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The Digital Library of Healthcare Consultations contains recordings of real-life healthcare consultations. Currently, we have an existing library of...
Supervisor: Dr Liz Sturgiss

Thin, flat, branched actin cytoskeleton filled membrane protrusions like the lamellipodia and membrane ruffles are utilized by cells for a plethora...
Supervisor: Dr Senthil Arumugam

In recent years the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) has developed frameworks for improving the quality of care delivered to older...

Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and disability with no treatment that affects progression of disease. The prevalence of hip OA is...
Supervisor: Dr Yuanyuan Wang

The shape of the lower jaw (mandible) and dentition in non-human primates varies between species but the reasons behind this morphological variation...

The effectiveness of the smoking cessation program for patients attending Monash Health Dental Services

BACKGROUND: Lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers pose significant global health risks. Mental...
Supervisor: Dr Joanne Enticott

Background: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (a-tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique known to modulate cortical excitability,...

The enigmatic receptor KIR2DL5. KIR2DL5 is the least understood member of the KIR family. By sequence, KIR2DL5 is a hybrid of KIR3DL1 (see Vivian...
Supervisor: Mr Julian Vivian

Social determinants of health (SDoH) encompass various non-medical factors, such as socio-economic status, education, living conditions, and access...
Supervisor: Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli

During the Covid19 pandemic, our awareness of physical distancing and social health have been heightened. Prior epidemiological research has already...
Supervisor: Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli

Neuroimaging and cognitive research within University laboratories often relies on staff and students working within these laboratories to...

The clinical trial of invasive neurotechnological interventions, such as deep brain stimulation and other sophisticated brain computer interfaces,...

Minimally invasive surgery is rapidly expanding in techniques, technology and applications. The aim of this project is to analyse the international...

The EXCEL Partnership represents a novel, coordinated effort to create a high-quality, detailed, prospective registry of patients...

SuperMIX is a community-based cohort study of people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia. The study involves an annual questionnaire that...
Supervisor: Dr Peter Higgs

Project Description: Direct clinical relevance: medium. Hands-on learning opportunities: Various aspects of work with mice and patient samples,...
Supervisor: Professor Marcel Nold

The presentation of post-translationally modified (PTM) peptides by cell surface MHC molecules increases the diversity of targets for recognition by...
Supervisor: Dr Nathan Croft

The glymphatic system is the brain's method for clearing waste products to allow for appropriate functioning. In certain diseases, this system...

Our studies provide validation that the impact of dietary metabolites within the gut has local as well as far-reaching anti-inflammatory effects on...

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