Dr Dhani Dharmaprani
Research Fellow in Cardiac Electrophysiology
College of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Dharmaprani is a Biomedical Engineer and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Cardiac Signals Analysis Laboratory, led by Prof. Anand Ganesan. She undertook her Bachelor in Biomedical Engineering at Flinders University, graduating in 2016, and completed her PhD in 2020. Her current research focus is cardiac electrophysiology, specifically in relation to exploring computational/analytical approaches to better understand the mechanisms underlying cardiac fibrillation.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - 2020
Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) (Honours) - 2016
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. Featured in News Corp's Top 25 Australian Female Scientists national article, 2023
2. Featured in The Advertiser's '21 South Aussies to Watch in 2023' article, 2023
3. Science and Technology's Superstars of STEM, 2023-2024
4. Finalist 7News Young Achiever Award (STEM), 2023 (to be announced)
5. Flinders University Vice Chancellor's Award for Early Career Researchers, 2022
6. Women In Innovation Winnovation Awards Finalist for categories of: i) Engineering, ii) Maths & Data, iii) Technology, and winner for Maths & Data, 2022
7. Fresh Science's South Australian Fresh Scientist, 2021
8. Flinders University Dean (Education) Award for Excellence in Teaching Special Mention, 2021
9. Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Young Investigator Award Finalist, 2021
10. Cardiac Electrophysiology Society (CEPS) Young Investigator Award Finalist, 2021
11. Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health Publication Award, 2019
12. Cardiac Electrophysiology Society (CEPS) Young Investigator Award Finalist, 2019
13. Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) Young Investigator of the Year Finalist, 2019
14. Flinders University 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist, 2019
15. Heart Rhythm Society Travel Grant, 2019
16. Hospital Research Foundation International Conference Travel Grant, 2019
17. Flinders University RHD Student International Conference Travel Grant, 2019
18. Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Heart Rhythm Prize winner, 2018
19. Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) Young Investigator of the Year, 2018
20. Most Outstanding Biomedical Engineering Honours or Masters project, 2016
21. College of Science and Engineering Summer Scholarship, 2016
RESEARCH GRANTS
1. CIA on Heart Health Innovation Grant from The Hospital Research Foundation, 2022
2. CIB on MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission Grant, 2021 (CIA Prof Anand Ganesan)
3. CID on NHMRC Ideas Grant, 2021 (CIA Prof Anand Ganesan)
4. CIA on Tom Simpson Trust Equipment Fund from The National Heart Foundation of Australia, 2020
- Atrial fibrillation
- Biomedical engineering
- Cardiac modelling
- Signal processing
- Ventricular fibrillation
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