Research Projects
Stroke affecting the visual pathway cause considerable disability due to impairment of visual field and driving. Previous study have suggested that...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Neural adaptations are integral to the efficacy of strength training, particularly during its early phases when hypertrophic changes remain...
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawson Kidgell
Bipolar disorder is a complex disorder, and as such, there can be diagnostic delays of 10 or more years, individuals have difficulties accessing...
Supervisor: Prof Sue Cotton
The risks associated with injecting drug use are determined by interactions between individual injecting behaviours and the environment' (e.g.,...
Supervisor: Professor Paul Dietze
Mapping the topography and the conditions of indoor/outdoor terrains is an important ongoing research area, as terrain mapping is required for safe...
Supervisor: Don Samitha Elvitigala
Knowledge of the topographic distribution of infarcts of the superior cerebellar artery (SCA) may give insight into the limits of the arterial...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
Most mental disorders are thought to arise from subtle disturbances in brain network wiring – i.e., disordered brain connectivity. Several projects...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Alex Fornito
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease affecting the brain and spine and has an autoimmune component. Women are affected more than men. There are...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
The human brain is a complex network comprising billions of neurons connected by trillions of synapses. Understanding how interactions unfolding on...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Alex Fornito
This project uses spatial proteomics and transcriptomics data to map locations of immune cells within the vicinity of paediatric and adult brain...
Supervisor: Dr David Goode
The anterior choroidal artery is a branch of the internal carotid artery and to a lesser extent the middle cerebral artery. It supplies the area from...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan
The world health organisation recommends exclusive breastfeeding of infants
for 6 months and then continued breastfeeding until two years of age....
Supervisor: Dr Eleanor Mitchell
Understanding how the mind, encompassing all of our thoughts, feelings, behaviours, emotions, and experiences, emerges from the physical substrate of...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Alex Fornito
This study will examine the definition and measurement of post traumatic amnesia around the world. Post traumatic amnesia is a period of confusion,...
Supervisor: Miss Amelia Hicks
*** $3,000 scholarship on offer to one successful applicant ***
Pancreatic cancer has a dismal prognosis, even when detected early and treated...
Supervisor: Dr Liane Ioannou
*** $3,000 scholarship on offer to one successful applicant ***
Individuals with pancreatic cancer have a high symptom burden. Research has shown...
Supervisor: Dr Liane Ioannou
*** $3,000 scholarship on offer to one successful applicant ***
Presentation and discussion of patient cases at multidisciplinary team (MDT)...
Supervisor: Dr Liane Ioannou
*** $3,000 scholarship on offer to one successful applicant ***
Early identification and referral of patients with unmet needs to supportive care...
Supervisor: Dr Liane Ioannou
At the 2014 World Health Assembly, a commitment was made to better integrate Palliative Care into humanitarian emergencies. However, the integration...
Supervisor: Ms Katrina Recoche
Bariatric surgery is one of the most powerful health interventions available. A range of established surgical options are available, however,...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Burton