The ‘fibres of life’. Meet PhD student Saumya Saji Kochumoni.

Saumya is a graduate researcher in Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials. As part of her PhD project, Saumiya is bioprinting 3D organic repair patches; specifically using a silk and collagen-based hydrogel for repairing urinary bladder tissue. This research, at the intersection of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, has tangible, real-world applications, addressing organ donor shortages with bespoke, bio-engineered solutions. Learn more: From frog brains to silk bladders: Thirty years apart, two women scientists share the same spark for research https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/research-news-and-publications/article/2025/from-frog-brains-to-silk-bladders-thirty-years-apart-two-women-scientists-share-the-same-spark-for-research Celebrating IFM’s Trailblazing Women in Science: https://ifm.deakin.edu.au/2025/02/celebrating-ifms-trailblazing-women-in-science/ Institute for Frontier Materials: study with us https://ifm.deakin.edu.au/study-with-us/