UniQuest is pleased to announce the finalists in this year’s Trailblazer innovative ideas and early-stage research competition.

The University of Queensland

Andrew	Barnes	Lactimax - a novel variant of a lactate oxidase enzyme	BACS
Joanne	Blanchfield	Revolutionary synthetic vaccine constructs	BACS
Peter	Carlyle	Commercial implanted peripheral neural interface (CIPNI)	BACS
Tarnya	Cox	A non-lethal, non-environmentally invasive form of vertebrate pest control	NRAVS
Michael	Doran	Mesenchymal stem cell Heart Bandage	AIBN
Alexander	Galakhar	Tribology based ultra wide range vacuum sensor.	EPSA
Nicholas	Gilson	Walk@Work	HEALTH
Jeff Jia Cheng	Hou	Direct Differentiation Therapy	AIBN
Yasharth	Krishna	Five Faces Media Display System (FFMDS).	BEL
Li	Li	COx-free Hydrogen Generation from Ammonia for Fuel Cell Applications	AIBN
Bing Keong Joe	Li	Speedy PROPELLER MR Brain Imaging	EPSA
Allison	Mandrusiak	FitKit Fitness Challenge program	HEALTH
Esteban	Marcellin	Bacterial Biosynthesis of High Molecular Weight Hyaluronic acid (HA)	AIBN
Paul	Masci	Improved sera for automated biochemistry testing	HEALTH
Ian	O'Brien	Active Hearing Protection for Orchestral Musicians	ARTS
Ayanthi	Richards	Novel treatment for prevention or reversal of insulin-resistance by increasing circulating adiponectin levels in inflammatory disease states.	HEALTH
Laurence	Rossato	Soil remediation using metal-binding hydrogel particles in association with metallophyte plants	EPSA
Therese	Seldon	RejectDetect - diagnosing solid organ transplant rejection	BACS
Helen	Stallman	Family Transitions Triple P: Positive Parenting after Divorce	SBS
Cedryck	Vaquette	Engineering the meniscus: a novel biphasic scaffold for total replacement.	AIBN