Arun Everest-Dass

Dr. Arun Everest-Dass is an Advance Queensland Industry Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University's Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics. He leads mass spectrometry imaging research focused on glycans in health and disease, particularly cancer and infectious diseases. His work bridges glycomics, proteomics, and clinical applications, with a focus on precision medicine and diagnostic tools.

Education:

• PhD, Macquarie University, Australia
• Masters, Macquarie University, Australia

Research Interests:

• Cancer glycosylation mechanisms
• Viral and bacterial glycobiology
• Mass spectrometry imaging for spatial glycan analysis
• Development of diagnostic biomarkers
• Role of glycans in immune modulation

Funding Highlights:

• $365,000 Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship
• $2.6M Australian Cancer Research Foundation grant
• Collaborative projects with Stavanger University Hospital and industry partners

Advising & Grants:

• Supervises multiple PhD/Masters students on cancer immunotherapy, glycoproteomics, and viral infection studies
• Lead on grants addressing sarcoma diagnostics, atherosclerosis, and mRNA vaccine glycan analysis

Labs & Teams: Active in the Griffith University Glycomics research group, leading the mass spectrometry imaging team and collaborating internationally on glycan-pathogen interactions and cancer glycobiology.