Background
Eloisa is a mathematical modeller in the Modelling and Biostatistics group. Her current work at Burnet focuses on developing and applying compartmental modelling tools to evaluate the future impact of novel health products and interventions, particularly in maternal and child health and typhoid/paratyphoid. She has also worked with the Optima TB team to optimise resource allocation for tuberculosis programs in Uzbekistan, and has helped to translate an Optima HIV report into Spanish, in order to communicate the findings to the relevant in-country stakeholders.
Eloisa studied physics at the University of Sydney, with a strong focus on computer science and biotechnology. During her undergraduate studies, she participated in the global BIOMOD biomolecular engineering competition, in which Eloisa and her team built a nanorobot prototype to extract cholesterol from the bloodstream. Her subsequent honours research focused on targeted drug delivery to the brain with nanobots, and involved developing ML algorithms to analyse high-dimensional brain maps, as well as developing molecular logic gates in a lab.
Before working at Burnet, Eloisa was a research officer at the Brain and Mind Centre, where she made compartmental models of the Australian mental health system and investigated the impact of reallocating staff and resources to improve youth mental health outcomes.
Qualifications
- 2019: Bachelor of Science (Advanced), The University of Sydney
- 2020: Honours in Physics (First Class), The University of Sydney
Positions
- 2023–present: Mathematical Modeller, Burnet Institute
- 2021–2022: Research Officer, Brain and Mind Centre
- 2021: Kickstart Physics Lab Demonstrator, The University of Sydney
- 2019: Research Assistant, Sydney Nanoscience Institute
Awards
- 2017: Sydney Scholars Award
- 2019: Student Innovation Awards finalist
- 2019: International BIOMOD competition winning team
- 2020: Physics Foundation Scholarship
- 2020: Nanoscience Honours scholarship
- 2021: Dean’s List of Academic Excellence