In this episode of Women in Science, Dr Kirsty Short speaks to Professor Linda Lua.Professor Linda Lua, founding director of the UQ Protein Expression Facility(PEF), leads a team of Research Specialists, producing high-quality synthetic proteins to enable and support discovery and translational research. She is internationally recognised for her research-enabling technologies to produce products that range from simple biomolecules to complex biomolecular assemblies such as multi-protein virus-like particles. Applying her expertise, she researches into vaccine technology to address vaccine manufacturing challenges which translated into patented technology platforms. Prof. Lua has initiated and led significant industry engagements, both nationally and internationally. Her project management portfolio also includes projects from 19 Universities across Australia as well as public and private research institutes.Prof. Lua’s vision and leadership has established PEF as the leading protein production facility in Australia.
