Central Queensland University honours graduate Paul Neilsen is heading to South Australia to research breast cancer genetics at the Hanson Institute and the University of Adelaide.

Mr Neilsen said he would have pursued his doctoral studies at Central Queensland University. However, after losing his brother to cancer in 1998, he was determined to join a research institution with a focus on cancer research.

The former North Rockhampton High School student completed a Bachelor of Science (majoring in Chemistry) at CQU, before doing his honours year in the area of Biomedical Sciences in 2003.

During his honours year with CQU, he worked on a project in collaboration with CSIRO Livestock Industries in Brisbane. The project aims to help ethical dietary-supplement manufacturers produce clean and reliable products from cattle, and perhaps also to define the biological activities in natural products like bovine cartilage.

Mr Neilsen conducted the research under the supervision of CQU School of Biomedical Sciences Associate Professor Graham Pegg and expert in the field, Dr Gregory Harper at the Brisbane-based Queensland Bioscience Precinct. ENDS For details contact Paul via q9806252@student.cqu.edu.au