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The University of Western Australia (M310), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Dr. Iyer graduated with a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Clemson University, South Carolina, USA in August 2004. Following this he was awarded President’s postdoctoral fellowship at Clarkson University, New York, USA where he developed Bio-Atomic Force Microscopy method. Dr Iyer relocated to The University of Western Australia (UWA) in 2006 and was awarded three consecutive ARC fellowships (APD, QE II and Future Fellowship). He is currently the Director- Australian Research Council Training Centre for Next-Gen Technologies in Biomedical Analysis, and Deputy Head- School of Molecular Sciences.
Dr Iyer leads a research program in the field of bionanotechnology. The team has made a significant impact in this field by integrating fundamental concepts of high-resolution imaging, polymer/materials chemistry, surface science, cell and molecular biology, nanotechnology and bioengineering.
The research has had a translatable impact in the treatment of untreatable medical emergencies like traumatic brain injuries, cardiovascular diseases, placental related disorders in pregnancy, cancers (breast, cervical, colorectal) and traumatic burn injuries. The trans- disciplinary research has resulted in redefining treatment using the traditional diagnostic, imaging, drug delivery methodology by adopting nanotechnology to alter the pharmacokinetic profile of drugs, reduce off-target toxicity, and improve the overall therapeutic index. The nanoformulations developed by the research group have enabled simultaneous imaging and therapy to specific sites or organs, facilitating detection and treatment of disease in a single procedure. This will help make informed decisions about timing, dosage, drug choice, and treatment strategies. Such personalized medicine will lead to improved efficacy, lower off-target toxicity, and an overall increase in quality of life and patient outcome.
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AWARDS:
• Australian Academy of Sciences 2018 Jacques Miller Medal for Experimental Biomedicine.
• Fellowships from the Australian Research Council: ARC APD (2006-2008), ARC ARF (2009-2013), ARC Future Fellowship (2013/14-2017/18)
• UWA Vice Chancellor’s Inaugural Research Excellence Award, 2014.
• WA Early Career Scientist of the year finalist award, 2010.
• Inaugural WA Young Tall Poppy Award, 2010.
• WA Young Scientist of the year finalist award, 2009.
President and WA State representative for Polymer Division of The Royal Australian Chemical Society (RACI)
(2016-2018) Australian Research Council: Member of the College of Experts.
(2019-2020) The National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grant Panel
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bradshaw, M. (Creator), Ho, D. (Creator), Fear, M. (Creator), Gelain, F. (Creator), Wood, F. (Creator) & Swaminatha Iyer, I. (Creator), DRYAD, 6 Nov 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.sm227, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.sm227 and one more link, https://zenodo.org/record/4932716 (show fewer)
Dataset
Chen, K., Evans, C., Swaminatha Iyer, I., Jiang, H. & Smith, N.
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/06/23 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
Fritz, G., Low, P., Swaminatha Iyer, I., Chooi, H., Euler, C., Koutsantonis, G., Taylor, N. & Joshi, J.
ARC Australian Research Council
1/06/23 → 1/06/27
Project: Research
Chen, K., Jiang, H., Swaminatha Iyer, I., Xu, J., Greenblatt, M. & Pavlos, N.
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
Swaminatha Iyer, I., Thurect, K., Perrier, S., Rotello, V., Alexander, C., Smith, N., Jiang, H., Evans, C. & Bell, C.
ARC Australian Research Council
1/09/22 → 30/08/25
Project: Research
Lesterhuis, W., Veedu, R., Bond, C., Swaminatha Iyer, I. & Wang, T.
Department of Health (Western Australia)
28/06/22 → 27/06/25
Project: Research
Nic Taylor (Coordinator), Naomi Wheat (Coordinator), Cameron Evans (Coordinator), Jessica Kretzmann (Coordinator), Killugudi Swaminatha Iyer (Coordinator) & Paul Low (Mentor)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public outreach/ public event
Nic Taylor (Coordinator), Naomi Wheat (Coordinator), Paul Low (Mentor) & Cameron Evans (Coordinator)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public outreach/ public event
Nic Taylor (Coordinator), Naomi Wheat (Coordinator), Killugudi Swaminatha Iyer (Coordinator), Mark Waters (Mentor), Heng Chooi (Mentor), Paul Low (Mentor), Allan McKinley (Mentor) & Matthew Graneri (Mentor)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public outreach/ public event
Georg Fritz, Paul Low, Heng Chooi, Killugudi Swaminatha Iyer, Nic Taylor, George Koutsantonis & Jitendra Joshi
8/02/23
1 Media contribution
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