Research Projects
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
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
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
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
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
Risk stratification and outcomes prediction in patients using applied machine learning and natural language processing
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Lytic forms of programmed cell death, pyroptosis and necroptosis, play an integral role in driving innate inflammatory responses and tissue damage in...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Kate Lawlor
The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) is a member of a family of endogenous caspase inhibitors that act as antiapoptotic factors. XIAP is the...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Simon Chu
There is emerging evidence from overseas quality network that disparities in health outcomes is influenced by social determinanta of health. For...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kenneth Tan
Ischemic stroke is due to a clot blocking a blood vessel impeding delivery of blood and nutrients. It can manifest as transient ischemic attack (TIA...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
SAVES-N: A prospective adverse event reporting system for neurosurgical cases
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
The micronutrient selenium is crucial for the antioxidant response, as well as for immune system and thyroid hormone regulation. Inadequate selenium...
Supervisor: Dr Barbara R Cardoso
In Australia the norm it is to be overweight or obese, with current estimates being nearly two-thirds for adults. If efforts to halt the increasing...
Supervisor: Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli
Data on delayed traumatic intracranial haemorrhage following minor head injury (normal initial CT brain) are limited, but the incidence appears to be...
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton
Current peak body guidelines for a hospital trauma response generally follow a three-tiered hierarchy. Trauma responses are indicated for trauma...
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton
Current peak body guidelines for a hospital trauma response generally follow a three-tiered hierarchy. Trauma responses are indicated for trauma...
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton
This project utilises an innovative solution to a major health care problem. Behavioural emergencies, such as aggression and self-harm, are...
Supervisor: Dr Marijke Mitchell