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Ms Alissa Reinke

Ms Alissa Reinke
Name Alissa Reinke
Pronoun She/Her/Hers
Position Casual Employment
Section School of Health, Psychological and Medical Sciences
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 1210
Extension 1210
Email
Qualifications BBioSc USQ , BHlth(Hons) USQ
Homepage https://research.usq.edu.au/researcher/810y8/ms-alissa-reinke
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Biography

Alissa Reinke is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering with an academic background in Biomedicine. Her research focuses on engineering sustainable, waste derived biomaterials to improve the physiological relevance of in vitro models for cancer research.

Her current work centres on developing eggshell–chitosan bone mimetic scaffolds that replicate the mechanical and structural properties of native bone to better study prostate cancer metastasis. By integrating biowaste streams into biomaterial design, her research aims to advance both scientific translatability and environmental sustainability in biomedical experimentation.

Alissa’s broader interests include tissue engineering, mechanobiology, sustainable material innovation, and improving preclinical models used in therapeutic development. She is passionate about creating accessible, environmentally conscious tools that support more predictive cancer research.

Research Career


  • Centre for Future Materials (CFM)
  • Centre for Health Research (CHR)

Teaching


o NSC1501 – Bioscience for Health Professionals
o NSC2500 – Pharmacology and Pathophysiology in Health
o BIO1108 – Human Anatomy and Physiology A
o BIO1208 – Human Anatomy and Physiology B
o BIO2118 – Systems Physiology and Pharmacology
o BIO3204 – Molecular diagnostics 2
o NSC1501 – Bioscience for Health Professionals
o BIO1104 – Fundamentals of Infectious Disease
o BIO1108 – Human Anatomy and Physiology A
o BIO1208 – Human Anatomy and Physiology B
o BIO1203 – Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
o BIO1206 – Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
o BIO1204 – Introduction to Biomedical Sciences
o BIO2118 – Systems Physiology and Pharmacology
o BIO2220 – Techniques in Comparative Physiology 2
o BIO3103 – Applications in Human Tissue Engineering
o BIO3820 – Food Microbiology
o BIO3107 – Haematology 2
o BIO3102 – Human Pathophysiology


5 Years