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Children's exposure to screen media has raised serious concerns amongst parents with suggestions that it might harm cognitive, linguistic, and...
Supervisor: Dr Hannah Kirk

Background: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (a-tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique known to modulate cortical excitability,...

The enigmatic receptor KIR2DL5. KIR2DL5 is the least understood member of the KIR family. By sequence, KIR2DL5 is a hybrid of KIR3DL1 (see Vivian...
Supervisor: Mr Julian Vivian

Social determinants of health (SDoH) encompass various non-medical factors, such as socio-economic status, education, living conditions, and access...
Supervisor: Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli

During the Covid19 pandemic, our awareness of physical distancing and social health have been heightened. Prior epidemiological research has already...
Supervisor: Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli

Neuroimaging and cognitive research within University laboratories often relies on staff and students working within these laboratories to...

The clinical trial of invasive neurotechnological interventions, such as deep brain stimulation and other sophisticated brain computer interfaces,...

Minimally invasive surgery is rapidly expanding in techniques, technology and applications. The aim of this project is to analyse the international...

The EXCEL Partnership represents a novel, coordinated effort to create a high-quality, detailed, prospective registry of patients...

Emerging evidence suggests that self-compassion is negatively impacted for people who live with bipolar disorder, a condition that is often...
Supervisor: Dr. Emma Morton

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 (...

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...

Our studies provide validation that the impact of dietary metabolites within the gut has local as well as far-reaching anti-inflammatory effects on...

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...

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