Rate My Professor Charmaine Ramlogan-Steel

Dr. Charmaine Ramlogan-Steel serves as Lecturer in Anatomy and Physiology and Head of Course for the Bachelor of Medical Science (CG93) in the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences at Central Queensland University, where she joined in October 2018. Born and raised in Trinidad, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Mississippi, a Master of Clinical Sciences from the American International School of Medicine, and a Doctor of Medicine from the same institution. Following her medical training, she completed three post-doctoral fellowships in medical research at the National Cancer Institute (National Institutes of Health) in Bethesda, Maryland; the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; and a private foundation affiliated with the University of Queensland in Brisbane. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), she has over 20 years of experience in medicine and medical sciences research, with a particular interest in the intricacies of the human body.

In her teaching role, Dr. Ramlogan-Steel leads the teams for BMSC11007 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1 (since 2019), BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2, and BMSC13023 Applied Immunology, targeting first- and third-year allied health and medical pathway students. She supervises higher degree research students and is accredited for supervision in clinical sciences (3202), medical biotechnology (3206), and oncology and carcinogenesis (3211). Her research contributions include key publications such as "Retinal explant culture: a platform to investigate human neuro-retina" (2019), "Gene therapy and the adeno-associated virus in the treatment of genetic and acquired ophthalmic diseases in humans: trials, future directions and safety considerations" (2019), "Vaccination with tumor cells expressing IL-15 and IL-15Rα inhibits murine breast and prostate cancer" (2014), "MicroRNAs in cancer metastasis: biological and therapeutic implications" (2023), "MicroRNA-regulated gene delivery systems for research and therapeutic purposes" (2018), and "Interleukin-15 and Its Receptor Augment Dendritic Cell Vaccination against the neu Oncogene" (2010). She received the CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Learning and Teaching for developing innovative visual and video resources in anatomy and physiology.