Research Projects
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
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
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a major public health threat, responsible for at least 500,000 deaths worldwide. In Australia, the low death...
Supervisor: Professor Paul Dietze
Climate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the twenty-first century. It can negatively impact health in many ways:...
Supervisor: Professor Karin Leder
Malaria is one of the most devastating infectious diseases worldwide, causing major public health, social and economic problems globally. The lack of...
Supervisor: Professor Christian Doerig
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aim to identify medical interventions that are safe and effective for patients. To achieve this goal, trialists...
Supervisor: Professor Ben Mol
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aim to identify medical interventions that are safe and effective for patients. To achieve this goal, trialists...
Supervisor: Professor Ben Mol
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aim to identify medical interventions that are safe and effective for patients. To achieve this goal, trialists...
Supervisor: Professor Ben Mol
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aim to identify medical interventions that are safe and effective for patients. To achieve this goal, trialists...
Supervisor: Professor Ben Mol
**New Projects On Offer for 2025**
Metabolic memory is the name given to the phenomenon whereby previous exposure to metabolic perturbations has...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a severe lung disease that is the main cause of disability and death in premature infants. We have discovered...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Margaret Hibbs
This project will involve assessment of the role of healthy lifestyle in fertility and how to improve lifestyle to optimise fertility. The PhD...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Lisa Moran
Epilepsy is complex brain disorder, and many patients are not adequately treated with existing therapies. New therapeutic avenues are needed, such as...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones
It is well-established that neurons in the whisker area of somatosensory cortex and thalamus exhibit directional selectivity. Direction preference is...
Supervisor: Dr Mehdi Adibi
Two in three Australians (11.2 million people) are overweight or obese. Obesity is a multifactorial condition, but compelling data shows that the...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Antonio Verdejo-Garcia