. & Choi, Y. S., 15 Dec 2023, In: Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12, 31, p. e2301506 2301506.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access31 Citations (Scopus) -
A Visible Light-Responsive Hydrogel to Study the Effect of Dynamic Tissue Stiffness on Cellular Mechanosensing
Ansari, A., Bhowmik, S., Zhang, K., Reeves, C. L., Vahala, D., Choi, Y. S., Gelmi, A., Combes, A. N., Tuan, R. S., Truong, V. X., Forsythe, J. S. & Frith, J. E., 28 Aug 2025, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 35, 35, 16 p., 2501585.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Web of Science) -
Development of innovative biomaterials to unravel the role of the tumour microenvironment in cancer metastasis
Vahala, D., 2025, (Unpublished)Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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In situ stress estimation in quantitative micro-elastography
Navaeipour, F., Hepburn, M. S., Li, J., Metzner, K. L., Amos, S. E., Vahala, D., Maher, S., Choi, Y. S. & Kennedy, B. F., Jun 2024, In: Biomedical Optics Express. 15, 6, p. 3609-3626 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Multimodal mechano-microscopy reveals mechanical phenotypes of breast cancer spheroids in three dimensions
Mowla, A., Hepburn, M. S., Li, J., Vahala, D., Amos, S. E., Hirvonen, L. M., Sanderson, R. W., Wijesinghe, P., Maher, S., Choi, Y. S. & Kennedy, B. F., Sept 2024, In: APL Bioengineering. 8, 3, 15 p., 036113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Reprogramming anchorage dependency by adherent-to-suspension transition promotes metastatic dissemination
Huh, H. D. (Contributor), Sub, Y. (Contributor), Oh, J. (Contributor), Kim, Y. E. (Contributor), Lee, J. Y. (Contributor), Kim, H.-R. (Contributor), Lee, S. (Contributor), Lee, H. (Contributor), Pak, S. (Contributor), Amos, S. E. (Contributor), Vahala, D. (Contributor), Park, J. H. (Contributor), Shin, J. E. (Contributor), Park, S. Y. (Contributor), Kim, H. S. (Contributor), Roh, Y. H. (Contributor), Lee, H.-W. (Contributor), Guan, K.-L. (Contributor), Choi, Y. S. (Contributor), Jeong, J. (Contributor), Choi, J. (Contributor), Roe, J.-S. (Contributor), Gee, H. Y. (Contributor) & Park, H. W. (Contributor), Figshare, 14 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6596852
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Additional file 1 of Reprogramming anchorage dependency by adherent-to-suspension transition promotes metastatic dissemination
Huh, H. D. (Creator), Sub, Y. (Creator), Oh, J. (Creator), Kim, Y. E. (Creator), Lee, J. Y. (Creator), Kim, H.-R. (Creator), Lee, S. (Creator), Lee, H. (Creator), Pak, S. (Creator), Amos, S. E. (Creator), Vahala, D. (Creator), Park, J. H. (Creator), Shin, J. E. (Creator), Park, S. Y. (Creator), Kim, H. S. (Creator), Roh, Y. H. (Creator), Lee, H.-W. (Creator), Guan, K.-L. (Creator), Choi, Y. S. (Creator), Jeong, J. (Creator), Choi, J. (Creator), Roe, J.-S. (Creator), Gee, H. Y. (Creator) & Park, H. W. (Creator), Figshare, 14 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22626011, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_1_of_Reprogramming_anchorage_dependency_by_adherent-to-suspension_transition_promotes_metastatic_dissemination/22626011 and one more link, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_1_of_Reprogramming_anchorage_dependency_by_adherent-to-suspension_transition_promotes_metastatic_dissemination/22626011/1 (show fewer)
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Prizes
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Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Travel Award
Vahala, D. (Recipient), 2023
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