Dr. Thuy Nguyen is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Microbiology, based at BDI, Monash University. She is working on a project to develop effective strategies to combat biofilm infection associated with the use of ventricular assist devices either using anti-infective hydrogels or nanostructured surfaces on medical devices.

Dr. Nguyen obtained her Master’s Degree in Bioengineering at Gachon University, South Korea, in 2019. Over two years of studying there, she developed a microfluidic device that produced alginate hollow microfibers lined with endothelial cells (HUVECs) to create artificial blood vessels for mimicking the blood-brain barrier on a chip.

In 2020, she commenced her PhD at Monash University, where she developed human bone mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (hBMSCs)-laden photocrosslinkable GelatinPEG-based microgels to construct engineered cartilage tissues. Her study specifically investigated how the size and compositional structure of microgel assemblies affect cartilaginous tissue formation for cartilage regeneration.

As a bioengineer, Dr. Nguyen's research focuses on the interface of biomaterials, microfluidics, and micro/nanofabrication technologies for various biomedical applications.