Research Projects
Human endometrium is the lining of the uterus that is shed every month during menstruation and regrows nearly a centimetre of tissue. The processes...
Supervisor: Adjunct Prof Caroline Gargett
We wish to revolutionise the treatment of autoimmune diseases. We are hoping to devise strategies to eliminate harmful auto reactive cells using...
Supervisor: Professor Charles Mackay
Current transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) protocols are designed based on abnormal activity of isolated brain regions. This notion is...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Shapour Jaberzadeh
The academic research program within this laboratory is focused on defining the key molecular interactions underlying receptor recognition events...
Supervisor: Professor Jamie Rossjohn
Are you interested in partnering with patients and families to improve their care outcomes? Would you like the opportunity to engage in innovative...
Supervisor: Dr Pauline Wong
Background
As a part of the Australian Government’s Electromagnetic Energy action plan 2020-24, 1 the
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear...
Supervisor: Dr Geza Benke
A major challenge in cancer therapeutics is to kill tumour cells without harming normal cells in the body. Traditional chemotherapy tries to do this...
Supervisor: Dr Lan Nguyen
A dose and clinical feasibility study for topical ketamine for perianal pain
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Good sleep is vital for good physical and mental health. The average Australian adult spends 8 hours a night sleeping, corresponding to ~30% of their...
Supervisor: Dr Rowan Ogeil
A Multi-Center, Prospective, Parallel Group, Randomized, Pilot Study Evaluating Safety And Preliminary Effectiveness Of NB1 Bone Graft In Subjects...
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Friedreich Ataxia (FA) is a progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder that results in a range of symptoms including incoordination, muscle...
Supervisor: Professor Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis
Researchers from a number of universities, led by Monash University, are currently embarking on a four year NHMRC funded project to evaluate the...
Supervisor: Dr Camille La Brooy
• Lipids are key biological molecules essential to life. Lipidomics is the characterisation and study of the complete lipidome of a biological...
Supervisor: Professor Peter Meikle
Preterm birth is a public health concern, and it has been listed as one of the focuses under the Good Health and Well-Being of The Sustainable...
Supervisor: Dr Jodi Law Woan-Fei
Amyloid precursor protein (APP) plays key roles in apoptosis, synaptic plasticity, neurogenesis, learning, and memory, but its exact physiological...
Supervisor: Professor Zhi-Cheng Xiao
Women with endometriosis suffer for up to 10 years in pain before a diagnosis is made. This is in part due to lack of a non-invasive diagnostic test...
Supervisor: Adjunct Prof Caroline Gargett
The healthy intestine maintains a homeostatic equilibrium between epithelial integrity, a resident immune system and a symbiotic microbiome....
Supervisor: Dr Edward Giles
Project Aims: Identify genetic markers that predict the risk of valproate-induced birth defects.
It is recognised that women with epilepsy who...
Supervisor: Professor Terence O'Brien
Heart attacks are a leading cause of death in Australia, claiming on average 21 lives every day. The most common cause of a heart attack is coronary...
Supervisor: Dr Andrew Lin
A prospective adverse event reporting system for neurosurgical cases: SAVES-N.
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith