Our Executive Team

CLINICIAN

Prof Ashish Gupta (Adj)

Read Bio

Ashish is a Brisbane based subspecialist orthopaedic shoulder surgeon. He is the founder of QUASR and has keen biomechanical research interests having completed a Masters in Science. His list of publications includes papers in international peer reviewed journals and numerous book chapters. Ashish actively participates in orthopaedic education and training.

Post-doc Fellow

Bart Bolsterlee

Read Bio

Dr Bart Bolsterlee is a mechanical and biomedical engineer with specific expertise in imaging and biomechanical modelling of the human musculoskeletal system. During his PhD he developed and evaluated tools for computational modelling of the human upper limb. As a postdoctoral researcher at NeuRA, he pioneered methods to reconstruct and quantify the three-dimensional architecture of human skeletal muscles from magnetic resonance and diffusion tensor imaging data.

PROGRAM LEAD

Prof Graham Kerr

Read Bio
Graham founded and is currently leading the Movement Neuroscience Research group at QUT Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI). He is heavily involved with research in visual and proprioceptive control movement plus upper limb stability in ageing and neurodegenerative disease.

CLINICIAN

A/Prof Kenneth Cutbush

Read Bio

Ken is an experienced subspecialist orthopaedic shoulder surgeon. He is the current Queensland Chairman of the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ASOS); an elected member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Queensland Regional Committee; and Scientific Secretary of the Queensland Branch of the AOA.

School Manager

Maddie McIntyre

Read Bio

Maddie is a biomedical engineer with extensive experience in managing business and operations in the medical technology sector. She is passionate about supporting the development of personalized medical technologies and facilitating their effective integration in the clinical setting. In her role as Centre Manager, Maddie guides the multidisciplinary team from academic, clinical and industry partners to reach the strategic goals of the Centre.

Program Lead

Prof Lisbeth Grondahl

Read Bio

Lisbeth is a lead researcher in the field of biointerface science with extensive expertise in fabrication and testing of biomaterials. She is a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), has published over 100 research papers and book chapters, has graduated 19 PhD students and is currently leading a research group of four PhD students and an NHMRC ECR Fellow.

DEPUTY CENTRE DIRECTOR

Prof Peter Pivonka

Read Bio

Peter leads biomechanics research across the Faculty of Science and Engineering at QUT with a focus on transdisciplinary musculoskeletal research. His interests are in mechanobiology, multiscale modelling and bioengineering. He is the Chair of QUT Biomedical Engineering and also serves as the President of the Australia New Zealand Society of Biomechanics.

CENTRE MANAGER

Rosa Armitage

Read Bio

Rosa is an experienced research administration officer working in the higher education sector since 2013, with over 4 years’ experience working with academics and HDR students in the engineering and medical fields. With a background in science and education, she is passionate about facilitating the development and training of HDR students and supporting innovative research outcomes that make a real-world impact.

PROGRAM LEAD

A/Prof Saulo Martelli

Read Bio

Saulo’s research focuses on musculoskeletal biomechanics. He aims at quantifying how shape, elasticity and physical activity determine musculoskeletal function in healthy and pathological adult people. He has pioneered computer methods for studying the neuro-muscle control system, quantifying the risk of bone fracture and informing exercise prescription in osteoporosis. He has advanced experimental techniques for studying the microstructural contribution to bone strength, real-time loading during normal physical activity and high-speed impact. He has optimized joint stability and strength in innovative joint replacements and developed computer technologies for conducting virtual trials of orthopaedic devices. He has also contributed to the development of software for integration clinical imaging  toward a personalized, physics-based, medicine.

Centre Director

Prof YuanTong Gu

Read Bio

YuanTong leads a large research group in mechanical engineering with particular focus on nanotechnology and nanodevices. He is an expert in advanced experimental and numerical computational modelling for biomechanics. He is an ARC Future Fellow.