Rajdeep Chakraborty

Dr. Rajdeep Chakraborty is a Head and Neck Cancer Researcher at Macquarie University, affiliated with the School of Engineering and School of Natural Sciences. He holds roles as Professional Casual and Academic Casual staff. His research focuses on developing 3D co-culture models for salivary gland and oral cancers, combining surgical expertise with biomedical engineering. He completed a Ph.D. in Applied BioSciences and holds advanced degrees from Macquarie University and Lancaster University.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering (Applied BioSciences), Macquarie University (2024)
• MRes in Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University (2020)
• MSc in Biomedical Sciences, Lancaster University (2017)
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery, West Bengal University of Health Sciences (2012)

Research Interests: Oral and head/neck cancers, immuno-oncology, 3D cell culture models, immune evasion mechanisms, and cancer biomarkers. His work integrates surgical insights with advanced proteomic and molecular techniques to study tumor-immune interactions.

Awards:

• Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation Grant (2024)
• Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society Grant (2021)
• Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (2020)
• Lorne Cancer Travel Bursary (2020)
• Trudi Shine Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma ANZHNCS Grant (2021)

Grants & Projects:

• Lead investigator on projects studying immune evasion in adenoid cystic carcinoma (2025–2026)
• Research on tumor-cell-driven immune suppression (2021–2022)

His work has been highlighted in media for breakthroughs in oral cancer immune evasion mechanisms.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Diamantina Research Institute on salivary gland cancer models.