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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

Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite its significance, multiple definitions of pre-...
Supervisor: Dr Annie McDougall

Viral hepatitis is responsible for more deaths globally than HIV and malaria, with hepatitis C virus (HCV) accounting for a third of viral hepatitis...

Many women intend to breastfeed their baby but discontinue sooner than they wanted. A number of interventions in labour and birth are associated with...
Supervisor: Dr Mary-Ann Davey

Despite the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), many patients do not access or complete pulmonary...
Supervisor: Dr Angela Burge

This is a qualitative study looking at how children's lives are impacted by having a parent with functional seizures.
Supervisor: Dr Lana Higson

Expressions of Interest for a PhD Scholarship with the Monash University Department of Paramedicine in collaboration with Ambulance Victoria An...
Supervisor: Professor Karen Smith

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...

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...

This project will involve assessment of the role of healthy lifestyle in fertility and how to improve lifestyle to optimise fertility. The PhD...

Epilepsy is complex brain disorder, and many patients are not adequately treated with existing therapies. New therapeutic avenues are needed, such as...

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