Research Projects
A proposed technical grading system for intracranial aneurysm microsurgery
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Led by Dr. Aya Mousa and Prof. Helena Teede
Major current projects include:
- Identification of key lipid signatures and their associations...
Supervisor: Dr Aya Mousa
Artificial Intelligence to Understand and Predict Chronic Subdural Haematoma Evolution
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Determination of intermediate surgical skill in surgeons, a simulation-based educational validation study
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Motor skill learning and strength training are fundamental for both athletic performance and rehabilitation following injury. This process involves...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Although modern humans are now a global species, our ancestral lineage evolved for much of the past 7 million years in Africa. Understanding how and...
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Justin Adams
The eukaryotic genome consists of two classes of genes preceded by distinctly different promoter sequences. Housekeeping genes (90%) code for...
Supervisor: Dr Dominika Elmlund
Project Overview:
In the ever-evolving realm of immunology, the enigmatic world of non-canonical Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-bound peptides...
Supervisor: Dr Pouya Faridi
Impact of tumour size on auditory and facial nerve outcomes following retrosigmoid craniotomy for acoustic neuroma
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Immune cells acutely provide critical inflammatory signals that are required to restrict damage and initiate recovery after injury. However, over-...
Supervisor: Dr Jan Kaslin
Developmental haematopoiesis, the process by which all blood cell types arise in the vertebrate embryo and are maintained throughout adult life, is a...
Supervisor: Dr. Jan Manent
Microvascular decompression for treatment-resistant unilateral pulsatile tinnitus: a prospective randomised control trial (Phase 1, Open label)
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is commonly defined as a blood loss of 500 ml or more within 24 hours after birth, and affects about 5% of all women...
Supervisor: Prof Joshua Vogel
Sleep is fundamental to physical and mental health. Sleep and circadian rhythms (body clock) undergo tremendous changes during adolescence. It is...
Supervisor: Dr Bei Bei
Traumatic brain injury can have profound and long lasting impacts on an individuals cognition, emotions, relationships, ability to work and study, as...
Supervisor: Miss Amelia Hicks
How does the brain represent information about the external world?
Why do we have so many distinct brain areas?
How is the representation of...
Supervisor: Dr Nicholas Price