Research Projects
Spectroscopy, an analytical chemical technique is an attractive technique for analysing human disease. Biospecimens can be imaged label-free, without...
Supervisor: Dr Charlotte Keung
Non-ribosomal peptide synthesis is a complex biosynthetic process that produces many medically important peptide natural products, including several...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Max Cryle
Computed Tomography (CT) allows for the cutting edge use of non-invasive anatomical imaging of the human body and is commonly used to diagnose...
Supervisor: Professor Karlheinz Peter
Gastric cancer is associated with poor patient outcome due to advanced stage at diagnosis and lack of treatment options. Most deaths from GC occur as...
Supervisor: Professor Alex Boussioutas
Active involvement of people with lived experience or patients (consumers) to improve healthcare services and health and medical research is...
Supervisor: Dr Sandy Reeder
New tests are required to diagnose malaria and other infectious diseases in resource-poor settings to enable prompt treatment and to strengthen...
Supervisor: Dr Jack Richards
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is highly prevalent, with an estimated 370 million affected individuals worldwide, and this is predicted to double by 2030....
Supervisor: Professor Colby Zaph
A significant barrier to reducing maternal mortality and severe morbidity globally is a lack of innovative medicines. This is reflective of a broad...
Supervisor: Prof Joshua Vogel
Fibrosis is defined as the hardening and/or scarring of various organs including the heart and kidney, which usually results from abnormal wound...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Chrishan Samuel
Current clinical management of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a common sleep disorder in both children and adults, uses constant positive airway...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Brad Edwards
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and major morbidity worldwide. Despite this, the current thrombolytic (clot busting) therapies remain...
Supervisor: Professor Karlheinz Peter
Malaria is one of the world’s leading causes of death and illness, particularly among young children. There remains a strong need for highly...
Supervisor: Professor James Beeson
Neuroimaging provides a multitude of non-invasive methods to better understand the pathology and pathogenesis of neurological and neuropsychiatric...
Supervisor: Dr Lucy Vivash
Paying attention, keeping track of activities, staying focused, and regulating emotions are critical skills required to support mental health, peer...
Supervisor: Dr Hannah Kirk
Development and evaluation of a national paediatric surgery simulation-based education programme for consent
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Project combined with Prof Debra Nestel (Simulation Professor at Monash University).
The initial project will center on the translation of a...
Supervisor: A/Professor Ram Nataraja
We have recently discovered a very potent antibody targeting the chemokine receptor CXCR3, a promising target for the treatment of inflammatory and...
Supervisor: Dr Remy Robert
Intake24 is an open-source self-completed online dietary assessment system based on multiple-pass 24-hour recall. The project is a collaboration...
Supervisor: Dr Amutha Ramadas
The Monash Vision Group is developing a cortical vision prosthesis to restore vision to the blind. We currently have various projects focussed around...
Supervisor: Dr Yan Wong
The Metabolomics Group at the Baker Institute studies the role of lipid metabolism dysregulation in the development and progression of diseases such...
Supervisor: Professor Peter Meikle