Research Projects
Monash Live-Biobanking & Precision Cancer Immunotherapy (MoLBi-PCI): From Bench to Precision Therapies
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
The use of genetic test results in insurance raises ethical, legal and social concerns. The issue is one of the most significant ethical, legal and...
Supervisor: Professor Paul Lacaze
Anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder - 12 times higher than the death rate from all other causes in...
Supervisor: Dr Claire Foldi
The ability of the adult nervous system to adapt/remodel across the lifespan (and
importantly after stroke) offers potential for brain recovery...
Supervisor: Dr Sharon Kramer
This project involves the translation of findings from mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to human patients, both with IBD and healthy...
Supervisor: A/Prof Edward Giles
Evidence from small studies or limited locations is not robust and generalisable. This project will use a world largest data on mortality and...
Supervisor: Professor Yuming Guo
Strengthening routine surveillance of infectious diseases is a high priority in Papua New Guinea (PNG). A major challenge is the lack of cost-...
Supervisor: Professor Leanne Robinson
My program of research covers three broad areas: 1) Cognitive neuroscience of sleep and sleep deprivation; 2) Behavioural interventions for insomnia...
Supervisor: Professor Sean P.A. Drummond
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a common, genetically acquired, life-shortening chronic illness affecting primarily the lungs and digestive system. The...
Supervisor: Dr Rasa Ruseckaite
Serum uric acid (SUA), the final breakdown product of purine metabolism in humans. The typical consequence of elevated UA levels is the development...
Supervisor: Dr Md Nazmul Karim
Health professional education is renowned for its rigorous demands and high-stakes environment, which often places significant stress on students....
Supervisor: Dr Md Nazmul Karim
Background
Access to timely and safe surgical care is a crucial component of universal health coverage. In resource-limited settings, however, the...
Supervisor: Dr Md Nazmul Karim
The Clinical Psychedelic Lab at Monash University is Australia's first psychedelic lab, and is pioneering a rigorous program of research and...
Supervisor: Paul Liknaitzky, PhD
Development of protein nanopores for long sequence genome reading
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Michelle Dunstone
A central feature of inflammatory diseases is the migration of white blood cells into the affected tissues. This is controlled by a group of proteins...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Martin Stone
Migraine is a common disorder with estimated age adjusted prevalence of 19089 per 100000 (https://gntem3.shinyapps.io/msglobal/). It is more common...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Neonatal brain network dynamics in the preterm period: A mathematical-clinical neuroscience approach
Little is known about how the neuronal circuits and neuronal population dynamics in the brain of preterm-born infants can be adequately characterised...
Supervisor: Dr Steve Mehrkanoon
We are looking for an HONS student to join our multidisciplinary team that uses video review of neonatal resuscitations (Neonatal Resuscitation Video...
Supervisor: Dr Douglas Blank
We are interested in defining the biological principles that define connectivity between cells in the primate brain. This requires information about...
Supervisor: Professor Marcello Rosa