Say hello to our first TRAM Track cohort for 2025!
From advancing clinical diagnostics and cancer prevention to tackling climate education and sustainable agriculture, our first TRAM Track cohort for 2025 is an exciting mix of research expertise and entrepreneurial curiosity.
Our teams are diving into customer discovery and beginning to refine how they communicate the value of their research.
TRAM Track 2025 Semester 1 Cohort
This cohort represents a diverse cross-section of disciplines from across the University of Melbourne, including the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Business and Economics, and The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
We’re excited to welcome Matt Broughton as our new TRAM Track Program Manager.
Matt brings a dynamic and thoughtful energy to the program, guiding researchers as they explore new pathways for impact.
“I am excited to be running TRAM Track this year after having worked on the program for the previous three cohorts. I am continuously inspired by the amazing research coming through the university and the drive of our researchers to create impact, it's incredible to see them discover new potential pathways and have the bravery to take those first daunting steps.”
- Matt Broughton
2025 TRAM Track teams:
Adiutor - Mel Mistica & Brent Coker
Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology & Faculty of Business & Economics
Reducing misdiagnosis and enhancing the treatment of mental health conditions using AI.
Mitera Technologies - Luke Gennaccaro, Jack Christie, Matthew Huang, Karen Parr, Alex Potenza & Simon Holmberg
Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology & Faculty of Business & Economics
Developing a non-imaging device to determine breast density, supporting early breast cancer detection and awareness.
Resources for Teaching in a Native Plant Garden - Emily Rochette
Faculty of Education
Building a community of practice around native plant garden education, integrating professional learning, teaching resources and research.
Virtual Property Assets (VPA) - Karen Tanfield & Shadan Boroumand
Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology
Creating flexible digital tools for managing building faults and maintenance using Building Information Modelling (BIM).
Teacher Climate Superpowers - Phoebe Quinn & Kati Marinkovic Chavez
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Empowering teachers with the knowledge, resources and wellbeing strategies they need to become confident climate change educators.
Autophagy Biomarker Development - Nirma Perera, Leila Nategh & Brunda Nijagal
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health & Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Designing a blood test to measure autophagy activity in patients with neurodegenerative diseases, supporting better diagnosis and clinical trial outcomes via treatment monitoring.
PolyMuse – Petronella Nel & Sharon Wong
Faculty of Arts
Identifying plastics to prevent some from damaging museum collections.
Guoqi-Luyi - Guoqi Qian & Luyi Shen
Faculty of Science
Modelling and forecasting long-term rainfall patterns using climate data observed from ground-based rain gauges and space-borne satellites to support climate action and planning on a continental scale.
NatureCoat - Majid Soltani & Rebecca McQuillan
Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology
Creating advanced fertiliser coatings that regulate nutrient release, increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
How can you support these emerging research entrepreneurs?
Right now, our TRAM Track teams are in the customer discovery phase, speaking with as many people as possible to better understand the potential impact of their work. We’ve given each team a lofty goal of conducting 100 customer interviews! If you, or someone you know, could offer insights as a potential customer, collaborator or end user, we invite you to connect with the teams via LinkedIn. Your perspective could help shape how this research grows and reaches the world.
We can’t wait to see what this cohort achieves as they test, explore and refine how their research can create real-world change.
Keen to join a future TRAM program? Register you’re interest here.