Research Projects
The clinical trial of invasive neurotechnological interventions, such as deep brain stimulation and other sophisticated brain computer interfaces,...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Adrian Carter
Minimally invasive surgery is rapidly expanding in techniques, technology and applications. The aim of this project is to analyse the international...
Supervisor: A/Prof Kiarash Taghavi
The EXCEL Partnership represents a novel, coordinated effort to create a high-quality, detailed, prospective registry of patients...
Supervisor: Professor Carol Hodgson
SuperMIX is a community-based cohort study of people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia. The study involves an annual questionnaire that...
Supervisor: Dr Peter Higgs
Project Description: Direct clinical relevance: medium. Hands-on learning opportunities: Various aspects of work with mice and patient samples,...
Supervisor: Professor Marcel Nold
MS is a chronic neuroinflammatory condition with associated demyelination and neurodegeneration. The most common form of MS is relapsing-remitting (...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Vilija Jokubaitis
The presentation of post-translationally modified (PTM) peptides by cell surface MHC molecules increases the diversity of targets for recognition by...
Supervisor: Dr Nathan Croft
The glymphatic system is the brain's method for clearing waste products to allow for appropriate functioning. In certain diseases, this system...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones
Our studies provide validation that the impact of dietary metabolites within the gut has local as well as far-reaching anti-inflammatory effects on...
Supervisor: Dr Eliana Marino Moreno
Fracture incidence is increased in patients with haemophilia (PWH), with disease severity affecting fracture risk. The underlying mechanisms of...
Supervisor: Dr Ayse Zengin
Diabetes represents the fastest growing chronic disease in Australia, with a recent estimate of around 280 Australians developing diabetes each day....
Supervisor: Dr Ella Zomer
Alcohol is a major modifiable risk factor for female breast cancer, even in very low amounts. Yet, awareness of this risk remains surprisingly low,...
Supervisor: Dr Jasmin Grigg
The behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in residential aged care can present as increased agitation, aggression (shouting or...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Tarsh Brusco
There is evidence to suggest that the val66met polymorhpism in the BDNF gene can impact cognitive function - particularly memory. This association...
Supervisor: Miss Amelia Hicks
There is evidence to suggest that the val66met polymorhpism in the BDNF gene can impact mental health - particularly anxiety and depression. This...
Supervisor: Miss Amelia Hicks
This project, which has the flexibility to choose from a variety of potential exposures, aims to examine the relationship between paramedic...
Supervisor: Ziad Nehme
Viral hepatitis is responsible for more deaths globally than HIV and malaria, with hepatitis C virus (HCV) accounting for a third of viral hepatitis...
Supervisor: Doctor Rachel Sacks-Davis
Despite the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), many patients do not access or complete pulmonary...
Supervisor: Dr Angela Burge
Expressions of Interest for a PhD Scholarship with the Monash University Department of Paramedicine in collaboration with Ambulance Victoria
An...
Supervisor: Professor Karen Smith
Urinary tract infections are highly prevalent, afflicting over 400 million people globally each year. The most common cause is uropathogenic E. coli...
Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Starkey