Renee M Whan

Associate Professor Renee M Whan serves as the Executive Director of the Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre (MWAC) at the University of New South Wales. With over 18 years of experience managing core research facilities, she provides strategic leadership for advanced scientific instrumentation and infrastructure, supporting interdisciplinary research in medicine, materials science, and biotechnology.

Research Interests

Renee specializes in

• Fluorescence and lightsheet microscopy
• Drug delivery and mechanisms of action
• Spatial proteomics and transcriptomics
• Data reliability and reproducibility
• 2D/3D cellular models

Rhe leads collaborations with commercial partners to develop innovative imaging technologies for research translation.

Recent Publications

Her publications highlight expertise in cancer cell biology, fluorescence imaging, and nanomedicine, featuring work on copper chelation in gliomas, cryogenic correlative microscopy, and lipid droplet biogenesis.