Cintya Dharmayanti

Science communicator, project manager

With a background in the health and pharmaceutical sciences, Dr Cintya Dharmayanti completed her PhD at the University of South Australia in 2024, joining Scientell shortly after. Her PhD research focused on the development of nanoparticles and how they could be designed to ‘sense’ changes in the environment to achieve more targeted release of chemotherapy drugs. Through this role, she garnered more than 5 years of experience in scientific research, peer review and academic publishing.

Outside of her research, she is a passionate and award-winning science communicator, having been a national finalist in FameLab Australia, the world’s leading public-facing science communication competition and training program. Before joining Scientell, she completed an internship at the science communication company, Animate Your Science, and was a guest author for the magazine SWIPE SciComm.

Publications by Cintya Dharmayanti

Case studies and impact stories

Chasing Fireballs in the Outback: The Great Drone Meteorite Hunt

Oh, Sh*t! Which Country Swears the Most Online?

Listening to the ancient world beneath our feet

Peering into the microscopic world: How AuScope is bringing state-of-the-art science into schools

Ten years on the radar: How Australian infrastructure is supporting space agencies around the world

Using the Power of Sound to Tackle Australia’s Biodiversity Crisis

A new era of open Earth science data with AuScope EarthBank

How Modelling Tools Could Help Stop the Next Animal Disease Outbreak

How Will We Feed 10 Billion People? Plant Breeding Programs May Hold the Answer

Is that Unparliamentary? Analysing a Century of Australian Political Speech

AuScope in Antarctica: Unlocking climate-response secrets hidden beneath the ice

Experts discuss barriers and opportunities for translating research findings

Driving innovation with Research Link Australia

Understanding the health impacts of bushfires

Advancing healthcare through standardised electronic medical records

Unlocking the potential of clinical trials data with Health Data Australia

Redesigning consent for health and medical research

The Impact of Sharing Clinical Research Data: Insights from Sydney Health Partners and the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre

Media releases

Cleaning up the world’s PFAS, plastics and waste problems from Adelaide

Researchers use ultrasound technology to destroy toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Oil-degrading microorganisms clean up Yankunytjatjara Country following diesel spill

Contaminated crops could lead to potential exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ through beef and milk

Journal articles:

Cintya Dharmayanti, Andrew J. Clulow, Md.Saddam Hussain, Todd A. Gillam, Manuela Klingler-Hoffmann, Hugo Albrecht, Anton Blencowe, Influence of pendant pyridyl regioisomers on the pH-responsive behaviour of polymer-homopeptide copolymers and micelles, European Polymer Journal, Volume 234, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2025.113931.

Cintya Dharmayanti, Andrew J. Clulow, Todd A. Gillam, Manuela Klingler-Hoffmann, Hugo Albrecht, and Anton Blencowe, 2024. Position Matters: Pyridine Regioisomers Influence Secondary Structure and Micelle Morphology in Polymer-Homopolypeptide Micelles. Biomacromolecules. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00204

Khetan R, Dharmayanti C, Gillam TA, Kübler E, Klingler-Hoffmann M, Ricciardelli C, Oehler MK, Blencowe A, Garg S, Albrecht H., 2022. Using GPCRs as Molecular Beacons to Target Ovarian Cancer with Nanomedicines. Cancers, 14(10), p.2362.

Dharmayanti, C., Gillam, T.A., Klingler-Hoffmann, M., Albrecht, H. and Blencowe, A., 2021. Strategies for the development of pH-responsive synthetic polypeptides and polymer-peptide hybrids: Recent advancements. Polymers, 13(4), p.624.

Dharmayanti, C., Gillam, T.A., Williams, D.B. and Blencowe, A., 2020. Drug-Eluting Biodegradable Implants for the Sustained Release of Bisphosphonates. Polymers, 12(12), p.2930.