Associate Professor Danilla Grando
Associate Professor
Details
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College: School of Science
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Department: School of Science
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Campus: Bundoora West Australia
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danilla.grando@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0001-6206-9634
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Danilla Grando has wide contact with students studying Chinese Medicine, Osteopathy, and Chiropractic as well as with students in science programs, such as Biotechnology and Biomedicine.
She sees her role as a mentor to students, particularly to encourage students to explore a wide range of experiences whilst studying in order to help them secure future employment. Dr Grando specialises in creating online learning environments and designing learning exercises that help students understand the myriad of interactions that humans have with microbes and how our knowledge helps maintain a balanced human ecosystem. She spent the first half of her working life as a diagnostic scientist, so aims to help students become industry-ready.
One of the key challenges is that science is poorly funded. Students hear that it can be difficult to get jobs in science and that it can be difficult to get a well-paid job. Dr Grando has had a wonderful, fulfilling career in science and it has been well paid. If you love what you do then it drives you to perform well. The magic of science is that it's ever changing and discovery is the fuel that burns your lifelong commitment.
RMIT focuses on training graduates for industry. Based on her studies at RMIT, Dr Grando was employed as a trainee scientist before she had even qualified. She undertook her postgraduate studies in order to more deeply understand science and to determine whether she was a suitable candidate for a PhD. Dr Grando completed her PhD at RMIT and can relate well to the struggles that students face. This has strengthened her resolve to continue as a member of the vibrant science community and to encourage others to join in an appreciation of science.
Dr Grando is passionate about online teaching and has created an innovative online course, called Outbreak, to help students understand the impact infectious diseases have on the world and the Australian community. Her long-term goal is to help everyone in the community understand their role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.
Recent awards:
2012 NOVA Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Open University Australia
2012 Australian Society for Microbiology Distinguished Teaching Award
2011 Top 20 courses for class size 40-79 in Science Engineering and Health for ONPS2294 Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics
2010 Top 50 courses in Science Engineering and Health for ONPS2294 Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics
2008 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
2009 Top 50 Course (ONPS2294), College of Science, Engineering and Health
2008 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
2008 RMIT Science, Engineering and Technology College Student Choice Teaching Award
2007 and 2008 Learning and Teaching Infrastructure Grants for Developing Digital Wet Laboratories
She sees her role as a mentor to students, particularly to encourage students to explore a wide range of experiences whilst studying in order to help them secure future employment. Dr Grando specialises in creating online learning environments and designing learning exercises that help students understand the myriad of interactions that humans have with microbes and how our knowledge helps maintain a balanced human ecosystem. She spent the first half of her working life as a diagnostic scientist, so aims to help students become industry-ready.
One of the key challenges is that science is poorly funded. Students hear that it can be difficult to get jobs in science and that it can be difficult to get a well-paid job. Dr Grando has had a wonderful, fulfilling career in science and it has been well paid. If you love what you do then it drives you to perform well. The magic of science is that it's ever changing and discovery is the fuel that burns your lifelong commitment.
RMIT focuses on training graduates for industry. Based on her studies at RMIT, Dr Grando was employed as a trainee scientist before she had even qualified. She undertook her postgraduate studies in order to more deeply understand science and to determine whether she was a suitable candidate for a PhD. Dr Grando completed her PhD at RMIT and can relate well to the struggles that students face. This has strengthened her resolve to continue as a member of the vibrant science community and to encourage others to join in an appreciation of science.
Dr Grando is passionate about online teaching and has created an innovative online course, called Outbreak, to help students understand the impact infectious diseases have on the world and the Australian community. Her long-term goal is to help everyone in the community understand their role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.
Recent awards:
2012 NOVA Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Open University Australia
2012 Australian Society for Microbiology Distinguished Teaching Award
2011 Top 20 courses for class size 40-79 in Science Engineering and Health for ONPS2294 Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics
2010 Top 50 courses in Science Engineering and Health for ONPS2294 Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics
2008 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
2009 Top 50 Course (ONPS2294), College of Science, Engineering and Health
2008 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
2008 RMIT Science, Engineering and Technology College Student Choice Teaching Award
2007 and 2008 Learning and Teaching Infrastructure Grants for Developing Digital Wet Laboratories
Supervisor projects
- Advances in Studies of Australian Dermatophytes and Tinea Unguium
- 21 Mar 2017
- Investigating the therapeutic potential of signalling molecules to control the expression of Candida albicans virulence factors
- 27 Feb 2012
Teaching interests
Supervisor interests
Clinical microbiology, especially infection control and golden staph tracking.
Clinical microbiology, especially infection control and golden staph tracking.
Research interests
Diagnostic Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Clinical Sciences, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Other Biological Sciences, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Current research projects:
• Community control of respiratory infections in collaboration with Monash University
RMIT University is working collaboratively with researchers at the Department of General Practice, Monash University to investigate the public’s perception of prevention of respiratory infections. We are hoping to develop intervention strategies that will reduce the number of respiratory tract infections in the community.
• Controlling the spread of multi-drug-resistant bacteria
We are piloting studies into helping to reduce the number of multi-drug-resistant bacteria that persons may carry as part of their human ecosystem.
Current research projects:
• Community control of respiratory infections in collaboration with Monash University
RMIT University is working collaboratively with researchers at the Department of General Practice, Monash University to investigate the public’s perception of prevention of respiratory infections. We are hoping to develop intervention strategies that will reduce the number of respiratory tract infections in the community.
• Controlling the spread of multi-drug-resistant bacteria
We are piloting studies into helping to reduce the number of multi-drug-resistant bacteria that persons may carry as part of their human ecosystem.
