Description
New tests are required to diagnose malaria and other infectious diseases in resource-poor settings to enable prompt treatment and to strengthen public health disease surveillance. A wide range of projects are available to develop new diagnostic tests with technologies including lateral flow cartridges for point-of-care testing, isothermal nucleic acid amplification for high sensitivity testing, and development of serological assays for individual clinical management and population-based surveillance. Projects will involve developing an understanding of the biology of these diseases, experience in developing new diagnostic tests, validation of tests with clinical samples and field studies, engagement with industry partners, and the processes of commercialisation.
Essential criteria:
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords
diagnostic tests, infectious diseases, commercialisation, point-of-care, lateral flow, nucleic acid amplification
Available options
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Honours
Time commitment
Full-time
Part-time
Top-up scholarship funding available
No
Physical location
Burnet Institute
Research webpage
Co-supervisors
Assoc Prof
David Anderson