Research Projects
Every day, >2450 preterm infants die, the majority due to the inability to breathe independently at birth. Consequently, these infants require...
Supervisor: Professor Graeme Polglase
Epilepsy is a serious neurological condition which is characterised by spontaneous seizures, or 'fits'. Current medications are effective...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Nigel Jones
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global health challenge that threatens our healthcare system and many of the advances of modern medicine...
Supervisor: Dr Nenad Macesic
Our lives are constructed in narrative and the illness narrative in particular, forms an important part of that story. This project will, through...
Supervisor: Dr Margaret Simmons
Streamlining the cancer Care pathways to enhance patient's journey with prostate cancer at Monash Health
Supervisor: Professor Julian Smith
Each year, one in three Australians aged over 65 falls. As the incidence of falls and fall-related injury increases, the likelihood of admission to...
Supervisor: Professor Shapour Jaberzadeh
This project examines how weight gain is affected by stress and the bidirectional relationship between mind and body in stress, metabolism, comfort...
Supervisor: Dr Kevin Lee
Ischaemic stroke results from occlusion of the cerebral circulation. Clot removal has been shown to be effective in reducing disability associated...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Thrombectomy to remove clot obstructing the large vessel represents the most powerful treatment for ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
My laboratory utilises structural biology methods to investigate the structure and function of protein and protein-nucleic acid complexes important...
Supervisor: Dr Wilson Wong
Perforin and the Complement Membrane Attack Complex (MAC) are related pore forming immune effectors that are deployed by the immune system to...
Supervisor: Professor James Whisstock
In this project, in collaboration with Professor Ross Hannan (ANU), we will study the structure of Upstream Binding Factor (UBF) in complex with...
Supervisor: Professor James Whisstock
The mineralcorticoid receptor (MR) is an important therapeutic target in cardiovascular disease. We have identified interactions of the receptor that...
Supervisor: Professor Peter J. Fuller
The type I interferons (IFNs) are cytokines pivotal to the host innate immune response, which protects against viral and bacterial infections and...
Supervisor: Dr Nicole De Weerd
The type I interferons (IFNs) are cytokines pivotal to the host innate immune response, which protects against viral and bacterial infections and...
Supervisor: Dr Nicole De Weerd
The Myeloma and Related Diseases Registry (MRDR) is an internationally-recognised clinical quality database holding demographic, diagnostic,...
Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Moore
We offer students an exciting opportunity to undertake translational research to improve treatment and control of STIs and genital infections,...
Supervisor: Professor Catriona Bradshaw
We offer students an exciting opportunity to undertake translational research to improve treatment & control of STIs and genital infections,...
Supervisor: Dr Lenka Vodstrcil
There is a need to identify WHY fall and fracture risk is increased among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Aboriginal and Torres...
Supervisor: Dr Ayse Zengin
How do muscle stem cells form in the first place and what signals and cues coordinate their formation.
Supervisor: Professor Peter Currie