Richard Bright

Research Fellow

College of Medicine and Public Health

place Bedford Park
GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Currently I am a research fellow within the Biomedical Nanoengineering Laboratory in the College of Medicine and Public Health. My expertise includes microbiology, cell and molecular biology, with a focus on the interactions between bacteria and mammalian cells on biomaterials. Prior to my current position I have had extensive experience in stem cell biology and cancer research, including numerous industry-based projects.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science, Hons (University of Adelaide), Masters’ Degree, Immunology (Charles Sturt University), PhD Candidate, (Flinders University, College of Medicine, and Public Health) Confirmation of Candidature October 2021 - proposed to complete 2023.

Honours, awards and grants

2020 Equipment Grant University of South Australia ($65,000).

2016 Awarded funds from Colgate Palmolive, Piscataway, USA. To study “The effect of triclosan on posttranslational modification of proteins through citrullination and carbamylation”. Published in Clinical Oral Investigations. ($25,500).

2016 ADRF CIA. The Role of Carbamylated Proteins in the Pathology of Periodontal Disease ($9055).

2015 ADRF CIA. Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression under the Influence of Citrullinated Peptides: Implications in Periodontal Disease ($10,424).

2014 ADRF CIA. Porphyromonas gingivalis and mammalian peptidyl arginine deiminase citrullinates human vimentin and type II collagen: Implications in inflammation and autoimmunity ($12,514).

Key responsibilities

Leading research projects, grant writing, writing manuscripts, supervision of students and laboratory staff and administration activities as required.

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Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Cancer
Cells
Health/Medicine
Immunology
Microbiology
Microscopy
Molecular biology
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