On World Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Awareness Day, the Precinct’s BIOSPINE project, led by Griffith University biomechanical engineer Professor David Lloyd, is close to finalising a large research contract that is set to position the GCHKP as a global leader in spinal injury rehabilitation. With industry and philanthropic support already locked in, a team of […]
Farewell Di Dixon
After years championing the vision for a health and knowledge precinct whilst working for City of Gold Coast and then working on bringing the vision to life through establishing a unique partnership, Di Dixon took on the role of inaugural Project Director for the GCHKP in 2015. Four years later, Di departs the Gold Coast […]
From Italy to the Gold Coast – a path towards a spinal injury cure
Dr Claudio Pizzalato was a Masters student at Italy’s prestigious University of Padua, when the chance to continue investigating ground-breaking personalised neuromusculoskeletal models lured him to Griffith University in 2012 to work under internationally-renowned biomechanical engineer Professor David Lloyd. What followed was an ambitious thesis project to complete his PhD in 2016 – “Real-Time Estimation […]