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Shelley Wickham is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in the Schools of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Sydney. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from the University of Sydney and completed her PhD in Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Oxford, where she focused on building synthetic molecular motors from DNA. Following her doctoral studies, she had a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, working in the Department of Cancer Biology. Dr. Wickham leads the DNA nanotechnology group at the University of Sydney, where her research centers on self-assembling nanotechnology and molecular robotics. Her work includes designing programmable nanostructures made of DNA and exploring their applications in cell biology, materials science, and nanomedicine. Dr. Wickham has been involved in several significant projects, including the Sydney Nano Institute Grand Challenge project on Molecular Nanorobotics for Health. She is dedicated to mentoring students and engaging them in innovative research opportunities in nanotechnology, promoting a collaborative environment for multidisciplinary excellence.
University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia
Teaching and research in the field of Chemistry and Physics, specializing in nanotechnology and molecular robotics.
Harvard Medical School • Cambridge, USA
Conducted research on 3D DNA origami nanostructures in relation to biological systems.
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