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Biography
Daniela has a joint appointment across the Faculties of Engineering and Medicine at Monash University. She has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees and a PhD in Natural Sciences (Dr rer nat) from the Faculty of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Germany. She has over 17 years of academic experience, working as a research scientist and group leader in 5 countries (Germany, Australia, Switzerland, USA, UK). She was Deputy Director in the Centre for Regenerative Medicine at Queensland University of Technology, before she joined the Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London as a Reader in Bioengineering and Cancer.
Daniela’s scientific achievements, technologies and leadership have been recognised by a number of national and international awards. She is the recipient of the 2019 Joint E.K. Frey – E.Werle and Henner Graeff Promotion Prize, a 2015 Monash University Engineering Women’s Leadership Award, a 2013 Oral Presentation Award at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Congress, Queensland University of Technology Mid-Career and Early Career Researcher Awards and four Carla Patterson Publication Awards. She was selected to attend the 2017 Women and Power Executive Leadership Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Research interests
Daniela’s research interests are to understand the role of the extracellular and cellular microenvironment in modulating cancer progression and therapy response applying tissue-engineered technologies. Using her multidisciplinary expertise in cell biology, biomedical engineering and translational research, her team develops 3D platforms by integrating patient-specific and biomechanical characteristics of the tumour microenvironment to test biological therapies.
Daniela’s work and research have been recognised nationally and internationally with peer-reviewed publications (Nature Protocols, Biomaterials, Cancer Research, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Trends in Biotechnology), presentations and invited participation in international symposia.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Natural Sciences, PhD, Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich)
Award Date: 25 Oct 2007
External positions
Honorary contract, Queen Mary University of London
2 Mar 2020 → …
Research area keywords
- 3D cell culture models
- Tumour tissue engineering
- Biomaterials
- Cancer Biology
- Mechanobiology
- Extracellular matrix
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Projects
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High-Precision Mass Spectrometry Imaging Facility
Voelcker, N., Tuck, K., McConville, M., Li, J., Loessner, D., Pigram, P. J., van Oppen, M. J. H., Winkler, D., Hartland, E., Velkov, T., Stewart, A., Schittenhelm, R., Williamson, N. A., Rudd, D. & Baybrook, C.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
17/03/23 → 16/03/24
Project: Research
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A tumor microenvironment model of pancreatic cancer to elucidate responses toward immunotherapy
Kast, V., Nadernezhad, A., Pette, D., Gabrielyan, A., Fusenig, M., Honselmann, K. C., Stange, D. E., Werner, C. & Loessner, D., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Healthcare Materials. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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3D Collagen-Nanocellulose Matrices Model the Tumour Microenvironment of Pancreatic Cancer
Curvello, R., Kast, V., Abuwarwar, M. H., Fletcher, A. L., Garnier, G. & Loessner, D., Jul 2021, In: Frontiers in Digital Health. 3, 13 p., 704584.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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3D Models for Ovarian Cancer
Kast, V. & Loessner, D., 2021, Ovarian Cancer: Molecular & Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment Strategies. Schatten, H. (ed.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 139-149 11 p. (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; vol. 1330).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Addressing the tumour microenvironment in early drug discovery: a strategy to overcome drug resistance and identify novel targets for cancer therapy
Kaemmerer, E., Loessner, D. & Avery, V. M., Mar 2021, In: Drug Discovery Today. 26, 3, p. 663-676 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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A humanized orthotopic tumor microenvironment alters the bone metastatic tropism of prostate cancer cells
McGovern, J. A., Bock, N., Shafiee, A., Martine, L. C., Wagner, F., Baldwin, J. G., Landgraf, M., Lahr, C. A., Meinert, C., Williams, E. D., Pollock, P. M., Denham, J., Russell, P. J., Risbridger, G. P., Clements, J. A., Loessner, D., Holzapfel, B. M. & Hutmacher, D. W., 30 Aug 2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, 1, 14 p., 1014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)