Research Projects
Psoriasis is a skin autoimmune disease that affects 2-3% of the global population. Around half of the patients carry the major risk gene for...
Supervisor: Dr. Asolina Braun
This project investigates the novel architecture of the power system found in a bacterial flagellar motor specialised for locomotion in viscous...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Anna Roujeinikova
Are patients with brain tumours satisfied with the care they have received, a mixed method study (retro/pro)
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Patients with suspected cervical spine injury (CSI) caused by blunt trauma present commonly to Emergency Departments. All patients with suspected CSI...
Supervisor: Adj Clin Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common and potentially curable cause of hypertension. We are part of a multidisciplinary NHMRC funded team...
Supervisor: Professor Grant Russell
The intraoperative period is a data-rich environment that is currently poorly captured by didactic operation reports. Intra-operative events have...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kiarash Taghavi
This is a multi-centre pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy of oral azithromycin in eliminating amniotic fluid sludge (AFS...
Supervisor: Professor Michelle Giles
The ASPREE clinical trial commenced in 2010 and finished in 2017, was a multi-centre clinical trial looking at whether low dose aspirin could prolong...
Supervisor: Dr Suzanne Orchard
Studies in the Ryan lab involve understanding how protein complexes are built and how mutations in proteins cause defects in assembly. Our models are...
Supervisor: Professor Mike Ryan
In Australia, more than 2,000 people are diagnosed with gastric cancer and around 1,600 with oesophageal cancer every year. Survival outcomes for...
Supervisor: Dr Geraldine Ooi
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine condition in women of reproductive age with reproductive, metabolic and...
Supervisor: Dr Kay Nguo
Objectives: to assess the effectiveness of embedding quantitative measures into a new model of care to treat people experiencing eating disorders...
Supervisor: Dr. Eva Cecilie Gregertsen
This honours project will investigate vascular health in pregnant women using flow-mediated dilation (FMD), a non-invasive ultrasound technique that...
Supervisor: Dr Sarah A Marshall
COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection and severe disease from SARS-CoV-2. Although vaccination elicits neutralising...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Gill
Unplanned hospital transfers are defined as unexpected visits to an acute care setting, resulting in an emergency department (ED) visit or hospital...
Supervisor: Raphaëlle Ashley Guerbaai
Early in pregnancy, the maternal vasculature undergoes dramatic adaptations to help support both the mother and the developing baby throughout...
Supervisor: Dr Sarah A Marshall
Epilepsy is one of the most common and serious brain condition characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. In most cases (about 70%) epilepsy can...
Supervisor: Dr Ana Antonic-Baker
Sarcopaenia is characterised by progressive loss of muscle mass and function. It is common in patients with cancer, especially those who are...
Supervisor: Dr Geraldine Ooi
A cardinal feature of adaptive CD8+ T cell (also known as killer T cells) responses to infection is the rapid initiation of a proliferative response...
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Turner
International students play a vital role in enriching the academic and cultural environment of tertiary institutions worldwide. However, their...
Supervisor: Dr Md Nazmul Karim