Dr. Dodie Pouniotis
Associate Dean, Student Experience (SHBS)
Details
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College: School of Health and Biomedical Sciences
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Department: Health and Biomedical Sciences
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Campus: Bundoora West Australia
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dodie.pouniotis@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Dodie Pouniotis is a NHMRC postdoctoral research fellow and lecturer in the School of Medical Sciences.
Awards:
- Starfingers Postgraduate Scholarship, 2000
- Best Scientist Prize, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2005
- Travel Grant, Institute of Breathing and Sleep, 2005
- Peter Doherty Award, Brisbane Immunology Group, 2005
- Cass Foundation Limited, Postdoctoral Travel Grant, 2006
- Australian Society of Immunology (ASI), Postdoctoral Travel Award, 2006
- Ian McKenzie Travel Award, Burnet Institute, 2006
- NHMRC Peter Doherty Postdoctoral Fellowship – 2008-2011
Previous appointments:
- Honorary Lecturer, Immunology, Monash University
- Research Associate, Burnet Institute
- Research Associate, Institute of Breathing and Sleep
- Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health
Awards:
- Starfingers Postgraduate Scholarship, 2000
- Best Scientist Prize, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2005
- Travel Grant, Institute of Breathing and Sleep, 2005
- Peter Doherty Award, Brisbane Immunology Group, 2005
- Cass Foundation Limited, Postdoctoral Travel Grant, 2006
- Australian Society of Immunology (ASI), Postdoctoral Travel Award, 2006
- Ian McKenzie Travel Award, Burnet Institute, 2006
- NHMRC Peter Doherty Postdoctoral Fellowship – 2008-2011
Previous appointments:
- Honorary Lecturer, Immunology, Monash University
- Research Associate, Burnet Institute
- Research Associate, Institute of Breathing and Sleep
- Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health
Supervisor projects
- Investigating the immunomodulatory properties and metabolomic profiling of Polyphenol Rich Sugarcane Extracts (PRSEs).
- 2 Feb 2021
- Development of a Novel Agent for the Radioimmunotherapy of B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- 11 Dec 2019
- Creating Tissue-Specific Bioinks: Lessons from Self-Assembling Peptide Macromolecule Hybrids
- 16 Jul 2018
- Dynamic Nanostructured Scaffolds as Advanced Biomaterials
- 19 Apr 2018
- Brachytherapy Dose Enhancement using Gold Nano Particles (AuNPs) and their Effects on Cell Motility
- 28 Jun 2017
- Self-assembling peptide scaffolds as a mimic of the cancer microenvironment
- 3 Jan 2017
- Investigating the Role of Periostin in Lung Cancer using a Self-Assembling Peptide (SAP) 3D Cell Culture System
- 3 Mar 2014
- Role of Flightless I in Cancer Growth and Metastasis
- 4 Mar 2013
- The Haemostatic System in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- 2 Mar 2009
Teaching interests
Cancer immunotherapy, cancer cell biology specifically macrophage function and the role of tumour stroma in tumour growth and metastases.
As lecturer in pathology, Dr Pouniotis coordinates and teaches into general and systemic pathology courses undertaken by students from various programs. She has also coordinated and taught into a number of pathology, histology, immunology and anatomy courses at Victoria University, Southern School of Natural Therapies and Australian College of Natural Medicine.
As lecturer in pathology, Dr Pouniotis coordinates and teaches into general and systemic pathology courses undertaken by students from various programs. She has also coordinated and taught into a number of pathology, histology, immunology and anatomy courses at Victoria University, Southern School of Natural Therapies and Australian College of Natural Medicine.
Research interests
Dr Pouniotis's research interests are in cancer research, specifically in the areas of cellular immunology and vaccine development. She came to RMIT with a NHMRC Peter Doherty fellowship to pursue her interest in the tumour biology and understanding the role of the tumour microenvironment in tumour growth and metastases. She also has a number of clinical research projects investigating the role of immune cells such as macrophages and T cells in lung and endometrial cancer. She has close collaborations with the Burnet Institute, Mercy Hospital for Women, Austin Health and the Institute for Breathing and Sleep. She also has experience supervising postgraduate students including honours, MD and PhD.
