Research Projects
Transitive inference is a fundamental cognitive function and the basis of deductive reasoning that allows one to derive a relation between objects/...
Supervisor: Dr Mehdi Adibi
Obstructive sleep Apnoea is a chronic condition caused by repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep. The condition is strongly associated...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Maxine Bonham
The most common sleep disorder in children, affecting over 1.5 million Australian children, is that of sleep disordered breathing, with the hallmark...
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary Horne
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting the brain and spinal cord. The accurate and timely diagnosis of multiple sclerosis...
Supervisor: Dr. Nevin John
Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasing in prevalence and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Bing Wang
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death globally and in Australia. The presence of risk factors, such as hypertension and...
Supervisor: Dr Stella Talic
This is an offshoot of a longstanding project that would suit those with a coding/hardware/engineering background as well as medical/nursing students...
Supervisor: Dr Peter Chan
We have currently 3 randomised controlled trial investigating effects of a food supplement Carnosine on several chronic diseases including obesity,...
Supervisor: Professor Barbora De Courten
The National Register of Antipsychotic Medications in Pregnancy (NRAMP) is an ongoing study with data collected from 300+ women across Australia who...
Supervisor: Professor Jayashri Kulkarni
Opportunities exist to join a world leading team in translational cell therapy research. Projects offered include lab work in cell characterisation,...
Supervisor: A/Prof Atul Malhotra
Central neural circuits subserving nutrient–activated thermogenesis - the basis of post prandial energy expenditure
The ability to treat overweight...
Supervisor: Professor Brian Oldfield
Changes in work, including widescale unemployment and reductions in working hours, have been one of the major consequences of measures introduced to...
Supervisor: Dr Daniel Griffiths
This PhD or MPhil opportunity is perfect for a clinician who has an interest in paediatric health in Australia, has contemporary pain knowledge and...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Cylie Williams
Traumatic brain injury is common in children and babies, often resulting in significant and persistent neurobehavioural problems including cognitive...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Bridgette Semple
Endometriosis is a chronic disease characterised by growth of cells in ectopic locations and chronic inflammation. This project looks to 1)...
Supervisor: Dr Fiona Cousins
Proteins containing a PHIST (Plasmodium helical interspersed sub-telomeric) domain constitute a multi- member family that are present in the most...
Supervisor: Professor Brian Cooke
The mechanisms by which Babesia bovis causes severe disease in susceptible cattle are not well understood, however, it is clear that alterations to...
Supervisor: Professor Brian Cooke
For the majority of Intersex cases the underlying genetic aetiology is unknown. In males Sox9 is a critical ‘hub’ gene involved in sexual development...
Supervisor: Professor Vincent Harley
Acinetobacter baumannii has been identified as one of the top three dangerous Gram-negative hospital pathogens as it can cause a range of life-...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor John Boyce
Our research program is focused on fibroblast-like stromal cells found in secondary lymphoid organs and tumours. These cells create the structure on...
Supervisor: Dr Anne Fletcher