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Accuracy and Clinical Utility of Genomic Profiling using Next Generation Sequencing of Thyroid FNA Samples
It is well-known that preoperative cytological assessment for thyroid nodules can be improved in those patients with an indeterminate cytology, and...
Supervisor: A/Prof. James Lee
Comparative Outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy and adjustable gastric banding
Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has rapidly emerged as the most commonly performed bariatric surgical procedure in Australia. This has...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Examining the inflammatory profile of adipose tissue in oesophageal cancer.
Oesophageal adenocarcinoma is one the cancers most closely associated with obesity and has demonstrated a 400% increase over the past 30 years. The...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Investigating the use of Lectins for epidermal stem and progenitor cells enrichment
Lectins are glycoproteins that bind non-covalently to carbohydrates on plasma membrane in a specific manner1. it is hypothesised that endogenous (...
Supervisor: Dr Shiva Akbarzadeh
Measuring the inflammatory response to bariatric surgery
Bariatric surgery is one of the most powerful health interventions available. A range of established surgical options are available, however,...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Obesity related systemic inflammation as a driver of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) disease effects more than 80% of obese patients. This disease is gaining increasing attention as independent driver...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Outcomes of gastro-oesophageal cancer in Victoria
Cancers of the oesophagus and stomach are common malignancies. Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and oesophago-gastric junction is one of the most...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Outcomes of major bariatric surgical procedures
Bariatric surgery has been a defined surgical speciality for nearly fifty years. However, the number of weight loss procedures performed over the...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
Point of care, AI-assisted, diabetic retinopathy screening in pregnant women with diabetes.
Women with Type 1 (T1) or Type 2 (T2) diabetes mellitus (DM) who become pregnant are at a higher risk of developing sight threatening diabetic...
Supervisor: Adj ClinAssProf Anthony Hall
Preclinical testing of bioengineered skin in pigs
Currently, the standard treatment for burns patients with deep wounds is split skin grafting but the donor skin availability becomes a limiting...
Supervisor: Dr Shiva Akbarzadeh
The Impact of Low-to-intermediate Risk Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment on the Patient’s Quality of Life – a cross-sectional study to facilitate assisted decision-making and peer-group benchmarking
The incidence of thyroid cancer has been on the rise over the last 3 – 5 decades worldwide. It is the most common type of endocrine cancer worldwide...
Supervisor: A/Prof. James Lee
The role of oesophageal manometry in Upper GI surgery
Oesophageal function is complex and various methods have been developed to assess this. Oesophageal manometry, which involves synchronous recording...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton
The skin graft- wound bed interaction and its effect on healing trajectory
We have developed a mouse model for full thickness wound skin grafting. Our data suggests that grafting changes the wound bed at cellular and...
Supervisor: Dr Shiva Akbarzadeh