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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

Epigenetics describes dynamic molecular modifications ‘above the level of the DNA’ which do not alter the genetic code but influence the way the...
Supervisor: Professor Joanne Ryan

Organism-specific interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) data is standard in clinical microbiology, with rules regularly...
Supervisor: Dr Jane Hawkey

Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasing in prevalence and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The...

Status epilepticus (SE), characterised by prolonged or repeated seizures with incomplete recovery, is a critical neurological emergency associated...
Supervisor: Dr Janine Liu

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

Need for a novel solution. Despite advances in the treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), the risk of CVD remains higher in...
Supervisor: Dr Waheed Khan

Central neural circuits subserving nutrient–activated thermogenesis - the basis of post prandial energy expenditure The ability to treat overweight...

Cerebrovascular prospective database on Redcap

Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA) and passively sensed behavioural data captured from individuals mobile phones will be used to observe a range...
Supervisor: Dr Sarah Catchlove

Arterial Spin Labelling (ASL) is a non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique used to assess cerebral blood flow (CBF). There are many...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan

This PhD or MPhil opportunity is perfect for a clinician who has an interest in paediatric health in Australia, has contemporary pain knowledge and...

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

Acinetobacter baumannii has been identified as one of the top three dangerous Gram-negative hospital pathogens as it can cause a range of life-...

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

The release of extracellular vesicles (EVs) is a property that has been conserved by both multi- and unicellular organisms during evolution. One of...

This project will investigate the machinery involved in mitochondrial fission and fusion and the relationship between mitochondrial dynamics and...
Supervisor: Professor Mike Ryan

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