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

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,...

The National Register of Antipsychotic Medications in Pregnancy (NRAMP) is an ongoing study with data collected from 300+ women across Australia who...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Characterising Gleason 6 prostate cancer

Background: Our group is involved in an Australia-wide program (www.kidgen.org.au) which aims to identify novel causative genes in patients with...

Endometriosis is a chronic disorder that has a major impact on quality of life. Despite its high prevalence, there is a lack of understanding of its...

Characterising novel virulence mechanisms in the emerging hospital-acquired pathogen; Acinetobacter baumannii (A/Professor John Boyce, Dr Faye...

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