SIMIN  MALEKNIA

Pioneering technologies in environmental & life sciences 

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Dr Simin Maleknia works to improve the environment and human health through discoveries and education in the analytical sciences. Her current activities with project updates at ResearchGate include:

 

Environmental and ecosystem science: Impact of natural (e.g. Bushfire) and man-made pollutants (e.g. PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances) on agriculture, land management and natural resources (atmosphere, soil & water);  Modelling environmental emissions using mass spectrometry data, following her Bushfire CRC / Bushfire NHCRC research.

 

Elemental profiling to combat illegal wildlife trafficking: Advancing analytical tools to protect native and endangered species by correlating geographical origins of species in relation to illegal wildlife trade and trafficking. 

 

eNose Sensors with applications in environmental, medicine, and wildlife conservation: Developing sensors based on odour profiling work with Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, "Addressing odour abatement and assessment knowledge gaps using PTR-ToFMS, AgriFutures Australia Publication No 17."

 

Disease pathogenesis associated with protein structure and damage: Protein oxidation to probe structure (by protein footprinting using Radical Probe Mass Spectrometry that she co-developed) and protein damage in relation to disease and ageing;  Impact of biogenic compounds (e.g. from burning biomass, Bushfire) on proteins;  Effect of diets on protein expression and health.

 

Analytical methods and computer algorithm development: Development and application of mass spectrometry and analytical methods for the analysis of plant and marine organisms; Algorithms for interpretation of electrospray mass spectral data (e.g. Charge Ratio Analysis Method or CRAM).