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Diana Marshall

(She/Her)

Casual Academic

Faculty of Science

BIO

Diana Marshall is a PhD Candidate in the labs of Associate Professor Bill Söderström and Associate Professor Maiken Ueland of the Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, and the Center for Forensic Science in the Faculty of Science, UTS. 

 

Her work focuses on increasing the accuracy of postmortem interval estimations - figuring out when someone has died. She tracks the changes in bacteria on cadavers at the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research. 

 

Outside of the lab, Diana is a passionate science communicator, having competed in Falling Walls, FameLab, 3 Minute Thesis and many smaller talks.

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Technical Officer
    Surgical and Anatomical Sciences Facility, Fauclty of Science, Sydney, Australia1 Apr 2025 - present

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • PhD Candidate
    Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, Faculty of Science, Sydney, Australia28 Jan 2025 - present
  • Casual Academic
    University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia1 Aug 2024 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Elevate Postgraduate Scholar
    Elevate Program, Australian Academy for Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australia28 Jan 2025 - present

DEGREES

  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Science and Biotechnology
    University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia1 Feb 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
  • Bachelor of Applied Science in Forensic Studies
    University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia1 Feb 2021 - 28 Nov 2023

PROFILE TYPE

  • Higher Degree by Research

AVAILABILITY

  • Collaborative projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Media enquiries
  • Mentoring (short-term)