Research Projects
Data collected through the project is analysed by the ReCEnT team at RACGP and their collaborators to provide insights into clinical and educational...
Supervisor: Dr Angelo D'Amore
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) produced by Glutamic Acid Descarboxylase (GAD) is the most abundant neurotransmitter inhibitor in the CNS and is...
Supervisor: Professor James Whisstock
The cells that form into sperm and eggs in adults play a unique and fundamental role in human health and well-being, because they transmit the parent...
Supervisor: Professor Katherine Loveland
Resting-state fMRI is emerging as a powerful biomarker for neural dysfunction in neurodegenerative and psychiatric illnesses. Most studies examine...
Supervisor: Dr Sharna Jamadar
Atherosclerotic disease of large arteries such as the carotid artery is responsible for one-quarter of stroke cases. The traditional
Framingham...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Interstitial lung diseases (or ILD) are a group of chronic lung scarring diseases, which are characterised by distressing breathlessness, fatigue,...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Yet Hong Khor
People with chronic respiratory conditions can achieve improvements in exercise capacity, breathlessness and quality of life through participation in...
Supervisor: Professor Anne Holland
Global Surgery has changed in focus since the publication of the Lancet Commission. There is an increased focus on the upskilling and increased...
Supervisor: A/Professor Ram Nataraja
Clinical practice guidelines rely on the integrity of published research to ensure their recommendations are valid. Research integrity represents a...
Supervisor: Dr Miranda Cumpston
This project aims to understand the health benefits of residential greenness on human health.
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo
Resistant hypertension is estimated to affect ~25% of hypertensive patients on treatment. Screening for a secondary cause such as primary...
Supervisor: A/Prof Jun Yang
Hypertension is a major risk factor for Cardiovascular Disease, the most common cause of death in Western Societies. Obese individuals are more...
Supervisor: Professor Wendy Brown
The laboratory is interested in the transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms that govern cell identity, in particular pluripotency and the...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Jose Polo
The 21st century has witnessed an explosion of digital devices (e.g. smartphones, health apps, wearables, digital pills, e-Health records, portable...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Adrian Carter
The problem: Restrictive practices (including seclusion and restraint) are seemingly intransigent problems across a range of sectors that support...
Supervisor: Professor Terrence Haines
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance to cover employees if they are injured at work or become sick due to their work. A key goal of...
Supervisor: Dr Shannon Gray
Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Vasculitis is an autoimmune disease characterised by inflammationof the small blood vessels that induces...
Supervisor: Dr Kim O'Sullivan
Review of Stem cells as a therapy for Ischemic stroke (focus on homing molecules)
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Review of the impact of Blockchain technology on Neurosurgery in the future
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Breast cancer, a globally prevalent and challenging disease, continues to impact countless lives. Unlocking the full potential of cancer...
Supervisor: Dr Pouya Faridi